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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 17-06-2021 and time 10:23:49 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 17-06-2021 08:23:49 (UTC)
  • 17-06-2021 10:23:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1710, 15.0900 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 6 2181 2181
Falcone ME 6 2808 4989
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 12384
Furnari ME 8 3784 16168
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 18224
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 19755
Patti ME 11 13431 33186
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 74769
Basicò ME 12 612 75381
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 76996
Castroreale ME 13 2504 79500
Tripi ME 13 873 80373
Merì ME 14 2338 82711
Librizzi ME 14 1660 84371
Milazzo ME 15 31646 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 126047
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 133121
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 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)
62 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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 1.0 2021-06-17
08:23:49		 38.1708 15.09 10 2021-12-29
11:12:07		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91769381
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.0 2021-06-17
08:23:49		 38.1738 15.0942 10 2021-06-17
08:29:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91436911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-17 08:23:49 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1708 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0900 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91769381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 483
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 338
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 237
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14749
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34174
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91769381
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-26 12:49:28

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91436911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-17 08:29:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:59.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 31.8459 50 -0.81 39
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:58.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 26.5512 110 -0.29 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:58.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 24.753 112 -0.11 73
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:58.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 25.4523 111 -0.14 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:57.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 23.0547 113 -0.52 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:57.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 23.5542 113 -0.22 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:56.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 74 37.9287 50 0.07 95
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:55.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 340 26.5512 110 0.35 92
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:55.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 16.3725 121 -0.02 50
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:55.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 16.5723 121 -0.39 46
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:55.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 31.8459 50 0.09 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:54.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 23.0547 113 0.09 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:54.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 23.5542 113 0.14 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:54.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 24.753 112 0.36 69
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:54.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 25.4523 111 0.09 73
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-06-17T08:23:53.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 16.3725 121 0.28 95
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-17T08:23:53.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 16.5723 121 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00015106605 0.3968 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:55.84
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00027 1.7 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:55.98
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000094643265 0.4992 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:58.00
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001265 0.36 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:58.49
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003619502 0.1792 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:59.11
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000064 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:23:59.15
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000023925105000000003 1.7824 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:00.91
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000040713715 0.224 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:01.18
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00001911617 0.3008 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:01.21
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003864877 0.16 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:02.24
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000031858950000000004 0.1216 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:02.32
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003862792 0.576 AML other m 2021-06-17T08:24:09.09
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