Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 18-12-2021 and time 22:28:35 (Italy) in region 4 km E Troina (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Troina (EN), on

  • 18-12-2021 21:28:35 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2021 22:28:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7950, 14.6480 at 30 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
Troina EN 4 9373 9373
San Teodoro ME 8 1403 10776
CesarĂ² ME 8 2439 13215
Cerami EN 13 2006 15221
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 14 3593 18814
Regalbuto EN 16 7277 26091
Maniace CT 16 3765 29856
Capizzi ME 16 3176 33032
Bronte CT 16 19172 52204
Agira EN 19 8345 60549
Maletto CT 20 3920 64469

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 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 1.8 2021-12-18
21:28:35
37.7953 14.648 30 2022-03-30
13:04:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99321321
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2021-12-18
21:28:32
37.7675 14.6068 47 2021-12-18
21:40:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98699181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-18 21:28:35 ± 0.44
Latitude 37.7953 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.6480 ± 0.0239
Depth (km) 30 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99321321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2108
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 622
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 292
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.48
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61604
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99321321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-15 14:02:41

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98699181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-18 21:40:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:30:27.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.25 0
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:30:21.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.91 0
IV.ICAI.EHZ. 2021-12-18T21:30:01.03 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.05 0
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:59.06 3.0 negative manual Pg 17.290001 0
IX.NSC3.EHZ.02 2021-12-18T21:29:55.55 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.55 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:41.87 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.23 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:38.26 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.01 0
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:15.21 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.16 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:14.24 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.62 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2021-12-18T21:29:09.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.16 0
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:50.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.31 0
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-12-18T21:28:49.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 36.741 125 0.28 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:48.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 33.8439 127 -0.33 70
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:47.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 68.376 109 0.08 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:47.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 349 26.9508 134 0.25 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:46.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 18.5703 145 1.14 55
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:45.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 54.0015 114 0.24 45
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:44.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 11.7771 157 -0.14 51
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:44.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 114 31.0467 130 1.34 48
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:44.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 15.5733 150 -0.99 37
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:44.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 42.5241 120 0.21 95
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-12-18T21:28:43.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 36.741 125 -0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:42.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 33.8439 127 -0.39 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:41.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 18.5703 145 0.15 75
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:41.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 26.9508 134 -0.23 98
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:40.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 110 15.5733 150 -0.56 45
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-12-18T21:28:40.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 11.7771 157 -0.67 89
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000264 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-18T21:28:46.63
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003775 1.1 AML other m 2021-12-18T21:28:47.77
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003015 0.84 AML other m 2021-12-18T21:28:48.39
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002395 0.92 AML other m 2021-12-18T21:28:49.06
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