Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 21-05-2020 and time 20:58:57 (UTC) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 21-05-2020 20:58:57 (UTC)
  • 21-05-2020 22:58:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.3760, 15.5300 at 27 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
41 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
42 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 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 1.7 2020-05-21
20:58:57
37.3762 15.5303 27 2020-11-19
12:36:47
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80001051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-05-21
20:58:56
37.3712 15.5708 11 2020-05-21
21:07:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79422091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-21 20:58:57 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.3762 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.5303 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80001051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1066
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 496
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 286
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1070.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 232
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.26890
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.26625
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80001051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-08 13:57:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79422091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-21 21:07:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:23.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 85.9473 102 0.44 42
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:20.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 261 140.5482 54 0.24 38
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:18.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 68.4759 106 -0.11 47
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:17.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 63.2922 107 -0.16 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:16.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 110.0121 99 0.63 55
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:15.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 267 58.0974 109 0 48
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-05-21T20:59:13.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 322 93.7395 101 0.23 43
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:13.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 47.619 113 0.53 43
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:12.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 85.9473 102 0.42 84
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:12.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 47.0196 114 -0.3 47
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:10.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 34.6431 122 0.19 73
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:10.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 75.1692 104 -0.04 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:09.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 70.9734 105 -0.04 71
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:09.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 29.8479 127 -0.04 51
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:09.17 0.1 positive manual P 245 68.4759 106 -0.43 88
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:08.00 0.1 positive manual P 267 58.0974 109 -0.07 97
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:08.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 63.2922 107 -0.29 69
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:06.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 47.619 113 0.13 72
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:06.23 0.1 positive manual P 239 47.0196 114 -0.25 95
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:04.67 0.1 positive manual P 253 34.6431 122 -0.11 100
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-05-21T20:59:03.94 0.1 positive manual P 244 29.8479 127 -0.24 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00028284854999999996 0.1664 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:16.51
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00009594449499999999 0.0768 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:10.34
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00008489199 0.0768 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:09.48
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010796401499999999 0.0768 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:10.68
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00016153436999999997 0.0768 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:10.69
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000098074555 0.1792 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:16.67
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00018722094999999998 0.2048 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:16.71
IV.MEU.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00009121646 0.2688 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:20.16
IV.MEU.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00006257017500000001 1.4976 AML other m 2020-05-21T20:59:20.25
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