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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 20-06-2021 and time 01:10:35 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 19-06-2021 23:10:35 (UTC)
  • 20-06-2021 01:10:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1970, 15.1530 at 12 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
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 7395
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 48978
Milazzo ME 8 31646 80624
Merì ME 9 2338 82962
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 85018
Furnari ME 10 3784 88802
Falcone ME 11 2808 91610
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 98725
Oliveri ME 11 2181 100906
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 102437
Castroreale ME 12 2504 104941
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 109591
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 115830
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 15 1807 117637
Condrò ME 15 493 118130
Tripi ME 17 873 119003
Basicò ME 17 612 119615
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 127046
Patti ME 18 13431 140477
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 143314
Venetico ME 19 3911 147225
Valdina ME 19 1355 148580
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 150195
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 151328
Spadafora ME 20 5021 156349
Novara di Sicilia ME 20 1337 157686

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
77 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 1.2 2021-06-19
23:10:35		 38.1967 15.153 12 2021-12-29
11:12:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 92105641
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2021-06-19
23:10:35		 38.1963 15.1593 11 2021-06-19
23:21:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91578091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-19 23:10:35 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1967 ± 0.0018
Longitude 15.1530 ± 0.0023
Depth (km) 12 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 92105641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 253
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 79
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 151
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 250.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09623
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47035
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92105641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-25 15:44:17

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91578091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-19 23:21:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:52.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 52.2033 91 0.27 68
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:48.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 37.7289 91 -0.11 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:46.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 31.8459 91 -0.19 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:46.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 29.748 91 0.17 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:45.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 24.9528 92 0.17 73
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:45.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 27.75 91 0.19 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:45.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 164 25.9518 92 -0.04 74
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:45.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 26.4513 92 -0.37 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:45.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 52.2033 91 0.2 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:43.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 18.2706 94 0.23 72
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:43.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 37.7289 91 0.02 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:43.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 184 18.7701 94 -0.22 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:42.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 29.748 91 0.17 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:42.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 31.8459 91 0.03 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:41.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 39 10.6782 119 -0.13 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:41.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 25.9518 92 -0.05 74
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:41.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 26.4513 92 -0.01 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:41.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 24.9528 92 0.04 74
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:41.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 27.75 91 -0.31 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:40.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 18.7701 94 0.11 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:40.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 18.2706 94 0.06 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-06-19T23:10:39.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 10.6782 119 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001585 0.84 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:44.99
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000273 0.42 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:44.94
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00009425 0.3 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:47.35
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000747 1.18 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:47.97
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000269 0.7 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:47.45
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00003565 1.1 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:47.30
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009104999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:49.62
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00007885 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-19T23:10:49.85
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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