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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-09-2021 and time 21:51:17 (Italy) in region Terme Vigliatore (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Terme Vigliatore (ME), on

  • 13-09-2021 19:51:17 (UTC)
  • 13-09-2021 21:51:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1410, 15.1620 at 8 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 0 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 9451
Furnari ME 5 3784 13235
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 54818
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 56349
Castroreale ME 6 2504 58853
Falcone ME 7 2808 61661
Merì ME 8 2338 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
San Filippo del Mela ME 10 7115 73295
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 11 4650 77945
Tripi ME 11 873 78818
Milazzo ME 12 31646 110464
Basicò ME 12 612 111076
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 117315
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 119122
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 120459
Condrò ME 15 493 120952
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 123789
Patti ME 17 13431 137220
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 138239
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 145670
Montalbano Elicona ME 18 2287 147957
Librizzi ME 18 1660 149617
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 151232
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 152365
Valdina ME 19 1355 153720
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 156497
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 159412
Antillo ME 20 919 160331
Venetico ME 20 3911 164242

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.9 2021-09-13
19:51:17		 38.1412 15.1617 8 2022-03-30
13:04:37		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100969541
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-09-13
19:51:17		 38.1122 15.1567 15 2021-09-13
20:02:53		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95394641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-13 19:51:17 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.1412 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1617 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 100969541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 468
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 145
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 249
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17897
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89213
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95394641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-13 20:02:53

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100969541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-14 03:14:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:34.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 99.0231 50 -0.05 65
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:34.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 51.2154 50 -0.3 67
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:33.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 49.4172 50 -0.47 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:33.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 91.5417 50 -0.04 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:32.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 50 81.4518 50 0.18 43
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:31.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 82.5507 50 -0.14 65
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:30.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 95 78.2661 50 -0.48 41
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:30.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 69.2751 50 0.09 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:29.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 33.1446 104 -0.15 71
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:29.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 332 32.1456 104 0.01 98
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:29.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 37.629 50 -1.03 53
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:28.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 30.5472 105 0.49 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:27.02 1.0 positive manual P 257 51.2154 50 -0.24 23
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:27.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 27.3504 106 -0.32 70
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:27.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 45.4212 50 1.22 32
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:27.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 187 28.9488 105 -0.13 96
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 40.0266 50 0.49 66
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 196 40.4262 50 0.55 43
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 49.4172 50 -0.46 65
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 44.1225 50 0.35 45
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 183 42.9237 50 0.87 19
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:26.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 189 40.626 50 0.43 44
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:25.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 37.9287 50 0.43 67
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:25.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 37.7289 50 0.49 88
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:25.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 331 38.5281 50 0.53 22
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:25.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 39.2274 50 0.12 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 162 19.869 112 -0.29 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.15 0.1 positive manual P 329 30.5472 105 0.27 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 33.1446 104 -0.07 97
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 32.1456 104 0.08 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.66 0.1 positive manual P 267 37.629 50 -0.52 87
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:24.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 328 33.3444 104 -0.13 48
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:23.59 0.1 positive manual P 187 28.9488 105 0.01 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:23.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 27.3504 106 -0.1 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T19:51:21.88 0.1 positive manual P 162 19.869 112 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.002045 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:24.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0014249999999999998 0.32 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:25.15
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00032700000000000003 0.22 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:27.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00034250000000000003 0.1 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:27.58
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00033150000000000003 1.7 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:27.05
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005315 0.26 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:28.36
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005525 0.7 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:29.41
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000165 0.38 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:30.53
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000486 0.54 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:30.68
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000189 0.38 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:31.07
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004305 0.24 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:35.91
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012890000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:36.10
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000307 0.3 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:36.72
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002155 0.42 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:39.21
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000182 1.5 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:41.19
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000462 0.88 AML other m 2021-09-13T19:51:41.66
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