Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 11-12-2021 and time 05:59:01 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 11-12-2021 05:59:01 (UTC)
  • 11-12-2021 06:59:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3670, 14.6100 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
85 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Acireale (52622 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 2.3 2021-12-11
05:59:01
38.3673 14.6097 8 2022-03-30
13:04:39
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 101410771
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2021-12-11
05:59:01
38.3758 14.6113 10 2021-12-11
06:16:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98392581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-11 05:59:01 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.3673 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.6097 ± 0.0092
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 101410771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 883
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 560
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 168
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 20
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.46589
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101410771
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-24 14:17:24

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98392581
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-11 06:16:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:28.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 242 162.7149 50 0.28 37
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:23.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 69.8745 50 0.59 43
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:20.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 58.1973 50 0.76 41
IV.MPG.HHE. 2021-12-11T05:59:20.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 111.1998 50 0.44 62
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:19.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 107.4147 50 -0.32 64
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2021-12-11T05:59:18.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 252 98.7234 50 -0.51 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:15.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 42.7239 50 -0.24 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:14.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 69.8745 50 0.47 89
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:14.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 165 71.0733 50 0.24 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:14.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 37.0296 50 -0.32 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:14.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 183 72.9714 50 0.29 46
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:13.88 1.0 undecidable manual P 231 65.8896 50 0.39 23
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:13.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 67.7766 50 -0.06 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:12.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 29.4483 105 0.36 74
3D.OEM8.HHE. 2021-12-11T05:59:11.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 28.9488 105 -0.13 77
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:11.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 58.1973 50 -0.37 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:09.76 0.1 negative manual P 147 42.7239 50 -0.16 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:08.66 0.1 negative manual P 182 37.0296 50 -0.38 96
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:59:07.33 0.1 negative manual P 159 29.4483 105 -0.28 100
3D.OEM8.HHE. 2021-12-11T05:59:07.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 28.9488 105 0.2 76
IV.OEM4.HHZ. 2021-12-11T05:58:56.23 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002155 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:14.08
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006773450999999999 0.3008 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:14.10
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002052582 0.24 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:17.61
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00029407925 0.2208 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:17.66
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0009569415500000001 0.32 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:19.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.7 0.001585 0.36 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:19.44
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.5 0.000737 1.36 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:22.29
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.7 0.0011790000000000001 1.56 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:23.07
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011358305499999998 0.3808 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:24.83
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009984631500000001 0.4576 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:25.72
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000268 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:25.83
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00045958260000000003 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:25.94
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00037885585 1.5616 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:26.89
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00044099999999999993 1.6 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:28.82
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00050881215 0.4416 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:30.84
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000643 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:32.42
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00034349384999999996 0.24 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:32.88
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00041010959999999996 0.4 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:33.41
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000046098755000000003 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:36.97
TV.GMB1.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0001477424 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:36.98
TV.GMB1.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00010360886 0.2016 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:36.23
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00008169476 2.1184 AML other m 2021-12-11T05:59:35.94
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