Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 09-07-2021 and time 08:42:53 (Italy) in region 3 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 09-07-2021 06:42:53 (UTC)
  • 09-07-2021 08:42:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8580, 14.9560 at 30 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
Randazzo CT 3 10900 10900
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 7 980 11880
Maletto CT 8 3920 15800
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 16517
Roccella Valdemone ME 10 666 17183
Malvagna ME 11 733 17916
Maniace CT 13 3765 21681
Bronte CT 13 19172 40853
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 44068
Floresta ME 15 485 44553
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 48498
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 53901
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 56188
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 57033

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
41 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.4 2021-07-09
06:42:53
37.8575 14.9558 30 2021-12-29
11:12:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 93017431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-07-09 06:42:53 ± 0.23
Latitude 37.8575 ± 0.0126
Longitude 14.9558 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 93017431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1307
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 621
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 4
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1310.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03687
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34084
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 93017431
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-01 16:08:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:07.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 37.4292 124 0.14 46
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-07-09T06:43:06.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 62 27.3504 134 0.61 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:04.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 21.7671 141 -0.15 48
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:03.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 4.0959 172 0.71 41
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:03.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 14.6742 151 -0.26 47
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:03.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 10.1787 159 0.23 48
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:02.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 7.5813 164 -0.01 50
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:02.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 9.3795 161 -0.41 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:02.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 37.8288 124 0.36 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:43:01.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 37.4292 124 0.18 69
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-07-09T06:43:00.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 27.3504 134 0.19 94
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:59.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 10.1787 159 0.1 74
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:59.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 14.2746 152 0.14 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:59.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 21.7671 141 0 98
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 9.3795 161 -0.19 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 4.0959 172 -0.23 97
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 9.9789 160 0.02 100
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 247 9.3795 161 -0.33 94
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 7.5813 164 -0.07 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-07-09T06:42:58.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 14.6742 151 -0.44 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013550000000000001 1.28 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:01.02
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001525 0.4 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:02.93
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014399999999999998 0.8 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:03.53
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015699999999999997 0.32 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:03.73
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008865 0.52 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:03.56
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00021 1.2 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:04.75
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000292 0.44 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:04.70
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000406 0.34 AML other m 2021-07-09T06:43:04.82
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