Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 25-12-2020 and time 13:45:38 (Italy) in region Costa Ragusana (Ragusa)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ragusana (Ragusa), on

  • 25-12-2020 12:45:38 (UTC)
  • 25-12-2020 13:45:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.8390, 14.4140 at 28 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 Croce Camerina RG 10 10823 10823
Vittoria RG 17 63339 74162

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km SW of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
29 Km SE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
30 Km W of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
31 Km W of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Catania (314555 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 1.6 2020-12-25
12:45:38
36.8393 14.4143 28 2021-02-26
14:56:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85978181
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-12-25
12:45:38
36.8238 14.397 26 2020-12-25
12:56:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85706181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-25 12:45:38 ± 0.24
Latitude 36.8393 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.4143 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 28 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85978181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 815
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 805
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 249
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19695
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66280
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85978181
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-03 02:31:03

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85706181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-25 12:56:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:46:02.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 73.5708 106 0.5 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:46:00.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 68.2761 107 0.61 41
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:46:00.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 69.4749 107 0.04 70
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:59.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 64.1913 108 -0.04 47
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2020-12-25T12:45:57.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 57.1983 111 0.4 66
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-12-25T12:45:54.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 35 46.1205 116 -0.15 71
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:54.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 42.7239 118 0.15 47
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:52.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 35.3424 123 -0.22 71
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:51.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 69.4749 107 -0.28 88
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:51.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 68.2761 107 0.03 93
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:51.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 73.5708 106 -0.1 91
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:50.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 64.1913 108 -0.28 89
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:49.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 21.867 138 -0.28 73
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2020-12-25T12:45:49.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 57.1983 111 0.06 94
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:48.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 42.7239 118 0.47 88
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-12-25T12:45:47.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 46.1205 116 -0.19 70
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:46.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 35.3424 123 -0.31 93
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-12-25T12:45:45.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 21.867 138 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ACATE.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00016600825000000002 0.1792 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:49.78
IV.ACATE.EHE. ML:1.5 0.000138242 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:51.37
IV.ACATE.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00029200210000000006 0.2848 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:51.09
IV.ACATE.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00011103951500000001 0.2048 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:51.24
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008206084 0.16 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:52.14
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000625046 0.0576 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:52.41
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00015426620000000003 0.2432 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:45:54.27
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006017398 0.16 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:01.78
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000170883 0.3616 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:02.08
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000070165035 0.1216 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:02.47
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00020264385 0.0768 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:03.17
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005565971999999999 0.1216 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:03.23
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007442760499999999 0.1408 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:03.44
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00006070413500000001 0.1984 AML other m 2020-12-25T12:46:03.56
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