Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-05-2021 and time 15:52:03 (Italy) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 06-05-2021 13:52:03 (UTC)
  • 06-05-2021 15:52:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6740, 15.2030 at 21 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 Venerina CT 6 8592 8592
Giarre CT 7 27659 36251
Riposto CT 7 14838 51089
Acireale CT 8 52622 103711
Zafferana Etnea CT 9 9517 113228
Mascali CT 9 14282 127510
Milo CT 9 1087 128597
Sant'Alfio CT 9 1582 130179
Aci Catena CT 10 29851 160030
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 10 17984 178014
Viagrande CT 12 8563 186577
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 12 3524 190101
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 201011
Valverde CT 13 7840 208851
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 13 9623 218474
Pedara CT 14 14102 232576
Aci Castello CT 14 18723 251299
San Giovanni la Punta CT 14 23060 274359
San Gregorio di Catania CT 15 11966 286325
Piedimonte Etneo CT 15 3963 290288
Tremestieri Etneo CT 16 20589 310877
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 17 9479 320356
Nicolosi CT 17 7463 327819
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 333127
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 365085
Gravina di Catania CT 18 25838 390923
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 398666
Linguaglossa CT 19 5403 404069
Giardini-Naxos ME 20 9415 413484

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
22 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2021-05-06
13:52:03
37.6742 15.2033 21 2021-12-29
11:12:03
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90784651
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.1 2021-05-06
13:52:03
37.71 15.162 8 2021-10-08
10:39:47
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 89838561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-06 13:52:03 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.6742 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.2033 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90784651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 705
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 315
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 272
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
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) 0.09713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45146
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90784651
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-08 10:42:24

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89838561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-06 14:02:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-05-06T13:52:13.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 325 50.1165 105 0.22 45
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:13.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 300 20.3685 129 0.97 37
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:13.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 22.1556 126 0.14 48
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:12.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 24.1536 124 -0.58 43
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:12.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 320 19.9689 130 0.04 49
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:11.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 15.5733 138 0 49
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:11.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 15.5733 138 -0.73 40
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:11.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 39.627 109 -0.1 71
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-05-06T13:52:11.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 12.7761 144 0.25 72
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:10.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 10.7781 149 -0.07 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:10.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 33.0447 114 0.09 71
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:10.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 34.6431 113 0.02 72
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 27.0507 120 0.24 70
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 22.1556 126 0.12 48
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 276 20.2686 129 0.15 48
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 25.0527 122 -0.12 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 306 27.5502 119 -0.01 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 24.1536 124 -0.19 71
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:09.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 300 20.3685 129 0.35 46
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 12.7761 144 0.01 75
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 286 18.7701 132 -0.26 47
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 15.5733 138 -0.12 97
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 320 19.9689 130 0.01 49
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 15.5733 138 -0.1 97
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-05-06T13:52:08.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 19.7691 130 -0.11 73
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T13:52:07.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 10.7781 149 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004525 1.08 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:12.65
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000629 1.02 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:12.29
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002085 0.78 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:13.30
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000188 0.86 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:13.32
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006215 0.32 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:14.51
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001905 0.42 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:15.15
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000197 1.56 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:15.10
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005985000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:16.01
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006500000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:16.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000627 0.86 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:17.45
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000024399999999999997 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:22.84
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000030449999999999998 0.82 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:26.48
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001004 0.32 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:31.40
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008375 1.1 AML other m 2021-05-06T13:52:31.01
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