Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 15-06-2021 and time 19:27:42 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-06-2021 19:27:42 (UTC)
  • 15-06-2021 21:27:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3640, 14.5970 at 10 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
86 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2021-06-15
19:27:42
38.3638 14.5973 10 2021-12-29
11:12:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91502551
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-06-15
19:27:42
38.3598 14.5878 10 2021-06-15
19:35:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 91350631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-06-15 19:27:42 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.3638 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.5973 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91502551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 576
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 242
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.20055
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72126
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91502551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-18 15:42:56

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91350631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-15 19:35:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:57.03 1.0 undecidable manual P 98 80.0643 50 0.4 23
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:55.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 225 66.6777 50 0.51 46
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:55.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 128 70.4739 50 0.43 47
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2021-06-15T19:27:55.94 1.0 undecidable manual P 216 72.372 50 0.49 23
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:55.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 110 70.0743 50 0.61 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:55.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 36.6411 50 -0.13 53
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-15T19:27:54.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 31.8459 50 0.37 51
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:54.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 33.9438 50 0.32 51
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:54.66 1.0 undecidable manual P 230 64.7907 50 0.37 24
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2021-06-15T19:27:53.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 224 57.0984 50 0.57 23
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:53.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 33.3444 50 -0.37 51
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:53.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 29.4483 50 -0.12 54
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:52.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 28.1496 50 -0.16 80
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:51.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 22.2555 114 0.05 55
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:50.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 146 43.0236 50 -0.08 53
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:49.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 33.3444 50 -0.01 82
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:49.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 36.6411 50 -0.15 79
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-06-15T19:27:49.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 33.9438 50 -0.21 79
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:48.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 29.4483 50 -0.47 100
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:48.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 28.1496 50 -0.02 83
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-06-15T19:27:48.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 83 31.8459 50 -0.28 52
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-06-15T19:27:47.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 22.2555 114 -0.09 82
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00122 0.24 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:53.45
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000569 0.18 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:53.52
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005090140999999999 0.1664 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:53.88
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000719 0.2 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:54.56
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000099640935 0.2432 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:54.99
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000431 0.12 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:55.15
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011620377000000001 0.5248 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:56.72
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000074285355 0.4736 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:59.26
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000078326775 0.3712 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:56.32
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013550000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:59.01
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000025528585 0.32 AML other m 2021-06-15T19:27:58.39
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