Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 13-09-2021 and time 08:44:07 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME), on

  • 13-09-2021 06:44:07 (UTC)
  • 13-09-2021 08:44:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1600, 15.2000 at 7 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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 2 41583 41583
Terme Vigliatore ME 4 7395 48978
Merì ME 4 2338 51316
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 53372
San Filippo del Mela ME 7 7115 60487
Castroreale ME 7 2504 62991
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 8 4650 67641
Milazzo ME 8 31646 99287
Furnari ME 9 3784 103071
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 104602
Pace del Mela ME 10 6239 110841
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 10 1807 112648
Falcone ME 11 2808 115456
Condrò ME 11 493 115949
Oliveri ME 13 2181 118130
San Pier Niceto ME 13 2837 120967
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 128398
Tripi ME 15 873 129271
Valdina ME 16 1355 130626
Roccavaldina ME 16 1133 131759
Venetico ME 16 3911 135670
Basicò ME 16 612 136282
Monforte San Giorgio ME 16 2777 139059
Spadafora ME 17 5021 144080
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 145417
Rometta ME 19 6650 152067
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 153086

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
74 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 2.0 2021-09-13
06:44:07		 38.1597 15.1998 7 2022-03-30
13:04:37		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100968421
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-09-13
06:44:07		 38.1403 15.21 11 2021-09-13
06:52:49		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95372561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-13 06:44:07 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.1597 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1998 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 100968421

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 802
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 394
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 261
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18976
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43257
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100968421
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-14 02:07:56

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95372561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-13 06:52:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:21.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 40.9257 50 0.46 66
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:20.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 43.2234 50 -1.22 48
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:20.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 264 41.1255 50 -1.32 45
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:18.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 325 32.1456 102 0.28 47
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:18.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 322 33.5442 101 -0.26 94
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:18.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 31.5462 102 -0.12 73
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:18.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 30.747 102 0.68 62
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:17.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 192 48.0186 50 0.63 41
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:17.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 29.2485 103 -0.2 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:17.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 31.2465 102 -0.37 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:16.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 47.8188 50 0.44 66
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:16.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 200 43.3233 50 0.78 58
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:16.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 43.2234 50 0.55 64
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:16.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 43.4232 50 0.39 67
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:15.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 40.626 50 0.59 64
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:15.52 0.1 positive manual P 112 47.0196 50 -0.76 78
IV.ILOS.HNZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 325 38.5281 100 0.56 43
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:15.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 40.9257 50 0.63 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:14.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 21.0678 108 -0.2 73
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:14.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 41.1255 50 -0.61 84
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 31.5462 102 0.03 99
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.52 0.1 positive manual P 322 30.747 102 0.14 97
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 32.1456 102 -0.06 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.00 0.1 positive manual P 67 29.2485 103 -0.1 98
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 33.5442 101 -0.22 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:13.37 0.1 positive manual P 246 31.2465 102 -0.12 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-09-13T06:44:11.47 0.1 positive manual P 172 21.0678 108 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0012064999999999999 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:17.47
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008489999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:17.76
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005425 1.36 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:18.09
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000258 0.34 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:18.60
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000228 1.58 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:23.11
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001785 0.72 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:24.02
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006435 0.66 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:24.59
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0004955000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:25.86
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000313 1.24 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:28.77
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00030649999999999997 1.76 AML other m 2021-09-13T06:44:31.00
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