Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 07-05-2021 and time 14:02:14 (Italy) in region 9 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 07-05-2021 12:02:14 (UTC)
  • 07-05-2021 14:02:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8150, 15.0020 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Randazzo CT 9 10900 10900
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 11617
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 12 980 12597
Maletto CT 12 3920 16517
Malvagna ME 13 733 17250
Linguaglossa CT 13 5403 22653
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 25868
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 26534
Milo CT 14 1087 27621
Sant'Alfio CT 15 1582 29203
Bronte CT 15 19172 48375
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 15 3945 52320
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 56283
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 65800
Motta Camastra ME 18 845 66645
Maniace CT 18 3765 70410
Mascali CT 18 14282 84692
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 18 9623 94315
Santa Venerina CT 19 8592 102907
Giarre CT 19 27659 130566
Calatabiano CT 20 5308 135874
Gaggi ME 20 3184 139058

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.5 2021-05-07
12:02:14
37.815 15.002 9 2021-05-07
12:13:22
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 89883761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-07 12:02:14
Latitude 37.8150
Longitude 15.0020
Depth (km) 9 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89883761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 168
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89883761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-07 12:13:22
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