Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 26-12-2021 and time 08:35:42 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-12-2021 08:35:42 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2021 09:35:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1570, 15.1520 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 9451
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 6 41583 51034
Furnari ME 6 3784 54818
Falcone ME 7 2808 57626
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 59157
Castroreale ME 8 2504 61661
Merì ME 9 2338 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 73295
Milazzo ME 11 31646 104941
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 12 4650 109591
Tripi ME 13 873 110464
Basicò ME 13 612 111076
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 117315
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 15 1807 119122
Condrò ME 16 493 119615
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 120952
Patti ME 16 13431 134383
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 137220
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 138835
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 146266
Librizzi ME 18 1660 147926
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 150213
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 151232
Valdina ME 20 1355 152587
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 153720
San Piero Patti ME 20 2915 156635

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2021-12-26
08:35:42
38.1573 15.1515 10 2021-12-26
08:42:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98998381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-26 08:35:42 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1573 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1515 ± 0.0023
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98998381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 461
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 165
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 173
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) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15828
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33275
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98998381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-26 08:42:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:54.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 69 33.2445 50 0.2 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:52.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 27.3504 109 0.03 75
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:50.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 21.867 114 -0.05 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:49.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 94 17.5713 119 -0.02 76
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:49.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 36.9297 50 -0.05 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:48.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 27.3504 109 0.04 99
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:48.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 28.5492 50 0.01 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:48.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 33.2445 50 -0.19 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:47.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 21.867 114 0.06 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T08:35:46.28 0.6 positive manual P 94 17.5713 119 0.01 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000136 0.44 AML other m 2021-12-26T08:35:49.57
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001265 1.16 AML other m 2021-12-26T08:35:50.04
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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