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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 16-10-2021 and time 23:49:26 (Italy) in region 3 km S Rodì Milici (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Rodì Milici (ME), on

  • 16-10-2021 21:49:26 (UTC)
  • 16-10-2021 23:49:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0890, 15.1680 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
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 2056
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 3 1531 3587
Castroreale ME 4 2504 6091
Furnari ME 4 3784 9875
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 17270
Tripi ME 7 873 18143
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 8 41583 59726
Falcone ME 8 2808 62534
Novara di Sicilia ME 9 1337 63871
Basicò ME 10 612 64483
Oliveri ME 10 2181 66664
Merì ME 11 2338 69002
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 11 1019 70021
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 74671
San Filippo del Mela ME 13 7115 81786
Antillo ME 14 919 82705
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 84992
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 86799
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 93038
Mandanici ME 16 601 93639
Milazzo ME 16 31646 125285
Condrò ME 17 493 125778
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 128615
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 131530
Librizzi ME 18 1660 133190
Patti ME 19 13431 146621
Limina ME 19 836 147457
Roccafiorita ME 20 197 147654
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 149269
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 150111
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 157542

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
65 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 2.5 2021-10-16
21:49:26		 38.0887 15.1678 8 2022-03-30
13:04:17		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 97714191
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2021-10-16
21:49:25		 38.0817 15.1777 8 2021-10-16
21:59:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 96661731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-16 21:49:26 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0887 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1678 ± 0.0069
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 97714191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 460
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 326
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 106
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06565
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66460
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97714191
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-23 11:18:32

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 69
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96661731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-16 21:59:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 35.8419 102 0.49 44
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 37.629 50 0.3 46
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 38.3283 50 0.41 44
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 37.1295 50 0.56 43
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 35.3424 102 0.57 43
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 73.7706 50 -0.03 68
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-10-16T21:49:39.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 38.628 50 0.15 70
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-10-16T21:49:38.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 34.9428 102 0.32 46
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:37.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 32.2455 103 0.17 47
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:37.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 33.3444 103 0.03 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:35.65 0.1 positive manual P 178 46.2204 50 0.62 82
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:35.34 0.1 positive manual P 263 50.7159 50 -0.37 88
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:35.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 26.1516 106 -0.39 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:34.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 20.9679 110 0.28 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:34.31 0.1 positive manual P 101 47.4192 50 -0.89 73
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2021-10-16T21:49:34.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 39.7269 50 0.11 94
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 40.0266 50 -0.27 68
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.70 0.1 positive manual P 332 38.628 50 -0.15 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.53 0.1 positive manual P 333 35.8419 102 0.14 94
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.70 0.1 positive manual P 335 37.629 50 0.01 97
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 37.1295 50 -0.01 97
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.15 0.1 positive manual P 275 38.3283 50 -0.65 82
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 34.9428 102 0.16 94
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:33.47 0.1 positive manual P 213 35.3424 102 0.19 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:32.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 17.3715 114 0.02 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:32.60 0.1 positive manual P 174 33.3444 103 -0.3 92
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:32.85 0.1 positive manual P 198 32.2455 103 0.17 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:31.21 0.1 positive manual P 259 26.1516 106 -0.29 93
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:30.73 0.1 positive manual P 15 20.9679 110 0.21 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:29.86 0.1 positive manual P 68 17.3715 114 0.02 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:29.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 7.2927 136 -0.29 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-10-16T21:49:27.97 0.1 negative manual P 202 7.2927 136 -0.18 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0035894095 0.2048 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:33.29
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0029464695 0.2048 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:33.43
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.7 0.003925 0.28 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:34.98
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011567415 0.2176 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:36.63
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009176332499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:36.81
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0012228133 0.2304 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:37.33
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0021617195 0.384 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:38.13
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0033473999999999995 0.4224 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:39.53
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00219 0.34 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:41.25
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00216 0.52 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:42.22
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006065 0.38 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:42.45
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0010725 0.4 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:42.70
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004805744 0.3968 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:43.19
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00148 1.7 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:43.00
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0018199999999999998 1.56 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:43.83
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001564472 0.256 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:43.31
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000384 0.22 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:44.35
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00032388805 0.384 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:44.65
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002105 0.3 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:44.52
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00024616434999999995 0.576 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:47.73
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00134 1.24 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:48.18
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00092526605 0.2432 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:52.38
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0016396445000000002 0.3072 AML other m 2021-10-16T21:49:54.11
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