Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 18-05-2021 and time 13:37:23 (Italy) in region 3 km E Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Capizzi (ME), on

  • 18-05-2021 11:37:23 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2021 13:37:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8580, 14.5100 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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
Capizzi ME 3 3176 3176
Cerami EN 5 2006 5182
Troina EN 11 9373 14555
Mistretta ME 15 4791 19346
Nicosia EN 16 13899 33245
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 16 3593 36838
San Teodoro ME 17 1403 38241
Sperlinga EN 17 805 39046
Castel di Lucio ME 18 1294 40340
CesarĂ² ME 18 2439 42779
San Fratello ME 19 3707 46486
Reitano ME 19 806 47292
Caronia ME 20 3364 50656

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.5 2021-05-18
11:37:23
37.8577 14.5097 11 2021-12-29
11:12:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91675441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-18 11:37:23 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.8577 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.5097 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91675441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 458
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 419
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 109
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91675441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-21 22:43:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:52.20 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.44 0
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:40.51 3.0 negative manual P 0.08 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:37.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 40.5261 50 0.04 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:36.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 37.9287 50 0.11 48
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:35.83 1.0 undecidable manual S 295 35.3424 50 0.17 24
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:35.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 34.6431 50 0.03 73
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-05-18T11:37:32.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 44.8218 50 0.17 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:31.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 283 40.5261 50 -0.26 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:31.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 20.868 117 0.15 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:30.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 37.9287 50 -0.12 71
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:30.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 35.3424 50 -0.26 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:30.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 17.0718 122 0.3 47
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:30.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 266 34.6431 50 -0.08 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:29.45 1.0 undecidable manual P 97 30.6471 50 -0.4 23
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-05-18T11:37:29.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 182 26.1516 50 0.49 45
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:28.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 20.868 117 -0.02 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-05-18T11:37:27.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 17.0718 122 -0.27 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00112150125 0.2048 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:31.15
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00113 0.32 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:31.90
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008521975000000001 0.1984 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:32.83
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00011598690999999999 0.384 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:33.03
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00021215660000000003 0.48 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:42.68
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00010894973 0.7232 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:44.55
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002924973 0.5568 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:38.58
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000844 1.46 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:41.86
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008621258 0.4544 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:36.99
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.5 0.000135 0.44 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:42.70
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000164435405 0.2112 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:31.15
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0001649957 0.3328 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:31.58
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020104275 0.6016 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:39.03
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002224076 0.736 AML other m 2021-05-18T11:37:39.22
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