Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 21-12-2021 and time 12:12:15 (UTC) in region 5 km W Mazzarrone (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Mazzarrone (CT), on

  • 21-12-2021 12:12:15 (UTC)
  • 21-12-2021 13:12:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1000, 14.5100 at 23 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
Mazzarrone CT 5 4078 4078
Acate RG 8 10954 15032
Niscemi CL 12 27558 42590
Caltagirone CT 16 38686 81276
Vittoria RG 17 63339 144615
Grammichele CT 17 13418 158033
Licodia Eubea CT 18 3081 161114
Chiaramonte Gulfi RG 19 8238 169352
Comiso RG 19 30156 199508

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
23 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
59 Km SE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Agrigento (59770 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 2.0 2021-12-21
12:12:15
37.1002 14.5103 23 2022-03-30
13:04:31
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99868451
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2021-12-21
12:12:15
37.1072 14.5072 24 2021-12-21
12:16:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98788051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-21 12:12:15 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.1002 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.5103 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99868451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1000
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 126
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 14
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99868451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-06 09:59:22

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98788051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-21 12:16:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:35.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 62.9925 103 0.44 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:34.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 109.4127 97 0 66
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:33.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 101.0211 98 0.38 63
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:33.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 50.2164 107 1.21 32
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:32.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 50.4162 107 0.15 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:29.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 49 42.2244 111 -0.45 93
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:27.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 29.748 121 0.28 50
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:27.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 28.749 122 0.57 46
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:26.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 62.9925 103 -0.18 70
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:25.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 18.87 135 0.54 46
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:25.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 43.2234 110 0.98 56
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:25.06 0.1 positive manual P 83 50.2164 107 -0.01 99
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:25.11 0.1 positive manual P 278 48.9177 108 0.23 96
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:24.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 20.0688 133 0.05 51
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:24.73 0.1 positive manual P 66 50.4162 107 -0.37 93
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:23.36 0.1 positive manual P 49 42.2244 111 -0.54 90
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:23.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 11.9769 149 -0.05 53
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:22.06 0.1 negative manual P 176 29.748 121 -0.11 100
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:22.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 28.749 122 -0.02 77
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:20.47 0.1 positive manual P 316 18.87 135 -0.37 98
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:20.71 0.1 positive manual P 64 20.0688 133 -0.26 100
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-12-21T12:12:19.88 0.1 negative manual P 175 11.9769 149 -0.3 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HVIT.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010385 0.28 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:23.61
IV.HVIT.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005574999999999999 1.66 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:23.04
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006245000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:25.16
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008195 1.2 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:25.28
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000921 0.28 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:25.43
IV.CLTA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00013000000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:25.29
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008500000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:25.43
IV.CROCE.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0002295 0.52 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.36
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016099999999999998 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.36
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00066 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.53
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00054 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.54
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002515 0.24 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.48
IV.CROCE.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00031599999999999993 0.26 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.47
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006915000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.43
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0006285 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:27.44
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000299 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:29.78
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000382 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:29.76
IV.CLTA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011765 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:35.47
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001585 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:35.32
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0002715 0.58 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:35.79
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00021600000000000002 0.12 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:35.57
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0004755 0.62 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:35.41
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001075 1.44 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:36.15
IV.HSRS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000143 1.68 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:36.99
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0003255 1.44 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:36.15
IV.HSRS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001184 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:36.17
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00013895000000000002 1.56 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:48.85
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000122 0.36 AML other m 2021-12-21T12:12:49.55
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