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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 19-10-2021 and time 16:14:00 (Italy) in region 5 km W Oliveri (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Oliveri (ME), on

  • 19-10-2021 14:14:00 (UTC)
  • 19-10-2021 16:14:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1140, 15.0100 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
Oliveri ME 5 2181 2181
Librizzi ME 5 1660 3841
Patti ME 5 13431 17272
Montagnareale ME 6 1615 18887
Falcone ME 6 2808 21695
Basicò ME 7 612 22307
San Piero Patti ME 8 2915 25222
Montalbano Elicona ME 10 2287 27509
Furnari ME 10 3784 31293
Tripi ME 11 873 32166
Raccuja ME 11 1041 33207
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 11 3090 36297
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 37828
Gioiosa Marea ME 12 7074 44902
Ucria ME 14 1058 45960
Terme Vigliatore ME 14 7395 53355
Piraino ME 14 3962 57317
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 59373
Sinagra ME 14 2705 62078
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 63415
Ficarra ME 16 1469 64884
Floresta ME 16 485 65369
Brolo ME 17 5783 71152
Castroreale ME 18 2504 73656
Castell'Umberto ME 18 3128 76784
Tortorici ME 19 6435 83219
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 124802
Naso ME 19 3813 128615
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 129281

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.3 2021-10-19
14:14:00		 38.1137 15.0097 8 2022-03-30
13:04:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 97275481
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2021-10-19
14:14:00		 38.1068 15.0113 8 2021-10-19
14:24:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 96764571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-19 14:14:00 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1137 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0097 ± 0.0034
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 97275481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 318
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 150
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 60
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12770
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66280
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97275481
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-05 14:58:20

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96764571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-19 14:24:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-10-19T14:14:14.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 73.5708 50 0.33 85
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:13.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 37.5291 50 -0.14 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:11.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 30.1476 104 -0.26 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:11.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 29.2485 105 0.12 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:11.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 31.6461 104 -0.26 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:10.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 26.0517 107 0.17 72
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:09.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 272 24.3534 108 -0.31 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:08.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 37.5291 50 -0.17 71
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:07.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 31.3464 104 -0.11 72
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2021-10-19T14:14:07.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 33.8439 103 -0.13 72
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:07.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 31.6461 104 0.4 68
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:07.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 32.9448 103 0.48 67
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 14.6742 118 0.09 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 26.0517 107 -0.03 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 14.1747 119 0.14 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 30.1476 104 -0.18 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 355 29.2485 105 0.13 48
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:06.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 27.4503 106 -0.14 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:05.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 24.3534 108 -0.15 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:04.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 14.1747 119 0.16 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-10-19T14:14:03.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 14.6742 118 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000561 0.22 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:06.78
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00017608265000000002 0.3584 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:07.03
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00013911805 0.32 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:06.74
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00040692205 0.3456 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:06.73
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000068 0.18 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:09.68
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000069552745 1.2224 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:10.83
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000243 0.34 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:11.41
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001630033 0.4224 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:11.94
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00006106644999999999 0.224 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:12.21
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00010613446 0.4992 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:13.03
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000024015 0.3 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:14.21
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000014517709999999999 1.4592 AML other m 2021-10-19T14:14:14.26
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