Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 20-11-2021 and time 07:50:15 (Italy) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 20-11-2021 06:50:15 (UTC)
  • 20-11-2021 07:50:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1630, 15.5650 at 25 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km E of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Vittoria (63339 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 1.5 2021-11-20
06:50:15
37.1633 15.565 25 2022-03-30
13:04:21
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 98373661
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2021-11-20
06:50:15
37.1842 15.582 10 2021-11-20
06:57:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97618921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-20 06:50:15 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.1633 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.5650 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 25 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98373661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 976
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 362
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 321
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.28239
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84896
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98373661
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-24 16:42:01

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97618921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-20 06:57:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:43.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 94.239 100 -0.03 44
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2021-11-20T06:50:37.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 72.8715 103 -0.04 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:35.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 289 64.5909 105 -0.01 71
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:31.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 94.239 100 0.12 44
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:30.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 43.4232 113 0.28 46
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:28.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 38.628 117 -0.15 48
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:27.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 31.3464 123 -0.07 74
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2021-11-20T06:50:27.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 72.8715 103 -0.16 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:26.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 64.5909 105 -0.05 93
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:23.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 38.628 117 0.06 98
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:23.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 43.4232 113 0.09 97
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-11-20T06:50:22.16 0.1 positive manual P 256 31.3464 123 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000056081615 0.0608 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:29.47
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000039529565 0.0608 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:29.54
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011106231 0.08 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:31.34
IV.HSRS.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006749896 2.5792 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:32.52
IV.HSRS.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00018330170000000002 1.1392 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:34.52
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000655 1.18 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:35.08
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000043450000000000006 1 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:35.26
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00021829129999999998 0.2176 AML other m 2021-11-20T06:50:35.79
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