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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 16-06-2021 and time 18:24:24 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 16:24:24 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 18:24:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1860, 15.0920 at 9 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 8 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 12384
Furnari ME 9 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 11 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Merì ME 14 2338 77107
Milazzo ME 14 31646 108753
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 110368
Basicò ME 14 612 110980
Castroreale ME 14 2504 113484
Tripi ME 15 873 114357
Librizzi ME 15 1660 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 130206
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 134856
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 137771
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 144010
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 145347
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 147634
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 149441

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)
64 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
76 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 2.3 2021-06-16
16:24:24		 38.1862 15.092 9 2021-12-29
11:12:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92718361
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2021-06-16
16:24:24		 38.184 15.0915 10 2021-06-16
16:36:07		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91406531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 16:24:24 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1862 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0920 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92718361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 330
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 71
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 330.0
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 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.08818
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92718361
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-13 14:47:48

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91406531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 16:36:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:45.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 70.374 50 -0.44 42
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:44.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 120.7902 50 -0.13 61
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:43.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 56.7987 50 0.76 39
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:41.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 54.8007 50 -0.42 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:39.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 46.8198 50 0.21 46
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:38.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 84.8484 50 -0.18 65
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2021-06-16T16:24:38.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 83.25 50 0.02 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:37.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 37.3293 50 -0.01 49
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-06-16T16:24:37.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 74.7696 50 0.15 67
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:36.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 313 61.494 50 0.55 42
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:36.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 70.374 50 -0.3 87
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:35.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 32.3454 50 -0.43 45
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:34.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 54.8007 50 -0.3 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:34.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 56.7987 50 -0.06 47
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 26.0517 110 -0.06 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 24.753 111 -0.37 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 23.1546 112 0.01 76
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.35 0.1 positive manual P 249 46.8198 50 0.09 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 26.8509 109 -0.33 70
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 25.0527 110 -0.03 50
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:33.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 167 45.2214 50 0.47 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:32.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 23.2545 112 -0.31 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:31.86 0.1 negative manual P 76 37.3293 50 0.06 97
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:31.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 33.8439 50 0.63 85
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:31.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 17.9709 117 -0.03 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:30.02 0.1 positive manual P 153 26.8509 109 -0.07 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:30.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 15.3735 121 0.06 76
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:30.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 32.3454 50 -0.25 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:29.53 0.1 positive manual P 101 23.1546 112 0.13 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:29.67 0.1 negative manual P 230 24.753 111 -0.04 100
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:29.81 0.1 positive manual P 338 25.0527 110 0.05 100
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-16T16:24:29.79 0.1 positive manual P 334 26.0517 110 -0.15 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:29.69 0.1 positive manual P 335 23.2545 112 0.28 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:28.60 0.1 positive manual P 167 17.9709 117 0.14 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:24:28.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 15.3735 121 0.28 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00785 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:30.98
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0051600000000000005 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:30.80
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0066 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:31.40
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00333 0.22 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:31.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0027949999999999997 1.72 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:32.10
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0014260735 0.2688 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:33.66
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010465 1.82 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:34.06
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0018353139999999998 0.512 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:33.25
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00091307595 0.2688 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:34.09
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000769 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:34.61
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001531214 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:35.55
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000758 0.52 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:36.42
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0013357648 0.4608 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:33.70
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004180178 0.2176 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:35.56
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001133785 0.1536 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:37.81
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0008275574 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:38.34
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000141 1.72 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:42.91
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.3 0.000524 1.5 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:42.95
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009658652 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:44.60
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003905 0.48 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:43.18
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00040100000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:43.65
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00028900000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:44.81
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00036250000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:45.78
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0006405000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.29
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00029900325 0.4352 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.75
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000234 0.94 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.30
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0002255 0.92 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.31
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00032250000000000003 1.54 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.78
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0003355 1.54 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.78
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0010637375 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:47.64
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00007785000000000001 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:24:55.92
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00007445000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:25:02.61
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005565 0.7 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:25:03.31
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000060299999999999995 0.42 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:25:07.56
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