Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 15-08-2021 and time 04:29:52 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Siracusa (SR)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Siracusa (SR), on

  • 15-08-2021 02:29:52 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2021 04:29:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.0650, 15.2850 at 26 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
Siracusa SR 1 122291 122291
Floridia SR 12 22762 145053
Priolo Gargallo SR 14 12091 157144
Solarino SR 15 8091 165235
Melilli SR 19 13621 178856
Augusta SR 19 36305 215161

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
1 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
52 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-08-15
02:29:52
37.0652 15.2853 26 2021-08-15
02:36:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 94174071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-08-15 02:29:52 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.0652 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2853 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 26 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 94174071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 934
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 622
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 97
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 252
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41729
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 94174071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-08-15 02:36:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:08.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 46.0206 112 0.2 50
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:07.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 46.3203 112 -0.11 50
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:05.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 32.9448 122 0.46 48
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:03.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 26.9508 128 -0.09 53
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:02.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 0.17 0.67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:01.48 0.1 negative manual P -0.22 1.33
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:01.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 18.5703 140 0.06 54
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:01.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 46.0206 112 -0.13 76
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:01.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 21.3675 135 -0.41 50
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:01.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 46.3203 112 0.02 77
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:30:00.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 6.3936 164 -0.04 55
IT.LNT.HGE. 2021-08-15T02:30:00.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 35.2425 120 0.18 76
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:29:59.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 32.9448 122 0.13 77
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:29:58.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 21.3675 135 0.2 78
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:29:58.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 26.9508 128 -0.23 77
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:29:57.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 18.5703 140 -0.05 80
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-08-15T02:29:56.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 6.3936 164 -0.05 82
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HSRS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000109924805 0.12 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:00.47
IV.HSRS.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000097318815 0.0592 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:00.65
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00011930380000000001 0.0992 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:02.22
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000096722595 0.0592 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:02.30
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00019539715 0.1792 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:05.92
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00053 0.16 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:04.96
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000154 0.18 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:05.42
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009554999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:05.37
IV.ISPIC.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000405 0.2 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:08.22
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000052000000000000004 0.3 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:08.15
IV.ISPIC.EHE. ML:1.4 0.000054800000000000004 0.52 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:08.92
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000343 0.76 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:09.68
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004745 0.52 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:09.38
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00003795 1.1 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:10.18
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004635 1.12 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:11.08
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000504 1.1 AML other m 2021-08-15T02:30:12.98
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download