Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 16-02-2021 and time 23:32:59 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 16-02-2021 23:32:59 (UTC)
  • 17-02-2021 00:32:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4830, 15.2980 at 208 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
39 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km N 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 2021-02-16
23:32:59
38.4828 15.2978 208 2021-07-12
16:55:00
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87625751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2021-02-16
23:32:59
38.5227 15.2783 204 2021-02-16
23:46:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87222731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-16 23:32:59 ± 0.28
Latitude 38.4828 ± 0.0252
Longitude 15.2978 ± 0.0356
Depth (km) 208 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87625751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3784
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 558
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 132
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.25900
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.54683
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87625751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-19 12:20:09

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87222731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-16 23:46:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2021-02-16T23:34:00.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 170.1963 139 0.32 36
IV.CELI.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:58.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 45 146.0427 143 1.21 29
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:57.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 147.9408 143 0.2 41
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:56.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 135.0648 145 0.2 43
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:55.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 45 126.9729 147 0.21 43
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:54.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 129.0708 147 -0.44 41
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:51.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 99.123 153 -0.16 46
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:50.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 80.0643 158 -0.12 48
IV.FERC.HNE. 2021-02-16T23:33:49.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 72.1722 160 -0.05 49
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:48.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 247 30.0477 171 0.69 67
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:48.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 37.629 169 0.74 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:47.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 57.3981 164 -0.83 41
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:47.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 52.8027 165 -1.14 35
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:47.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 44.1225 167 0.03 79
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:46.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 30.4473 171 -0.54 48
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:34.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 171.6948 139 -0.04 57
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:34.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 170.1963 139 -0.28 55
IV.CELI.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:33.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 146.0427 143 0.33 61
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:32.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 147.9408 143 -0.12 63
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:32.15 0.1 positive manual P 63 135.0648 145 0.25 84
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:31.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 135.0648 145 -0.18 64
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:31.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 126.9729 147 0.11 66
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:30.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 129.0708 147 -0.6 58
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:29.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 99.123 153 -0.02 95
IV.FERC.HNE. 2021-02-16T23:33:29.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 72.1722 160 0.92 57
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:28.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 80.0643 158 0.11 73
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:28.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 68.376 161 0.28 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:28.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 57.3981 164 0.32 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:27.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 52.4031 165 0.34 72
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:27.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 37.629 169 0.48 72
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:27.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 44.1225 167 -0.16 77
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:27.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 61.1943 163 -0.05 76
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:27.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 56.9985 164 0.14 100
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:26.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 30.0477 171 -0.46 74
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:26.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 28.749 172 -0.17 79
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-02-16T23:33:26.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 30.4473 171 -0.89 62
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T23:33:26.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 52.8027 165 -0.86 61
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00003545363999999999 0.4992 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:47.89
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000018400645 1.8176 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:48.81
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00003903451 1.856 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:49.03
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000028049145 1.216 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:48.67
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.1 0.000031249244999999995 1.536 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:50.15
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000123301815 1.2544 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:51.38
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00005761095 1.344 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:51.89
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00006987404999999999 2.9312 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:51.94
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000050433369999999995 0.64 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:51.94
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.0 0.000026210125 1.9712 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:51.00
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:2.4 0.00004261376999999999 2.0352 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:56.77
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00002815 1.42 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:57.75
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000026500000000000004 0.62 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:58.92
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000028618659999999998 2.2784 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:34:00.01
MN.TIP.HNE. ML:2.5 0.00006240141 1.0112 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:59.38
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00002701954 0.9984 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:33:59.46
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.000092626255 1.6768 AML other m 2021-02-16T23:34:25.46
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