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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 19-11-2021 and time 06:49:10 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 19-11-2021 05:49:10 (UTC)
  • 19-11-2021 06:49:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3780, 14.8600 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
Lipari ME 13 12753 12753
Leni ME 20 696 13449

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
64 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 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 1.6 2021-11-19
05:49:10		 38.378 14.8597 10 2022-03-30
13:04:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 98020921
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2021-11-19
05:49:11		 38.3672 14.8528 10 2021-11-19
06:09:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97579411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-19 05:49:10 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3780 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.8597 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98020921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1043
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 502
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 48
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1040.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07195
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42448
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:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97579411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-19 06:09:58

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98020921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-01 17:28:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-11-19T05:49:26.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 47.1195 50 0.5 42
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:23.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 34.4433 50 0.07 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:23.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 37.2294 50 0.04 47
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:22.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 32.1456 50 0.17 46
IV.IACL.HHE. 2021-11-19T05:49:19.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 47.1195 50 -0.03 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:18.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 37.2294 50 0.06 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:17.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 34.4433 50 -0.21 69
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:17.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 32.1456 50 -0.31 90
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:16.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 10.4784 133 0.34 70
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:16.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 46 10.7781 132 0.46 90
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:15.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 26 11.2776 131 -0.46 68
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:15.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 9.0798 137 -0.21 72
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:15.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 7.9809 141 -0.17 73
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:15.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 7.9809 141 0.23 72
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:14.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 10.7781 132 0.49 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 10.4784 133 0 100
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 11.1777 131 -0.02 74
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 7.9809 141 0.01 100
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 11.4774 130 -0.14 73
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 11.2776 131 -0.2 72
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 9.4794 136 -0.18 72
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 9.0798 137 -0.14 73
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2021-11-19T05:49:13.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 7.9809 141 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002935 0.42 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:16.41
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003645 0.6 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:17.40
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0014399999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:17.42
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0001605 0.26 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:18.67
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000235 1.08 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:19.38
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000182 0.52 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:21.40
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006035 1.66 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:23.97
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00023349999999999998 1.14 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:25.04
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010925 0.7 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:25.08
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000055499999999999994 1.56 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:28.11
IV.IST3.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00501 0.28 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:31.32
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:3.4 0.005279999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:31.31
IV.IST3.HNE. ML:3.2 0.003805 0.5 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:31.87
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0039 1.68 AML other m 2021-11-19T05:49:32.87
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