Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 15-11-2021 and time 19:04:45 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Leonforte (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Leonforte (EN), on

  • 15-11-2021 18:04:45 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2021 19:04:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6110, 14.3420 at 45 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
Leonforte EN 6 13439 13439
Calascibetta EN 7 4528 17967
Enna EN 7 28019 45986
Assoro EN 8 5191 51177
Nissoria EN 11 3000 54177
Valguarnera Caropepe EN 13 7866 62043
Villarosa EN 15 4937 66980
Nicosia EN 16 13899 80879
Agira EN 17 8345 89224
Sperlinga EN 17 805 90029

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.8 2021-11-15
18:04:45
37.611 14.3425 45 2022-03-30
13:04:29
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99639051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2021-11-15
18:04:45
37.6232 14.3663 46 2021-11-15
18:31:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97483521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-15 18:04:45 ± 0.26
Latitude 37.6110 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.3425 ± 0.0216
Depth (km) 45 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99639051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1816
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 924
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 66
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74014
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97483521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-15 18:31:38

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99639051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-11 15:32:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:05:45.37 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.16 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2021-11-15T18:05:37.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.63 0
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:05:11.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 80.1642 100 0.85 38
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:05:11.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 81.7515 100 0.5 65
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2021-11-15T18:05:11.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 82.1511 100 0.46 44
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-11-15T18:05:05.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 58.1973 110 0.13 49
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:05:04.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 55.0005 112 -0.83 39
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:05:03.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 178 43.1235 122 0.6 68
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:59.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 22.5552 146 -0.02 80
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2021-11-15T18:04:59.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 82.1511 100 -0.25 68
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:59.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 80.1642 100 -0.48 65
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:59.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 81.7515 100 -0.11 94
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:04:58.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 214 60.3951 108 0.53 44
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:04:58.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 66.7776 105 0.52 87
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:56.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 58.1973 110 -0.44 68
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:04:56.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 327 50.4162 115 0.36 70
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:04:56.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 51.7038 114 0.18 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:55.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 55.0005 112 -0.92 76
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2021-11-15T18:04:55.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 43.1235 122 -0.14 100
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:55.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 44.0226 121 -0.22 75
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2021-11-15T18:04:53.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 22.5552 146 -0.23 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000024895105 0.0768 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:06.41
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000026460320000000003 0.0896 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:06.82
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007922324 0.0896 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:11.49
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007584166500000001 0.256 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:11.51
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00010537402499999999 0.1024 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:12.39
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00009150325000000001 0.1024 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:12.88
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0002783078 0.0768 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:12.83
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00009112659 0.2304 AML other m 2021-11-15T18:05:14.21
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