Earthquake Isole Eolie (Messina), Magnitude ML 3.1, 1 March 2016 time 18:27:53 (Timezone Italy)

A magnitude ML 3.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

01-03-2016 17:27:53 (UTC)
01-03-2016 18:27:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5530, 14.5940 at 17 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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An earthquake occurred to

93 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)

Recent and historical seismicity

These maps show the seismic activity in different time intervals, before the seismic event to which they refer. Data reported in the first two maps come from the analysis carried out in real time by the personnel of the INGV Operating Rooms, immediately after each earthquake. The third map shows data from 1985 to the date of the earthquake: the locations are reviewed by the seismological analysts of the INGV Italian Seismic Bulletin (Bollettino Sismico Italiano dell’INGV). The localization parameters (hypocentral coordinates and magnitude) are the best possible estimate with the data available to the INGV, but are constantly updated according to further data that become available. The location and magnitude parameters, subsequently reviewed by seismological analysts, may vary.

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 0.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 72 hours preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 2.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 90 days preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 3.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, from 1985 to the date of this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

This map shows the epicenters of the historical earthquakes catalogue CPT15 (Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani, 2015 version 3.0, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3) since 1000 AD until 2019. The size of the square indicates the different classes of magnitude. For earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 6.0, it is also shown the year of occurrence and the magnitude value. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Seismic hazard

Seismic hazard maps provide probabilistic estimates of the earthquake ground shaking exceeding a given threshold in a given geographic region within a given time window. Thus, it is not a deterministic prediction - a target that may be never reached given the complexity of the earthquake physical phenomenon - nor of the maximum expected earthquake since this has extremely low probabilities to occur.

In 2004, it was published the seismic hazard map of Italy (http://zonesismiche.mi.ingv.it) that provides a picture of the most hazardous geographic regions. The seismic hazard map of Italy (GdL MPS, 2004; rif. Ordinanza PCM del 28 aprile 2006, n. 3519, All. 1b) provides the 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years of the horizontal acceleration at rock sites (i.e., Vs30>800 m/s; cat. A, 3.2.1 of the D.M. 14.09.2005).

The colours indicate the various values of the ground acceleration that have 10% to be exceeded within 50 years. In general, the colours associated to low values of acceleration refer to areas that are less hazardous and stronger earthquakes repeat less frequently although they may still occur.

Seismic hazard map

This map shows the seismic hazard map of Italy for the region where the earthquake occurred.

Shakemap

These three maps show the results of the analysis using the software ShakeMap designed to provide the level of ground shaking experienced in a region using the data recorded by seismometers and strong motion instruments and seismological information regarding the attenuation of the wavefield with distance and the site characteristics. The Shakemaps are determined for research purposes to provide fast estimates of the level of ground shaking produced by the earthquake. The maps are calculated automatically and updated as more data become available. See https://shakemap.ingv.it for additional information. The black star indicates the epicenter. The triangles show the accelerometric and velocimetric stations used in the calculation, colored according to the recorded shaking.

Intensity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of instrumental intensities. The intensity is derived through an empirical law that correlates the recorded values of actual ground shaking, e.g., acceleration and velocity, with the macroseismic intensity for Italian earthquakes, as reported in the Italian Macroseismic Database (DBMI15, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3).

Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground acceleration expressed as percent of the acceleration of gravity (i.e., g = 9.81 m/s²).

Peak velocity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground velocities expressed in cm/s.

Felt maps

Not available maps for this sismic event.

Locations history

Type	Magnitude	Date and Time (UTC)	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km)	Published time (UTC)	Author	Location ID
Bulletin Rev1000	ML 3.1	2016-03-01 17:27:53	38.5527	14.5938	17	2016-05-17 13:17:59	Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV	24282161
Reviewed Rev200	ML 3.0	2016-03-01 17:27:54	38.504	14.594	13	2016-03-01 17:58:06	Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)	23671111
Reviewed Rev100	ML 3.0	2016-03-01 17:27:54	38.4678	14.5933	6	2016-03-01 17:57:41	Sala Sismica INGV-Roma	23671101

Preferred location and magnitude until now.

