Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 22-11-2020 and time 08:25:53 (Italy) in region 7 km NW Milo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NW Milo (CT), on

  • 22-11-2020 07:25:53 (UTC)
  • 22-11-2020 08:25:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7570, 15.0440 at 11 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
Milo CT 7 1087 1087
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 10604
Sant'Alfio CT 9 1582 12186
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 20778
Giarre CT 13 27659 48437
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 53840
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 57803
Mascali CT 13 14282 72085
Riposto CT 14 14838 86923
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 15 9623 96546
Pedara CT 16 14102 110648
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 113863
Trecastagni CT 16 10910 124773
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 125490
Nicolosi CT 16 7463 132953
Randazzo CT 16 10900 143853
Ragalna CT 17 3924 147777
Viagrande CT 17 8563 156340
Maletto CT 18 3920 160260
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 165568
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 169513
Malvagna ME 18 733 170246
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 18 17984 188230
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 191754
Bronte CT 19 19172 210926
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 19 980 211906
Aci Catena CT 19 29851 241757
Motta Camastra ME 19 845 242602
Belpasso CT 19 28108 270710
Acireale CT 19 52622 323332
Gaggi ME 19 3184 326516
Biancavilla CT 20 24007 350523
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 351189

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.1 2020-11-22
07:25:53
37.7572 15.0442 11 2021-02-26
14:56:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85107601
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.6 2020-11-22
07:25:52
37.741 15.049 7 2021-01-31
22:56:03
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 84929831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-22 07:25:53 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.7572 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.0442 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85107601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 883
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 512
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 215
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) 161
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03507
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85107601
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-30 14:50:51

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84929831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-22 07:32:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:26:03.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 31.0467 50 -0.32 68
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-11-22T07:26:00.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 35.0427 50 0.37 45
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:59.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 31.0467 50 0.22 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:59.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 28.9488 50 0.1 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:58.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 10.878 135 0.2 72
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:58.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 10.9779 135 -0.03 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:57.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 294 17.9709 121 0.14 73
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:57.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 55 4.4955 157 0.12 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:57.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 14.9739 126 0.26 95
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:57.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 6.0939 151 0.26 72
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:57.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 3.8961 160 -0.13 74
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:56.18 0.1 negative manual P 310 10.878 135 -0.15 98
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:56.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 10.9779 135 0.03 100
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:55.61 0.1 positive manual P 10 6.0939 151 -0.14 99
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:55.28 0.1 negative manual P 346 3.8961 160 -0.28 96
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2020-11-22T07:25:55.37 0.1 negative manual P 55 4.4955 157 -0.23 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMCN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.004364435000000001 0.1824 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:57.42
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.4 0.004128382 0.4608 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:57.60
IV.EMCN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0042310460000000005 0.4608 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:57.59
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.4 0.004286232 0.1888 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:57.43
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00100686345 0.4 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:59.10
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0011596655 0.4 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:25:58.85
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0005838640499999999 0.3008 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:26:02.13
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00052727425 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:26:04.44
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0008808051000000001 0.8288 AML other m 2020-11-22T07:26:00.08
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