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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 06-05-2021 and time 16:09:50 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Santa Venerina (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Santa Venerina (CT), on

  • 06-05-2021 14:09:50 (UTC)
  • 06-05-2021 16:09:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7060, 15.1590 at 17 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.

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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 3 8592 8592
Giarre CT 4 27659 36251
Milo CT 4 1087 37338
Sant'Alfio CT 5 1582 38920
Zafferana Etnea CT 5 9517 48437
Riposto CT 5 14838 63275
Mascali CT 7 14282 77557
Acireale CT 10 52622 130179
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 11 9623 139802
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 11 17984 157786
Aci Catena CT 11 29851 187637
Piedimonte Etneo CT 12 3963 191600
Viagrande CT 12 8563 200163
Trecastagni CT 12 10910 211073
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 13 3524 214597
Pedara CT 13 14102 228699
Valverde CT 14 7840 236539
Calatabiano CT 15 5308 241847
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 247250
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 270310
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 277773
San Gregorio di Catania CT 16 11966 289739
Tremestieri Etneo CT 16 20589 310328
Aci Castello CT 17 18723 329051
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 361009
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 18 9479 370488
Gravina di Catania CT 18 25838 396326
Gaggi ME 18 3184 399510
Giardini-Naxos ME 18 9415 408925
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 416668
Taormina ME 20 10960 427628
Castelmola ME 20 1088 428716

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
23 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Modica (54633 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 2.2 2021-05-06
14:09:50		 37.7055 15.1588 17 2021-12-29
11:12:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90893571
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.9 2021-05-06
14:09:50		 37.707 15.14 16 2021-10-08
10:44:08		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 89839441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-06 14:09:50 ± 0.04
Latitude 37.7055 ± 0.0018
Longitude 15.1588 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 17 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90893571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 254
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 179
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 104
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 250.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 67
Number of defining phases 67
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02428
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.04052
Number of stations at which the event was observed 46
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 46
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 49
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90893571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-07 10:31:48

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89839441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-06 14:14:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:09.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 115.4955 94 -0.05 62
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:07.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 51.8037 99 0.17 67
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 88.9443 95 0.24 61
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 89.244 95 -0.1 64
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 46.62 101 0.34 66
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 88.245 95 -0.19 63
IV.SOI.EHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 88.3449 95 -0.35 82
IV.ILOS.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:05.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 84.1491 95 0.21 42
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:04.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 82.8504 95 0.02 66
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:04.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 78.0663 96 0.07 87
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:04.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 78.5658 96 -0.1 88
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:03.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 348 76.0683 96 0.2 42
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:10:02.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 35.8419 105 0.13 46
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:02.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 70.2741 96 0.01 68
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:10:02.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 69.0753 96 -0.38 85
IV.HSRS.HNN. 2021-05-06T14:10:02.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 68.1762 97 -0.09 89
IV.SSY.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:10:01.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 61.1943 97 0.02 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:01.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 63.0924 97 -0.03 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:01.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 61.5939 97 0.08 90
IV.ESML.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:10:00.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 249 26.3514 113 -0.11 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:10:00.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 52.0035 99 0.22 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 22.3554 118 -0.1 72
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 46.62 101 -0.06 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 326 45.0216 101 0.07 46
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 48.1185 100 0.27 67
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 22.5552 117 0.2 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 46.9197 101 -0.19 68
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:59.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 51.8037 99 -0.27 67
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:58.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 317 16.9719 127 0.33 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:58.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 19.869 122 -0.22 71
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 14.5743 133 -0.05 49
IV.ECPN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 15.6732 130 -0.17 48
IV.NOV.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 35.8419 105 -0.14 71
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 14.7741 132 -0.16 72
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 263 11.6772 140 -0.14 72
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 16.7721 127 -0.17 71
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 16.2726 129 -0.42 45
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 14.1747 133 -0.31 46
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:57.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 15.2736 131 0.09 49
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 26 10.3785 144 0 75
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 6.8931 155 0.21 49
IV.EVRN.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 228 2.6973 170 0.36 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 296 29.5482 110 0.28 46
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 4.5954 163 -0.19 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 30.1476 109 -0.23 70
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 339 5.8941 158 -0.16 73
IV.ESML.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:56.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 26.3514 113 0.3 92
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 296 15.2736 131 0.48 45
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 22.3554 118 0.25 70
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 21.6672 119 0.07 98
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 22.5552 117 0.22 71
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 317 16.9719 127 0.23 95
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:55.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 20.0688 121 -0.12 72
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 10.4784 143 0.05 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 19.869 122 -0.35 69
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 14.1747 133 -0.15 96
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 10.3785 144 -0.14 74
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 14.5743 133 0.17 97
IV.ECPN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 15.6732 130 -0.2 95
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 14.7741 132 0.2 96
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 11.6772 140 -0.14 97
IV.EPOZ.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 4.5954 163 0.46 69
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 16.7721 127 -0.1 73
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:54.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 16.2726 129 -0.27 94
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-05-06T14:09:53.98 0.1 negative manual P 339 5.8941 158 0.09 100
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2021-05-06T14:09:53.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 6.8931 155 -0.04 100
IV.EVRN.HHN. 2021-05-06T14:09:53.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 2.6973 170 0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:3.0 0.00975 0.18 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.01
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.9 0.007665 0.16 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.01
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:3.0 0.009899999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.13
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:2.9 0.008205 0.8 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.13
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.002605 0.38 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.05
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00367 1.02 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:57.30
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0011149999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:58.57
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001545 0.82 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:58.35
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00166 0.22 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:58.30
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001245 0.56 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:58.15
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00132 0.92 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:58.45
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00135 0.68 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:59.08
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010840000000000001 0.86 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:09:59.53
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002685 0.18 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.05
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00236 0.56 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.10
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00337 0.38 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.45
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00267 0.14 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.51
IV.ENIC.HNE. ML:2.6 0.003215 0.16 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.44
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001165 1.68 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:00.14
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.001995 0.2 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:01.00
IV.ENIC.HNN. ML:2.5 0.0025250000000000003 0.62 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:02.29
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00033899999999999995 0.78 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:02.59
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00028000000000000003 0.54 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:02.69
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00038849999999999996 0.86 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:03.24
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0011335 0.56 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:03.53
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006684999999999999 1.52 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:03.03
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00046950000000000003 1.06 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:03.33
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000255 0.54 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:03.99
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003325 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:04.21
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0006594999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:04.94
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000441 0.62 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:05.47
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000903 0.24 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:05.66
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002415 1.26 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:08.76
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000244 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:08.27
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008075 0.42 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:08.69
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000821 0.28 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:08.82
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001185 0.28 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:08.82
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001965 1.74 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:09.11
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001665 0.42 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:09.62
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002725 0.1 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:10.86
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009365000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:12.44
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00032950000000000004 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:13.55
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000245 0.58 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:14.60
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00010960000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:14.99
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00033699999999999995 0.8 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:14.88
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00022000000000000003 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:15.00
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000157 1.72 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:15.92
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001565 0.9 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:15.32
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00019800000000000002 1.54 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:15.11
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0003804999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:17.38
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0002895 0.72 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:17.63
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000256 0.28 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:18.13
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0007325 0.36 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:18.73
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00013309999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:18.36
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001199 1.32 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:18.67
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000132 0.56 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:18.97
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001705 0.12 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:19.37
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00013764999999999998 1.46 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:19.75
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00014399999999999998 1.7 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:20.85
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000221 0.86 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:20.73
MN.VAE.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000148 0.88 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:22.11
MN.VAE.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001905 0.12 AML other m 2021-05-06T14:10:22.49
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