Origin information

Origin

Field	Value
Time (UTC)	2016-03-01 17:27:53 ± 0.13
Latitude	38.5527 ± 0.0099
Longitude	14.5938 ± 0.0092
Depth (km)	17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin	manual
Evaluation status of Origin	reviewed
Version	1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type	earthquake
Origin ID	24282161

Uncertainty

Field	Value
Preferred uncertainty description	uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)	885
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)	778
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)	12
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter)	880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%)	68

Quality

Field	Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)	99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation	33
Number of defining phases	29
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)	0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)	1.43981
Number of stations at which the event was observed	25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation	21

Magnitudes information

ML:3.0

Field	Value
Value	3.0
Uncertainty	0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude	ML
Reference to an origin	23671111
Agency	INGV
Autore	Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC)	2016-03-01 17:58:06

ML:3.0

Field	Value
Value	3.0
Uncertainty	0.2
Num. used stations	16
Type of magnitude	ML
Reference to an origin	23671101
Agency	INGV
Autore	Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC)	2016-03-01 17:41:49

ML:3.1

Field	Value
Value	3.1
Uncertainty	0.3
Num. used stations	16
Type of magnitude	ML
Reference to an origin	24282161
Agency	INGV
Autore	Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC)	2016-05-03 12:58:53

Picking and Arrival

SCNL	Time	Uncertainty	Polarity	Evaluation_mode	Phase	Azimuth	Distance(km)	Takeoff_angle	Residual	Weight
IV.MESG.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:29:35.99	3.0	undecidable	manual	Sg				11.22	0
IV.AMUR.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:40.72	3.0	negative	manual	Pn				1.5	0
IV.CRJA.SHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:39.99	3.0	undecidable	manual	S				0.08	0
IV.HLNI.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:32.44	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	170	135.7641	93	0.06	38
IV.MMGO.SHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:21.48	3.0	negative	manual	P				0.36	0
IV.CAR1.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:19.27	0.6	undecidable	manual	P	60	159.8178	54	-0.34	33
IV.CET2.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:19.30	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	47	159.618	54	-0.28	51
IV.CSLB.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:17.43	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	215	82.6506	95	-0.81	35
IV.MPNC.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:17.99	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	124	79.9644	95	0.48	40
IV.NOV.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:16.04	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	141	74.9694	96	-0.16	43
IV.SOI.EHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:15.63	0.6	undecidable	manual	P	112	137.7621	93	-0.69	32
IV.HLNI.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:15.90	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	170	135.7641	93	-0.11	57
IV.USI.HHE.	2016-03-01T17:28:13.70	0.6	undecidable	manual	P	278	123.7872	93	-0.46	36
IV.MPG.SHE.	2016-03-01T17:28:12.65	1.0	undecidable	manual	P	248	115.7952	93	-0.28	19
IV.GALF.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:10.15	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	181	93.4398	94	0.65	54
IV.MSFR.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:10.64	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	180	57.5979	98	-0.93	35
IV.PETRA.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:09.21	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	208	90.0432	94	0.24	61
IV.EPZF.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:08.68	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	164	84.0492	95	0.63	56
IV.MSRU.HHE.	2016-03-01T17:28:08.56	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	112	85.7475	95	0.25	62
IV.AIO.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:08.08	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	139	85.248	95	-0.15	63
IV.MPNC.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:07.11	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	124	79.9644	95	-0.31	61
IV.CSLB.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:07.64	0.1	undecidable	manual	P	215	82.6506	95	-0.2	84
IV.NOV.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:06.43	0.1	negative	manual	P	141	74.9694	96	-0.23	84
IV.PLLN.EHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:06.55	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	212	73.4709	96	0.12	65
IV.IVPL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:06.88	0.6	undecidable	manual	S	120	38.8278	103	0.23	45
IV.MNO.SHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:06.15	0.3	undecidable	manual	P	173	69.5748	96	0.32	63
IV.IST3.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:06.59	0.6	undecidable	manual	P	63	61.494	97	1.99	19
IV.MSFR.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:03.48	0.1	negative	manual	P	180	57.5979	98	-0.51	82
IV.IACL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:02.30	0.3	undecidable	manual	S	264	20.868	119	0.17	70
IV.IVPL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:28:01.49	0.1	undecidable	manual	P	120	38.8278	103	0.34	89
IV.IFIL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:27:58.60	0.3	undecidable	manual	S	308	1.998	172	-0.53	67
IV.IACL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:27:58.95	0.1	negative	manual	P	264	20.868	119	0.41	89
IV.IFIL.HHZ.	2016-03-01T17:27:56.84	0.1	negative	manual	P	308	1.998	172	0.03	100

