Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 27-12-2021 and time 04:25:33 (UTC) in region Costa Catanese (Catania)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Catanese (Catania), on

  • 27-12-2021 04:25:33 (UTC)
  • 27-12-2021 05:25:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6230, 15.2320 at 6 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Acireale CT 6 52622 52622
Aci Catena CT 8 29851 82473
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 9 17984 100457
Aci Castello CT 11 18723 119180
Valverde CT 11 7840 127020
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 135612
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 11 3524 139136
Viagrande CT 12 8563 147699
Riposto CT 12 14838 162537
San Gregorio di Catania CT 13 11966 174503
Giarre CT 13 27659 202162
San Giovanni la Punta CT 13 23060 225222
Trecastagni CT 13 10910 236132
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 245649
Tremestieri Etneo CT 15 20589 266238
Pedara CT 15 14102 280340
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 15 9479 289819
Milo CT 15 1087 290906
Mascali CT 15 14282 305188
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 306770
Gravina di Catania CT 16 25838 332608
Mascalucia CT 17 31958 364566
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 372029
Catania CT 18 314555 686584
San Pietro Clarenza CT 19 7743 694327
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 703950

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
18 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9 2021-12-27
04:25:33
37.6232 15.2315 6 2022-03-30
13:04:24
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99086591
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.9 2021-12-27
04:25:33
37.658 15.186 9 2022-01-31
17:38:06
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 99040641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-27 04:25:33 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.6232 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.2315 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99086591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1001
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 788
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 301
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) 171
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75363
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 30
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99040641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-27 04:29:41

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99086591
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-28 20:25:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:54.10 3.0 undecidable manual S 195 53.502 50 2.35 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:50.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 226 43.9227 50 0.8 19
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2021-12-27T04:25:49.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 208 83.6496 50 0.49 20
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:48.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 75.0693 50 1.03 17
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:48.20 1.0 undecidable manual S 291 39.0276 99 0.59 21
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:47.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 309 72.2721 50 0.09 23
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:46.50 1.0 undecidable manual P 322 70.374 50 -0.32 22
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:46.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 223 67.0773 50 -0.17 45
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:46.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 269 30.9468 101 2.06 9
IV.SSY.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:45.25 1.0 undecidable manual P 195 53.502 50 1.04 17
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:44.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 56.0994 50 -0.14 69
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:42.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 291 39.0276 99 0.48 44
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:42.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 289 23.8539 104 -0.45 23
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:42.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 43.9227 50 -0.5 66
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:42.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 304 39.7269 99 0.35 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:41.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 0 38.628 99 0.01 25
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:41.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 190 38.1285 99 -0.08 48
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:40.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 30.9468 101 0 100
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:40.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 293 31.1466 101 -0.18 48
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:39.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 324 25.8519 103 0.65 43
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:39.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 317 25.4523 103 0.42 23
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:39.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 28.8489 102 0 75
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:39.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 30.2475 101 -0.2 72
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:39.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 320 28.0497 102 0.19 24
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:38.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 23.8539 104 -0.29 71
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:38.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 21.5673 106 0.1 99
IV.EMPL.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:38.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 285 23.754 104 0.12 49
IV.EPDN.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:38.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 24.5532 104 -0.05 75
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:38.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 23.1546 105 -0.31 71
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:37.91 1.0 undecidable manual P 354 18.5703 108 0.1 25
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:37.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 325 6.5934 133 0.89 20
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2021-12-27T04:25:37.40 0.1 negative manual P 315 17.5713 109 -0.23 97
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2021-12-27T04:25:37.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 293 19.4694 107 -0.33 95
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:37.36 0.1 negative manual P 330 16.9719 110 -0.14 99
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:36.24 0.1 negative manual P 311 11.1777 118 -0.2 99
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-12-27T04:25:35.88 0.1 positive manual P 325 6.5934 133 0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.006939999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:39.53
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.008039999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:39.53
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.005255 1.4 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:39.13
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.004550000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:40.13
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00117285625 0.2592 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:41.12
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000042941875 0.72 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:50.66
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00131 0.74 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:44.98
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0016950000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:45.57
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00016549999999999998 0.92 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:46.74
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001215 0.48 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:46.72
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.001435 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:47.14
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0011578803 0.8192 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:46.65
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001895 0.54 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:47.34
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000338 0.9 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:47.71
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002735 0.46 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:48.36
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00007655 0.94 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:50.51
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00006685 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:50.45
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022799999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:52.52
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00009215 0.9 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:52.55
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00007769999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:53.76
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00007395000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:56.05
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00019717 0.4608 AML other m 2021-12-27T04:25:50.32
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