Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 21-11-2009 and time 10:26:05 (Italy) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 21-11-2009 09:26:05 (UTC)
  • 21-11-2009 10:26:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1030, 15.6240 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km E of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
98 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
Md 2.0
ML 2.1
2009-11-21
09:26:05
37.103 15.624 30 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 993089
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-11-21 09:26:05 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.1030 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6240 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 993089

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 638
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 467
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 191
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 922.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 320
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72755
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 993089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:01:06

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 993089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 19:01:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MAGA.HHN. 2009-11-21T09:26:40.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2009-11-21T09:26:34.68 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2009-11-21T09:26:29.81 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 276 80.7636 0.021 74
IV.HMDC.HHN. 2009-11-21T09:26:28.61 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 258 76.0683 0.01 100
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2009-11-21T09:26:23.55 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 291 55.8996 0.032 78
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2009-11-21T09:26:21.44 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 251 47.1195 0.049 79
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2009-11-21T09:26:21.65 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 277 49.0176 -0.187 77
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2009-11-21T09:26:19.46 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 276 80.7636 0.108 73
IV.AGST.EHN. 2009-11-21T09:26:18.88 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.HMDC.HHN. 2009-11-21T09:26:18.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 258 76.0683 -0.128 98
IV.HCRL.HHE. 2009-11-21T09:26:15.78 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 291 55.8996 0.048 78
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2009-11-21T09:26:14.76 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 277 49.0176 0 79
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2009-11-21T09:26:14.60 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 251 47.1195 0.096 78
IV.AGST.EHN. 2009-11-21T09:26:09.28 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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