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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 12-07-2021 and time 19:37:26 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Furnari (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Furnari (ME), on

  • 12-07-2021 17:37:26 (UTC)
  • 12-07-2021 19:37:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1170, 15.1360 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
Furnari ME 2 3784 3784
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 3 1531 5315
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 7371
Terme Vigliatore ME 3 7395 14766
Falcone ME 5 2808 17574
Oliveri ME 7 2181 19755
Castroreale ME 7 2504 22259
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 63842
Tripi ME 8 873 64715
Basicò ME 9 612 65327
Novara di Sicilia ME 11 1337 66664
Merì ME 11 2338 69002
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 73652
San Filippo del Mela ME 13 7115 80767
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 83054
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 84073
Milazzo ME 15 31646 115719
Patti ME 15 13431 129150
Librizzi ME 16 1660 130810
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 137049
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 138664
San Piero Patti ME 17 2915 141579
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 143386
Condrò ME 18 493 143879
Antillo ME 18 919 144798
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 147635

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.5 2021-07-12
17:37:26		 38.1173 15.1363 10 2021-12-29
11:12:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 94404101
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2021-07-12
17:37:25		 38.0835 15.1405 18 2021-07-12
17:47:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 92679291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-07-12 17:37:26 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1173 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1363 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 94404101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 290
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 278
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
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) 0.08993
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32645
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 92679291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-12 17:47:15

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 94404101
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-08-20 06:48:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-07-12T17:37:38.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 34.5432 50 -0.24 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:38.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 36.2415 50 -0.23 70
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:38.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 33.5442 50 0.28 46
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:38.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 35.3424 50 0.11 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:37.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 31.746 50 0.26 46
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:36.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 26.1516 111 0.1 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:35.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 24.3534 112 -0.32 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 18.2706 118 -0.31 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 36.2415 50 -0.05 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 34.6431 50 0.03 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 19.1697 117 -0.08 73
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 337 33.5442 50 0.17 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:33.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 35.3424 50 -0.24 70
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-07-12T17:37:32.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 34.5432 50 -0.23 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:32.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 31.746 50 0.12 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:32.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 26.1516 111 0.2 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:31.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 9.9789 135 0.15 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:31.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 24.3534 112 0.02 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:30.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 18.9699 117 0.15 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:30.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 19.1697 117 0.1 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:30.48 0.1 positive manual P 152 18.2706 118 0.02 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-07-12T17:37:29.29 0.1 negative manual P 180 9.9789 135 0.19 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001406853 0.128 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:31.49
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0008935087999999999 0.2176 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:31.34
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002198342 0.2048 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:33.37
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00040845115 0.1408 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:33.42
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000252137 0.1792 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:34.44
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0004004565 0.1792 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:33.95
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0000684258 0.1152 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:35.39
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00009325 0.36 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:36.00
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000037608535 0.192 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:38.78
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00017492805 0.2176 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:38.87
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00015478920000000003 0.2432 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:38.75
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00003874967 0.3072 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:39.32
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000102342915 0.3328 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:39.76
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00012522115 0.1792 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:40.13
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00009785635 0.1152 AML other m 2021-07-12T17:37:34.44
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