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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-06-2021 and time 14:59:32 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 12:59:32 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 14:59:32 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1800, 15.0930 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Oliveri ME 7 2181 2181
Falcone ME 7 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 12384
Furnari ME 9 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Merì ME 14 2338 77719
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 79334
Castroreale ME 14 2504 81838
Milazzo ME 14 31646 113484
Tripi ME 14 873 114357
Librizzi ME 15 1660 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 127782
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 134856
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 137771
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 139108
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 141395
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 149441
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 20 3090 152531

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
12:59:32		 38.1797 15.093 10 2021-12-29
11:12:10		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92667291
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-06-16
12:59:32		 38.1847 15.0923 10 2021-06-16
13:11:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91396671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 12:59:32 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1797 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0930 ± 0.0023
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92667291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 320
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 31
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 348
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14209
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67719
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92667291
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-13 13:30:15

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91396671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 13:11:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:54.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 70.374 50 0.11 45
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:50.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 54.8007 50 -0.26 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:48.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 46.62 50 0.1 70
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:46.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 75.1692 50 -0.03 90
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:45.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 70.374 50 -0.22 44
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:45.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 37.3293 50 0.06 72
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:44.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 314 61.9935 50 0.45 42
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:43.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 54.8007 50 0.15 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:43.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 32.2455 50 -0.4 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:42.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 26.1516 50 -0.31 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:41.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 336 23.9538 113 -0.03 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:41.80 0.1 positive manual P 250 46.62 50 0.13 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:41.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 99 22.9548 113 -0.16 73
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:41.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 41.0256 50 0.74 40
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:41.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 24.3534 112 -0.2 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:40.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 17.2716 120 0.16 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:40.28 0.1 negative manual P 75 37.3293 50 0.04 97
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:39.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 15.7731 122 -0.17 49
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:39.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 32.2455 50 -0.12 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:38.12 0.1 negative manual P 232 24.3534 112 -0.08 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:38.10 0.1 positive manual P 336 23.9538 113 -0.01 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:38.48 0.1 positive manual P 152 26.1516 50 -0.03 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:37.05 0.1 positive manual P 167 17.2716 120 0.14 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:37.95 0.1 positive manual P 99 22.9548 113 0.02 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T12:59:36.72 0.1 positive manual P 50 15.7731 122 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00276 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:39.40
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001805 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:39.22
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00249 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:39.96
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001355 0.74 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:40.27
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001027 0.76 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:41.53
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0004685 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:42.09
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039 0.26 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:42.50
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008774999999999999 1.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:42.70
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00040350000000000005 0.76 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:42.52
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00033199999999999994 0.34 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:43.04
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007035 1.64 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:43.14
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002895 0.54 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:44.83
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006619999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:44.97
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002125 0.78 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:45.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004775 0.94 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:46.23
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000398 0.8 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:46.77
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000557 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:50.33
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00023649999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:50.36
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000472 0.56 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:50.50
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00016549999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:52.22
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005275000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:56.04
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002545 1.76 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:56.04
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009659999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:56.72
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00013055 0.46 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:56.20
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000156 0.92 AML other m 2021-06-16T12:59:59.71
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001455 0.98 AML other m 2021-06-16T13:00:00.66
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