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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 26-12-2021 and time 20:09:08 (UTC) in region 7 km SW Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 26-12-2021 20:09:08 (UTC)
  • 26-12-2021 21:09:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4790, 14.9070 at 10 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 7 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 10 49410 61526
Paternò CT 11 48228 109754
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 114777
Belpasso CT 14 28108 142885
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 150628
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 158269
Catania CT 16 314555 472824
Gravina di Catania CT 17 25838 498662
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 530620
Ragalna CT 17 3924 534544
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 18 9479 544023
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 564612
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 588619
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 596082
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 619142

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
27 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2021-12-26
20:09:08		 37.4792 14.9072 10 2022-03-30
13:04:42		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 102285761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2021-12-26
20:09:08		 37.4788 14.9092 10 2021-12-26
20:20:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 99027591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-26 20:09:08 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.4792 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9072 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102285761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 816
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 206
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
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) 0.13310
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91641
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 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102285761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-23 12:26:00

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99027591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-26 20:20:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:28.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 63.7917 50 0.32 43
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:27.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 58.6968 50 0.56 41
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:25.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 31 101.7204 50 -0.24 41
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:22.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 38.5281 50 0.88 37
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2021-12-26T20:09:22.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 78.9654 50 -0.47 61
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:22.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 77.4669 50 -0.07 66
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:21.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 72.7716 50 0.02 90
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:19.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 58.6968 50 -0.27 66
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:19.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 212 63.7917 50 -0.48 63
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:19.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 30.6471 50 0.25 46
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:18.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 24.4533 50 0.45 45
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:18.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 55.7997 50 -0.16 68
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:18.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 25.9518 50 -0.44 45
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:17.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 22.8549 114 0.14 48
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:17.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 22.755 114 0.39 46
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2021-12-26T20:09:17.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 51.1155 50 -0.43 65
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:16.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 39.4272 50 -0.05 72
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:16.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 38.5281 50 -0.13 71
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:16.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 37.4292 50 0.3 68
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:15.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 14.7741 125 0.41 46
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:15.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 30.747 50 0.09 72
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:15.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 32.745 50 0.22 93
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:15.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 15.5733 124 0.28 48
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:15.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 27.9498 50 0.61 64
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:14.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 22.8549 114 0.05 74
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:14.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 24.4533 50 -0.06 73
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:14.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 30.6471 50 -0.35 68
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:13.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 25.9518 50 -0.47 67
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:13.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 22.755 114 -0.27 70
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:12.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 14.7741 125 -0.02 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-12-26T20:09:12.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 15.5733 124 -0.01 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00017227084999999997 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:15.71
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00017542925 0.256 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:15.83
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0009040000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:15.84
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004370014 0.1024 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:16.13
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00019831245 0.1792 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:16.05
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00023285759999999998 0.1408 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:16.23
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006255246000000001 0.2304 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:19.72
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000081821945 0.1152 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:20.34
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009577443499999999 0.0896 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:20.70
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001525 0.62 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:22.04
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00015962001500000001 0.1024 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:23.21
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0009199999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:23.26
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00009940023 0.1408 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:23.26
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000174 0.48 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:24.12
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013900000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:24.67
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001105 1.52 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:26.82
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00015924209999999998 0.4608 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:27.11
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016242210000000002 0.4992 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:27.46
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007492559 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:28.72
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000049593449999999995 0.2816 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:28.72
IV.HVIT.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007748453 0.256 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:29.21
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00010769780000000001 0.1152 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:29.84
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003547391 0.1408 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:29.85
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000086509695 0.1536 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:31.33
IV.HVIT.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00005436201 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:32.17
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00003300528 1.5392 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:33.16
IV.ISPIC.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000108205195 0.192 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:33.72
IV.ISPIC.EHE. ML:1.8 0.000091502265 1.8592 AML other m 2021-12-26T20:09:33.99
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