Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 14-05-2021 and time 16:53:46 (Italy) in region 2 km S Castell'Umberto (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Castell'Umberto (ME), on

  • 14-05-2021 14:53:46 (UTC)
  • 14-05-2021 16:53:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0650, 14.8040 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Castell'Umberto ME 2 3128 3128
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 2 1319 4447
Tortorici ME 4 6435 10882
Galati Mamertino ME 4 2627 13509
Sinagra ME 5 2705 16214
Mirto ME 5 974 17188
Frazzanò ME 5 711 17899
Ficarra ME 6 1469 19368
Longi ME 6 1473 20841
Naso ME 7 3813 24654
Ucria ME 7 1058 25712
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 9 3090 28802
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 9 1996 30798
Raccuja ME 10 1041 31839
Capri Leone ME 10 4515 36354
Alcara li Fusi ME 10 1980 38334
Brolo ME 11 5783 44117
Militello Rosmarino ME 11 1324 45441
Torrenova ME 11 4386 49827
Capo d'Orlando ME 12 13254 63081
Piraino ME 12 3962 67043
Floresta ME 13 485 67528
Librizzi ME 14 1660 69188
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 76262
San Piero Patti ME 14 2915 79177
Montagnareale ME 15 1615 80792
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 15 12624 93416
Patti ME 16 13431 106847
Acquedolci ME 19 5744 112591
San Fratello ME 19 3707 116298
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 118585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
60 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km NE 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
Rev100
ML 1.0 2021-05-14
14:53:46
38.0653 14.8035 14 2021-05-14
15:01:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 90094131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-14 14:53:46 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.0653 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.8035 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90094131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1410
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 853
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 191
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35074
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90094131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-14 15:01:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:59.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 38.9277 96 -0.01 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:56.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 27.1506 100 0.55 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:53.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 18.87 110 -0.47 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:53.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 38.9277 96 0 98
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:52.84 0.6 negative manual P 155 30.0477 98 0.6 43
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:52.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 8.7801 139 0.77 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:51.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 27.1506 100 -0.51 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:50.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 6.5934 148 -0.54 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:50.33 0.6 positive manual P 259 18.87 110 -0.24 49
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:49.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 314 8.7801 139 0.59 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-14T14:53:48.87 0.1 positive manual P 112 6.5934 148 -0.2 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00044 0.18 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:50.83
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000438 0.32 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:50.87
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00007717571000000001 0.3008 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:52.52
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000521871 0.2048 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:52.68
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000028783305000000003 0.3584 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:59.44
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000030863135 0.2368 AML other m 2021-05-14T14:53:59.75
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