Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 21-10-2020 and time 09:27:42 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 21-10-2020 07:27:42 (UTC)
  • 21-10-2020 09:27:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1040, 13.5930 at 9 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
Santa Flavia PA 6 11272 11272
Casteldaccia PA 8 11685 22957
Bagheria PA 8 55387 78344
Altavilla Milicia PA 8 8210 86554
Ficarazzi PA 11 12933 99487
Trabia PA 13 10505 109992
Villabate PA 14 20252 130244
Misilmeri PA 15 29258 159502
Termini Imerese PA 16 26263 185765
Belmonte Mezzagno PA 19 11273 197038
Bolognetta PA 20 4179 201217
Ventimiglia di Sicilia PA 20 1953 203170
Caccamo PA 20 8196 211366

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
20 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Trapani (68759 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 1.6 2020-10-21
07:27:42
38.1043 13.5932 9 2021-02-26
14:56:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86938541
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-10-21
07:27:42
38.1087 13.5965 10 2020-10-21
08:09:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83982461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-21 07:27:42 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.1043 ± 0.0081
Longitude 13.5932 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86938541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 880
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 281
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 8
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) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19156
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.50636
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86938541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-08 14:18:57

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83982461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-21 08:09:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHN. 2020-10-21T07:28:10.77 1.0 undecidable manual P 128 167.2104 50 0.92 14
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:28:05.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 100 135.864 50 0.41 39
IV.SCIAC.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:28:05.50 1.0 undecidable manual S 214 78.1662 50 -0.65 20
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-10-21T07:28:01.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 253 58.5969 50 0.57 44
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:59.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 123 54.6009 50 -0.87 19
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:59.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 117 95.7264 50 0.55 20
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:58.20 1.0 undecidable manual S 104 49.617 50 -0.34 24
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-10-21T07:27:57.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 95 87.5457 50 0.4 43
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:57.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 114 44.622 50 -0.21 24
IV.SCIAC.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:56.76 3.0 undecidable manual P 214 78.1662 50 0.63 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:55.60 1.0 undecidable manual S 108 39.9267 50 -0.34 24
IV.USI.HHE. 2020-10-21T07:27:55.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 332 75.9684 50 -0.04 24
MN.CLTB.HHN. 2020-10-21T07:27:54.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 210 67.0773 50 0.24 47
IV.MFNL.HHE. 2020-10-21T07:27:54.75 1.0 undecidable manual P 240 68.1762 50 0.16 24
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:54.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 141 64.9905 50 0.26 47
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:54.10 1.0 undecidable manual S 227 34.3434 50 -0.37 24
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-10-21T07:27:53.15 1.0 undecidable manual P 253 58.5969 50 0.04 25
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:52.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 123 54.6009 50 0.2 48
IV.MCT.HHN. 2020-10-21T07:27:52.11 1.0 undecidable manual P 179 53.9016 50 -0.28 24
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:51.10 1.0 undecidable manual S 143 22.755 112 0.15 26
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:51.66 1.0 undecidable manual P 104 49.617 50 -0.07 25
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:50.09 0.1 positive manual P 108 39.9267 50 -0.14 100
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:50.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 21.2676 114 -0.29 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:50.75 0.1 positive manual P 114 44.622 50 -0.21 98
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:49.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 34.3434 50 -0.06 77
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:47.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 22.755 112 0.05 79
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-10-21T07:27:47.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 21.2676 114 0.04 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPG.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00013089000000000002 1.4944 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:50.10
IV.MPG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000158 0.96 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:51.17
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001596328 0.48 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:51.94
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0003045 0.98 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:52.96
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00026068505 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:53.56
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:0.0 0.000304 0.34 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:53.55
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000088803925 1.0816 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:55.20
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000072972445 0.7424 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:56.40
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000077377055 1.4816 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:56.12
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000028687895 0.6016 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:57.17
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000039350295 0.8 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:58.75
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00014715975000000002 0.7232 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:59.16
IV.SCIAC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000042861425 0.6784 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:05.56
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00010224348 0.5376 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:03.52
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00013028309999999998 0.992 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:08.32
IV.MFNL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000090050845 0.0576 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:08.53
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000092186585 0.4608 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:58.26
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006584553999999999 1.4368 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:09.98
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00008665299000000001 3.68 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:27:59.07
IV.SCIAC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00004782835 6.8608 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:05.01
IV.MFNL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00013943475 0.0576 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:15.84
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000051490875000000004 1.0016 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:19.74
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00011344029999999999 0.8384 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:25.98
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00013990969999999999 0.6272 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:25.94
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006423747499999999 0.5376 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:28.05
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001100132 0.5248 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:48.04
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00019934194999999999 0.48 AML other m 2020-10-21T07:28:50.85
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