Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 25-07-2021 and time 21:09:11 (Italy) in region 3 km W Bronte (CT)

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

  • 25-07-2021 19:09:11 (UTC)
  • 25-07-2021 21:09:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7940, 14.8010 at 8 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
Bronte CT 3 19172 19172
Maletto CT 7 3920 23092
Maniace CT 8 3765 26857
CesarĂ² ME 10 2439 29296
San Teodoro ME 11 1403 30699
Adrano CT 15 36122 66821
Randazzo CT 16 10900 77721
Troina EN 18 9373 87094
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 111101
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 112081
Centuripe EN 20 5470 117551

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
41 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 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 2021-07-25
19:09:11
37.7945 14.8008 8 2021-12-29
11:12:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 93672131
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.3 2021-07-25
19:09:10
37.769 14.789 10 2021-12-10
16:20:29
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 93208541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-07-25 19:09:11 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.7945 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8008 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 93672131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 752
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 716
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04856
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33005
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 93672131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-10 16:20:21

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 93208541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-07-25 19:27:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:20.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 22.5552 109 0.62 43
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:19.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 36.6411 50 0.01 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:17.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 28.2495 106 -0.3 70
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-07-25T19:09:17.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 22.8549 109 0.51 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:17.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 13.3755 120 0.2 49
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 19.869 112 -0.05 75
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 22.4553 109 0.15 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 22.5552 109 -0.02 100
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 15.4734 117 0.66 64
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 11.4774 124 0.22 49
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:16.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 161 20.7681 111 0.15 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:15.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 5.8941 143 0.49 70
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-07-25T19:09:14.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 11.4774 124 -0.53 91
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:14.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 13.3755 120 -0.24 97
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2021-07-25T19:09:14.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 100 13.0758 121 -0.26 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:14.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 5.8941 143 0.17 100
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:14.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 5.3946 145 -0.39 48
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-07-25T19:09:13.21 0.1 positive manual P 166 5.3946 145 -0.63 89
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00033350000000000003 1.02 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:21.11
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004205 0.22 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:21.95
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000482 0.42 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:22.37
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00010785 0.62 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:22.71
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000848 0.8 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:23.85
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003255 0.68 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:23.26
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006475 0.38 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:23.82
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000141 1.1 AML other m 2021-07-25T19:09:26.99
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