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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 17-06-2021 and time 01:12:37 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 16-06-2021 23:12:37 (UTC)
  • 17-06-2021 01:12:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1770, 15.0850 at 6 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 6 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
Patti ME 11 13431 33186
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 74769
Basicò ME 13 612 75381
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 76996
Castroreale ME 14 2504 79500
Librizzi ME 14 1660 81160
Tripi ME 14 873 82033
Merì ME 14 2338 84371
Milazzo ME 15 31646 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 130206
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 133121
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 137771
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 140058
Novara di Sicilia ME 18 1337 141395
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 144485
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 150724
Piraino ME 19 3962 154686

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 0.8 2021-06-16
23:12:37		 38.1773 15.0853 6 2021-12-29
11:12:40		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 96982171
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.8 2021-06-16
23:12:37		 38.1765 15.096 6 2021-06-16
23:21:14		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91422291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-16 23:12:37 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.1773 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.0853 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 6 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 96982171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 860
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 286
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28419
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91422291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-16 23:21:14

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96982171
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-25 14:50:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2021-06-16T23:14:03.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.47 0
MN.IDI.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:13:39.83 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.32 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2021-06-16T23:13:37.65 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.35 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2021-06-16T23:13:36.74 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.44 0
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2021-06-16T23:13:06.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.76 0
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:48.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 31.5462 101 -0.76 40
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:46.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 23.754 105 0.28 47
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-06-16T23:12:46.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 23.5542 105 -0.07 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:46.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 23.8539 105 0.31 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:43.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 23.754 105 0.41 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:43.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 16.4724 111 -0.22 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:43.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 31.5462 101 -0.22 71
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-06-16T23:12:42.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 23.5542 105 -0.06 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:42.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 23.8539 105 0 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-16T23:12:41.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 16.4724 111 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000161 0.98 AML other m 2021-06-16T23:12:44.90
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000093 0.94 AML other m 2021-06-16T23:12:44.12
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000028749999999999997 0.68 AML other m 2021-06-16T23:12:46.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000024050000000000002 1.06 AML other m 2021-06-16T23:12:47.01
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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