Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 20-11-2020 and time 11:44:59 (UTC) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 20-11-2020 11:44:59 (UTC)
  • 20-11-2020 12:44:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0150, 15.6350 at 29 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
31 Km E of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 Km E 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 2.2 2020-11-20
11:44:59
37.0152 15.6348 29 2021-02-26
14:56:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85970441
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.2 2020-11-20
11:45:00
37.0247 15.5993 33 2020-11-20
11:57:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84870541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-20 11:44:59 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.0152 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.6348 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 29 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85970441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 536
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 326
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 279
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 291
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69248
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85970441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-08 12:18:49

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84870541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-20 11:57:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:46:42.78 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.99 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:46:15.49 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.32 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:23.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 266 75.7686 106 -0.17 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:23.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 76.8675 106 -0.16 49
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:20.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 238 62.9925 110 0.3 49
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:20.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 63.5919 109 0.3 49
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:19.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 60.9945 110 0.19 76
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:17.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 51.9036 114 -0.18 51
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:17.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 52.1034 114 -0.05 79
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:15.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 45.8208 117 -0.2 77
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:15.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 44.9217 118 -0.1 79
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:13.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 75.7686 106 -0.14 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:13.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 76.8675 106 -0.16 98
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:11.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 63.5919 109 0.2 100
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:11.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 60.9945 110 0.13 76
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:11.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 238 62.9925 110 0.12 51
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:10.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 52.1034 114 0.02 79
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:09.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 51.9036 114 -0.02 80
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:09.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 44.9217 118 0.15 78
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-11-20T11:45:09.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 45.8208 117 -0.05 80
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00019309335 0.1856 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:15.92
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005768552 0.1408 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:15.92
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00018613695 1.8592 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:16.02
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0009110548999999999 0.0576 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:16.03
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009738053 0.2752 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:17.57
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.2 0.003098714 1.8208 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:18.08
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012171610499999999 0.064 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:18.16
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0008482588500000001 0.1024 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:18.21
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005339546 0.1408 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:20.12
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00027052845 0.1216 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:20.57
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0003852362 0.1408 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:20.53
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003039619 0.1792 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:23.87
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:2.3 0.000260900255 0.1728 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:23.90
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008748902999999999 0.0768 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:24.05
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00015121265 0.0768 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:24.23
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00018147995000000001 0.1024 AML other m 2020-11-20T11:45:25.24
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