Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 24-09-2021 and time 21:50:37 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 24-09-2021 21:50:37 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2021 23:50:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3040, 15.1510 at 125 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Milazzo ME 12 31646 31646
Merì ME 17 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 41099
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 82682
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 90077
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 96316

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 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 2.1 2021-09-24
21:50:37
38.304 15.1512 125 2022-03-30
13:04:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 96313161
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2021-09-24
21:50:38
38.8558 14.6102 36 2021-09-24
22:15:11
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95846241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-24 21:50:37 ± 0.35
Latitude 38.3040 ± 0.0234
Longitude 15.1512 ± 0.0287
Depth (km) 125 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 96313161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2731
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1869
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 145
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 175
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.75188
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95846241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-24 22:15:11

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96313161
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-18 14:32:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:31.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.88 0
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:30.23 3.0 positive manual Pn 4.28 0
IV.NDIM.HNZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:21.14 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.91 0
IV.CRTC.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:21.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 18.82 0
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:03.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.72 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2021-09-24T21:52:03.54 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.14 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:54.08 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.32 0
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2021-09-24T21:51:43.69 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.37 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2021-09-24T21:51:28.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 169.5969 122 1.02 28
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:25.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 155.9217 125 0.51 37
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:24.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 148.4403 126 1.58 23
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:19.22 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.62 0
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:17.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 113.0979 135 0.14 45
IV.SOI.EHN. 2021-09-24T21:51:12.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 82.7505 144 -0.57 43
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:11.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 58.3971 153 0.58 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:10.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 62 72.0723 148 -1.06 54
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:09.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 37.629 162 1.18 37
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:09.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 194.4609 119 0.18 66
IV.LADO.EHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:08.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 191.8635 119 -0.31 49
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:08.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 24.753 168 0.56 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:07.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 31.4463 165 -0.92 41
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:07.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 7.881 176 -0.27 53
IV.CELI.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:06.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 169.1085 122 0.08 58
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2021-09-24T21:51:06.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 170.3961 122 0.27 55
MN.TIP.HHN. 2021-09-24T21:51:06.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 169.5969 122 -0.05 78
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:04.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 155.9217 125 0.06 82
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:04.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 148.4403 126 0.26 82
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:51:04.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 152.5362 125 0.11 62
IV.CAR1.HHN. 2021-09-24T21:51:02.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 139.6602 128 -0.31 62
IV.GRI.EHN. 2021-09-24T21:51:02.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 62 124.1868 132 0.41 63
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:51:00.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 113.0979 135 -0.14 90
IV.FERC.HHE.00 2021-09-24T21:50:58.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 79 86.5467 143 0.08 72
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:50:57.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 59.0964 153 0.88 40
IV.SOI.EHN. 2021-09-24T21:50:57.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 82.7505 144 -0.51 88
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:50:57.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 62 72.0723 148 -0.4 70
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:50:56.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 30.6471 165 0.62 71
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:50:56.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 58.3971 153 -0.14 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:50:55.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 37.629 162 0.12 79
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:50:55.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 24.753 168 -0.19 79
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-09-24T21:50:54.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 7.881 176 -0.56 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-24T21:50:54.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 31.4463 165 -0.59 70
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000034750000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:00.75
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00012409999999999998 0.4 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:08.48
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008585000000000001 1 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:09.62
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000133 0.6 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:12.31
IV.JOPP.HNN. ML:2.4 0.0001235 0.6 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:12.31
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00004515 0.56 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:12.54
IV.JOPP.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0001205 0.82 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:13.47
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00003225 0.44 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:16.10
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00002785 1.5 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:17.13
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000918 0.26 AML other m 2021-09-24T21:51:18.60
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