Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 21-10-2021 and time 23:27:46 (UTC) in region 4 km NE Gangi (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Gangi (PA), on

  • 21-10-2021 23:27:46 (UTC)
  • 22-10-2021 01:27:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8270, 14.2300 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
Gangi PA 4 6811 6811
Geraci Siculo PA 8 1945 8756
Castel di Lucio ME 10 1294 10050
San Mauro Castelverde PA 10 1701 11751
Petralia Soprana PA 11 3360 15111
Petralia Sottana PA 12 2821 17932
Sperlinga EN 13 805 18737
Bompietro PA 14 1401 20138
Blufi PA 16 1029 21167
Mistretta ME 17 4791 25958
Pettineo ME 17 1350 27308
Castellana Sicula PA 17 3411 30719
Nicosia EN 17 13899 44618
Castelbuono PA 17 8943 53561
Tusa ME 18 2925 56486
Alimena PA 18 2032 58518
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 59257
Reitano ME 19 806 60063

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Acireale (52622 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 1.7 2021-10-21
23:27:46
37.8268 14.2295 9 2022-03-30
13:04:22
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 98738021
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2021-10-21
23:27:46
37.8318 14.2295 8 2021-10-21
23:41:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 96860431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-21 23:27:46 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.8268 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.2295 ± 0.0091
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 98738021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 827
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 645
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 2
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17447
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55218
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98738021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-21 11:58:57

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96860431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-21 23:41:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-10-21T23:28:00.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 39.1275 50 0.27 49
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:58.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 32.2455 105 0.34 49
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:57.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 61.2942 50 -0.2 72
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:56.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 25.3524 109 0.61 46
MN.VAE.HHE. 2021-10-21T23:27:56.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 165 41.1255 50 1.83 23
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:55.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 217 25.0527 109 0.09 79
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:54.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 42.624 50 0.01 78
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-10-21T23:27:54.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 39.1275 50 -0.12 76
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:54.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 309 19.3695 114 0.22 77
IV.SCIAR.HNZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:54.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 43.9227 50 -0.32 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:52.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 32.2455 105 -0.37 73
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:51.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 25.0527 109 -0.23 76
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:51.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 25.3524 109 0.09 52
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-10-21T23:27:50.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 19.3695 114 -0.37 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001975 0.8 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:27:56.52
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001205 0.22 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:27:58.42
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005475 1.42 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:00.10
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003325 0.9 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:02.40
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004885 0.84 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:03.40
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013350000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:05.22
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005785 0.56 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:05.87
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000968 0.9 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:05.23
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000627 0.32 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:11.46
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009820000000000002 1.68 AML other m 2021-10-21T23:28:12.05
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