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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 16-06-2021 and time 16:31:33 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 16:31:33 (UTC)
  • 16-06-2021 18:31:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1750, 15.0910 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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 6 2181 2181
Falcone ME 7 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 12384
Furnari ME 8 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 19755
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 61338
Patti ME 12 13431 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 76996
Castroreale ME 14 2504 79500
Merì ME 14 2338 81838
Tripi ME 14 873 82711
Milazzo ME 14 31646 114357
Librizzi ME 14 1660 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 130206
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 134856
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 137771
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 139108
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 141395
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 147634
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 150724
Piraino ME 20 3962 154686
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 156493

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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2021-06-16
16:31:33		 38.1753 15.0907 10 2021-06-16
16:41:22		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91406731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 16:31:33 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1753 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0907 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91406731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 487
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 422
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 205
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56028
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91406731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 16:41:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2021-06-16T16:31:45.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 62.1933 50 0.53 62
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:44.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 31.9458 50 -0.75 60
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:43.31 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:43.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 25.8519 50 -0.1 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:43.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 26.1516 50 -0.22 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:42.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 23.0547 114 -0.26 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:42.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 23.9538 113 -0.22 72
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:40.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 16.2726 122 -0.47 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:40.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 16.872 121 0.03 76
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:40.45 0.3 negative manual P 259 31.9458 50 0.06 73
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:40.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 27.0507 50 0.38 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:39.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 151 25.8519 50 0.1 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:39.22 0.3 negative manual P 232 23.9538 113 0.11 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:39.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 26.1516 50 0.06 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:39.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 24.2535 112 0.05 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:39.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 23.0547 114 0.09 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:38.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 16.872 121 0.27 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T16:31:37.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 16.2726 122 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007165 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:40.52
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00043249324999999997 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:40.35
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003035 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:41.34
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005559155499999999 0.256 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:41.55
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002535 0.28 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:42.64
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00010445 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:43.16
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008804999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:43.58
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000141468545 0.1408 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:43.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000111 0.14 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:43.98
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00005374466 0.1408 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:44.63
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005345 0.56 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:45.65
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006932107 0.1024 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:45.10
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000045461215 0.2304 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:45.06
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008918078 0.1152 AML other m 2021-06-16T16:31:44.37
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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