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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 21-02-2014 and time 03:57:54 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 21-02-2014 02:57:54 (UTC)
  • 21-02-2014 03:57:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3230, 15.2900 at 119 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
Milazzo ME 12 31646 31646
Venetico ME 13 3911 35557
Spadafora ME 13 5021 40578
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 48009
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 56593
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 62832
Valdina ME 16 1355 64187
Condrò ME 17 493 64680
San Filippo del Mela ME 17 7115 71795
Roccavaldina ME 17 1133 72928
Merì ME 18 2338 75266
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 77073
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 79910
Saponara ME 19 3988 83898
Rometta ME 20 6650 90548

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2014-02-21
02:57:54		 38.3228 15.2897 119 2015-09-21
09:34:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 9158841
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2014-02-21
02:57:55		 38.2988 15.1217 106 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5585231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-02-21 02:57:54 ± 0.25
Latitude 38.3228 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.2897 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 119 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 9158841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1958
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 151
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 167
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.17451
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 9158841
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-31 14:34:30

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5585231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-21 03:14:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSP9.EHZ. 2014-02-21T02:59:28.74 3.0 positive manual Pg 12.68 0
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:52.06 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.46 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:36.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 130.3695 128 0.11 83
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:32.97 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.11 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:31.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 100.8213 136 -0.13 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:26.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 60.5949 151 -0.04 63
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:26.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 50.4162 155 0.61 84
IV.MCSR.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:24.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 29.1486 165 0.37 63
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:24.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 44.7219 158 -0.23 63
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:22.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 20.3685 169 -0.62 59
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:19.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 130.3695 128 0.27 80
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:16.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 82 100.8213 136 0.04 59
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:13.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 60.5949 151 -0.01 95
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:12.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 50.4162 155 0.06 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:12.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 47.7189 156 0.03 65
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:12.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 44.7219 158 -0.15 96
IV.MCSR.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:11.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 29.1486 165 -0.09 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-02-21T02:58:11.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 35.3424 162 -0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:11.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 164 20.3685 169 0.05 68
IV.AIO.HHE. 2014-02-21T02:58:11.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 39.3273 160 -0.15 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006220000000000001 1.52 AML other m 2014-02-21T02:58:26.96
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005545 0.62 AML other m 2014-02-21T02:58:27.45
IV.MSCL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000157 0.74 AML other m 2014-02-21T02:58:26.06
IV.MSCL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001175 1.58 AML other m 2014-02-21T02:59:00.34
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