Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-11-2021 and time 04:11:53 (Italy) in region 3 km S Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 16-11-2021 03:11:53 (UTC)
  • 16-11-2021 04:11:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8640, 14.3140 at 7 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
Castel di Lucio ME 3 1294 1294
Mistretta ME 9 4791 6085
Sperlinga EN 11 805 6890
Pettineo ME 12 1350 8240
Gangi PA 12 6811 15051
San Mauro Castelverde PA 12 1701 16752
Reitano ME 13 806 17558
Motta d'Affermo ME 13 739 18297
Geraci Siculo PA 14 1945 20242
Capizzi ME 15 3176 23418
Nicosia EN 15 13899 37317
Tusa ME 15 2925 40242
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 17 4694 44936
Cerami EN 18 2006 46942
Petralia Soprana PA 19 3360 50302

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Gela (75827 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 2021-11-16
03:11:53
37.8635 14.3135 7 2022-03-30
13:04:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 97525221
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-11-16
03:11:53
37.8637 14.3063 9 2021-11-16
03:24:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97488001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-16 03:11:53 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.8635 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.3135 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 97525221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 454
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 338
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 1
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18616
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76892
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97488001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-16 03:24:17

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97525221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-17 17:23:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:19.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 155 83.8494 50 0.44 21
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2021-11-16T03:12:18.47 1.0 undecidable manual S 42 81.7515 50 0.18 22
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:17.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 80.9523 50 -0.54 41
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:16.56 1.0 undecidable manual S 3 74.37 50 0.24 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:09.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 52.9026 50 -0.66 62
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:08.49 1.0 undecidable manual S 106 45.8208 50 -0.22 24
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2021-11-16T03:12:08.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 81.7515 50 0.48 63
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2021-11-16T03:12:08.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 85.3479 50 0.62 59
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:08.74 1.0 undecidable manual S 52 46.3203 50 -0.09 24
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 81.3519 50 -0.19 45
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 80.9523 50 0.08 69
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 80.9523 50 0.37 86
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 82.9503 50 -0.22 44
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 83.8494 50 -0.02 69
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:07.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 83.25 50 -0.09 45
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:06.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 74.37 50 0.27 67
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2021-11-16T03:12:06.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 291 72.8715 50 -0.22 45
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2021-11-16T03:12:06.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 75.369 50 0.28 66
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:06.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 71.2731 50 0.26 67
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:05.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 32.9448 102 0.25 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:04.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 30.8469 103 0.25 73
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-11-16T03:12:03.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 28.8489 104 0.26 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:03.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 27.9498 105 0.26 49
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:02.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 46.3203 50 -0.16 96
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:02.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 45.8208 50 0.31 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:02.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 52.9026 50 -0.48 88
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:01.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 23.8539 107 -0.33 72
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-11-16T03:12:01.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 20.6682 109 0.41 71
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:11:59.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 32.9448 102 -0.13 99
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:11:59.42 0.1 positive manual P 52 30.8469 103 -0.09 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:11:58.61 0.1 positive manual P 127 27.9498 105 -0.34 95
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-11-16T03:11:58.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 28.8489 104 -0.29 96
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-11-16T03:11:57.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 20.6682 109 0.21 99
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-11-16T03:11:57.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 23.8539 107 -0.51 92
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000625 1.24 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:03.07
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0004385 0.36 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:03.09
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00005775 1.22 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:03.16
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000264 0.54 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:06.41
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00047799999999999996 1.24 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:08.95
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014800000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:09.47
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000379 1 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:12.39
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000142 0.54 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:13.72
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000039833590000000004 0.4016 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:07.01
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000037539630000000004 0.28 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:06.31
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000018131049 0.2592 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:09.54
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000025780025000000002 0.36 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:11.08
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006142268550000001 0.4608 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:22.29
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00018128685 0.6 AML other m 2021-11-16T03:12:35.61
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