Station Magnitude and Amplitude

SCNL	mag	Generic_amplitude	Period	Type	Category	Unit	Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE.	ML:3.2	0.0020499999999999997	0.26	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:20.70
IV.AIO.HHN.	ML:3.2	0.0019100000000000002	0.28	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:26.84
IV.AMUR.HHN.	ML:2.7	0.000054	1.58	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:59.69
IV.AMUR.HHE.	ML:2.8	0.00006715	1.58	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:29:13.77
IV.CAR1.HHN.	ML:3.0	0.000407	0.6	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:39.22
IV.CAR1.HHE.	ML:2.8	0.00027400000000000005	0.34	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:39.63
IV.CSLB.HHN.	ML:2.6	0.00054	0.82	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:22.01
IV.CSLB.HHE.	ML:2.6	0.000536	1.08	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:22.88
IV.EPZF.HHE.	ML:3.4	0.0028399999999999996	0.4	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:27.56
IV.EPZF.HHN.	ML:3.5	0.00383	1.38	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:27.66
IV.GALF.HHE.	ML:3.1	0.0013700000000000001	0.54	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:31.64
IV.GALF.HHN.	ML:2.9	0.0009605	0.68	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:34.27
IV.HLNI.HHN.	ML:2.8	0.0004115	0.26	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:32.84
IV.HLNI.HHE.	ML:2.8	0.000376	0.72	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:36.32
IV.IACL.HHE.	ML:3.3	0.01315	0.16	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:02.60
IV.IACL.HHN.	ML:3.2	0.008620000000000001	0.24	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:02.69
IV.IFIL.HHN.	ML:3.6	0.042	0.58	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:27:59.17
IV.IFIL.HHE.	ML:4.0	0.1055	0.46	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:01.83
IV.IVPL.HHE.	ML:3.4	0.00809	0.8	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:08.01
IV.IVPL.HHN.	ML:3.4	0.009484999999999999	0.38	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:11.32
IV.MILZ.HHE.	ML:3.1	0.00249	0.9	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:14.74
IV.MILZ.HHN.	ML:3.0	0.0020350000000000004	0.48	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:14.90
IV.MSFR.HHN.	ML:2.8	0.00148	0.24	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:11.51
IV.MSFR.HHE.	ML:2.7	0.0010069999999999999	1.1	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:15.83
IV.NOV.HHE.	ML:3.4	0.00361	0.58	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:18.31
IV.NOV.HHN.	ML:3.3	0.002725	0.66	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:19.88
IV.PETRA.HHN.	ML:3.1	0.0014550000000000001	1.28	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:25.29
IV.PETRA.HHE.	ML:3.0	0.001221	0.6	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:29.17
IV.PLLN.EHE.	ML:3.1	0.00202	0.52	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:21.54
IV.PLLN.EHN.	ML:3.3	0.0029249999999999996	0.54	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:19.80
IV.SOI.EHE.	ML:2.5	0.000201	1.04	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:39.83
IV.SOI.EHN.	ML:2.5	0.00020050000000000002	0.36	AML	other	m	2016-03-01T17:28:41.59

TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

Not available TDMT solution for this seismic event.

Fault Plane solutions in the area

Fault Plane solutions

The map reports the fault plane solutions for earthquakes in the region from 1977 to the date of this event. Red moment tensors are determined using the Regional Centroid Moment Tensor technique (RCMT, http://www.bo.ingv.it/RCMT) applied for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.5 in the Euro-Mediterranenan area. Occasionally, when a station azimuthal coverage exists RCMTs can be obtained also for earthquakes with magnitude down to 4.0. The gray moment tensors are obtained with the Time Domain Moment Tensor method (TDMT, /tdmt). This technique is applied to earthquakes with magnitude ML greater than 3.2, when it is possible. The size of symbols scales with the calculated moment magnitude Mw.

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Type	Description	Link
QuakeML - small	Event, Origin, FocalMechanism	Download
QuakeML - full	Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude	Download
Waveforms	Seismic signals in miniseed + resp format	Download

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.1 on date 01-03-2016 and time 18:27:53 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

Seismic hazard map

Intensity Shakemap

Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

Peak velocity Shakemap

Origin

Uncertainty

Quality

ML:3.0

ML:3.0

ML:3.1

Fault Plane solutions