Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 31-08-2021 and time 13:26:14 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 31-08-2021 11:26:14 (UTC)
  • 31-08-2021 13:26:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0710, 13.9040 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Lascari PA 8 3588 3588
Campofelice di Roccella PA 9 7537 11125
Cefalù PA 11 14393 25518
Gratteri PA 13 963 26481
Isnello PA 17 1589 28070
Collesano PA 17 4054 32124
Cerda PA 20 5330 37454

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
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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 0.5 2021-08-31
11:26:14
38.0707 13.904 9 2021-12-29
11:12:53
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 98502901
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2021-08-31
11:26:14
38.0612 13.906 11 2021-08-31
11:53:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 94868371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-08-31 11:26:14 ± 0.29
Latitude 38.0707 ± 0.0171
Longitude 13.9040 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98502901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1922
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 197
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 178
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 267
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 7
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) 0.28958
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 94868371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-08-31 11:53:51

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98502901
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-14 11:20:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:28:09.07 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.97 0
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:39.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.27 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:34.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.85 0
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:31.91 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.65 0
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:28.56 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.3 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2021-08-31T11:27:26.87 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.06 0
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:13.46 3.0 positive manual Pg 8.85 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2021-08-31T11:27:01.47 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.76 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:36.17 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.63 0
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:34.15 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.66 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:21.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 19.9689 115 -0.04 52
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:21.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 19.7691 115 -0.04 52
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:20.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 13.875 124 0.22 50
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2021-08-31T11:26:20.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 32.1456 50 0.06 76
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:18.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 19.7691 115 0.08 77
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:18.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 19.9689 115 -0.21 100
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-08-31T11:26:17.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 13.875 124 0.05 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000031774745 0.8 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:20.34
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000013180000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:22.18
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006531032 0.496 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:22.03
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000034634435000000004 0.5184 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:22.39
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000032933644999999996 0.5152 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:22.73
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.1 0.00001134 0.44 AML other m 2021-08-31T11:26:24.13
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