Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-05-2021 and time 02:10:40 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-05-2021 00:10:40 (UTC)
  • 15-05-2021 02:10:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3810, 15.3950 at 116 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 18 5021 13605
Venetico ME 18 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.0 2021-05-15
00:10:40
38.3812 15.3953 116 2021-12-29
11:12:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90689041
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2021-05-15
00:10:40
38.3772 15.4137 122 2021-05-15
00:30:57
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 90104301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-15 00:10:40 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.3812 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.3953 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 116 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90689041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1221
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 747
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 140
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 33
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.40384
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90104301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-15 00:30:57

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90689041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-01 09:28:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:27.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 155.8218 122 0.45 35
IV.CET2.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:23.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 136.1637 126 -0.03 41
OT.TAR1.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:20.06 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.62 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:12.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 58.8966 151 0.57 43
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:12.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 121 66.7776 147 -0.04 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:11.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 49.617 155 0.31 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:11.27 1.0 undecidable manual S 197 47.619 156 0.58 22
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:10.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 45.4212 157 0.08 73
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:10.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 49.4172 155 -0.02 74
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:09.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 35.6421 161 -0.36 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:09.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 188 26.2515 166 0.31 72
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2021-05-15T00:11:09.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 31.0467 164 -0.38 71
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:08.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 16.2726 171 -0.04 78
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:08.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 18.7701 170 -0.13 51
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:07.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 155.8218 122 0.19 38
IV.CET2.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:11:05.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 136.1637 126 0.35 58
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:04.70 1.0 undecidable manual P 58 125.874 128 0.55 19
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:02.73 3.0 positive manual P -0.97 0
IV.GIZZ.HHN. 2021-05-15T00:11:01.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 96.7254 137 -0.14 66
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:11:00.40 0.6 positive manual P 281 91.9413 138 -0.66 38
IV.FERC.HNN. 2021-05-15T00:10:59.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 83 64.1913 148 0.19 46
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:59.04 0.1 positive manual P 121 66.7776 147 -0.12 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:59.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 205 69.7746 146 0.5 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:58.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 58.8966 151 -0.02 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:58.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 210 45.2214 157 0.41 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:58.25 0.1 positive manual P 148 49.617 155 0.12 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:58.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 47.619 156 0.27 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:57.76 0.3 positive manual P 107 45.4212 157 -0.15 72
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:10:57.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 36.1416 161 0 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:57.92 0.6 positive manual P 59 49.4172 155 -0.19 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:10:57.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 35.6421 161 0.06 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-05-15T00:10:57.05 0.3 negative manual P 188 26.2515 166 -0.1 75
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2021-05-15T00:10:56.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 31.0467 164 -0.41 70
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:10:56.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 16.2726 171 -0.43 72
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2021-05-15T00:10:56.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 18.7701 170 -0.41 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000033951805 0.18 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:10:59.23
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000043039075 0.26 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:10:59.71
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000053439825 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:10.90
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008376493999999999 0.2 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:11.67
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000069097455 0.4 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:12.71
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000074247385 1.46 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:12.73
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008030000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:13.18
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000108761735 1.58 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:13.19
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000049104905 1.76 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:14.98
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0000512928 0.58 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:15.32
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000098656295 1.2 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:16.63
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008612857500000002 0.44 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:20.16
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00008914135 0.94 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:21.01
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000080401885 0.9 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:22.51
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000160405725 0.24 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:23.66
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000055262804999999996 1.12 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:25.80
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000057873655 1.04 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:36.81
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000069069885 1.54 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:44.83
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0001136193 0.78 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:49.46
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00018830095000000002 0.4 AML other m 2021-05-15T00:11:50.55
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