Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 21-03-2021 and time 10:36:03 (Italy) in region 2 km E Sant'Alfio (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Sant'Alfio (CT), on

  • 21-03-2021 09:36:03 (UTC)
  • 21-03-2021 10:36:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7500, 15.1680 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sant'Alfio CT 2 1582 1582
Giarre CT 3 27659 29241
Mascali CT 3 14282 43523
Riposto CT 4 14838 58361
Milo CT 5 1087 59448
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 6 9623 69071
Piedimonte Etneo CT 7 3963 73034
Santa Venerina CT 7 8592 81626
Zafferana Etnea CT 8 9517 91143
Calatabiano CT 10 5308 96451
Linguaglossa CT 10 5403 101854
Gaggi ME 13 3184 105038
Giardini-Naxos ME 14 9415 114453
Taormina ME 15 10960 125413
Acireale CT 15 52622 178035
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 15 3215 181250
Castelmola ME 16 1088 182338
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 16 17984 200322
Motta Camastra ME 16 845 201167
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 231018
Viagrande CT 17 8563 239581
Trecastagni CT 17 10910 250491
Graniti ME 17 1492 251983
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 255928
Pedara CT 17 14102 270030
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 273554
Letojanni ME 19 2861 276415
Valverde CT 19 7840 284255
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 291718
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 292435
Mongiuffi Melia ME 20 600 293035

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
28 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 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 2.1 2021-03-21
09:36:03
37.7498 15.1685 10 2021-07-12
16:55:05
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88766251
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.6 2021-03-21
09:36:03
37.743 15.129 12 2021-06-23
10:17:23
Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 88342501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-21 09:36:03 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.7498 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.1685 ± 0.0080
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 88766251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 707
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 460
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 128
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02698
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25721
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88766251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-23 10:16:47

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88342501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-21 09:43:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:10.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 18.1707 119 0.12 48
IV.EMFS.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:10.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 15.3735 124 0.78 40
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:09.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 291 12.6762 129 0.21 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:09.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 28.5492 50 0.28 69
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:09.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 15.2736 124 -0.01 50
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:09.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 11.9769 131 0.53 67
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:08.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 25.1526 50 0.12 72
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:08.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 23.2545 114 0.1 96
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 7.0929 146 -0.02 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 5.6943 151 0.58 66
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 19.0698 118 0.36 69
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 20.7681 116 0.15 95
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 203 7.2927 144 0.2 73
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 18.1707 119 -0.21 95
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:07.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 7.881 142 -0.13 74
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 8.7801 139 0.52 90
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 15.2736 124 -0.38 69
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 11.9769 131 -0.01 100
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 14.6742 125 0.05 74
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 12.6762 129 -0.11 98
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 13.875 126 -0.42 91
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 281 2.997 164 -0.2 73
IV.EMFS.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:06.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 15.3735 124 -0.27 94
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:05.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 203 7.2927 144 -0.06 100
IV.ECBD.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:05.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 7.881 142 -0.31 94
IV.EMFO.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:05.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 7.0929 146 -0.4 93
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:05.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 5.6943 151 -0.05 100
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2021-03-21T09:36:04.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 281 2.997 164 -0.46 92
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0037710435 0.2176 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:07.06
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.004557724 0.2432 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:07.06
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0023233705 0.288 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:08.03
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0027881 0.4032 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:11.58
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00327 0.3 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:09.43
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0032750000000000006 0.24 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:09.55
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000258221 0.4416 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:10.66
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003395 0.28 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:11.40
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00050468325 0.4224 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:15.54
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006846779 0.2816 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:19.09
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006235321499999999 0.4224 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:17.32
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0006336964499999999 0.4992 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:19.65
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00084544195 0.0768 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:05.66
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000581939 0.4608 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:11.01
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0031867595 0.4096 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:11.58
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0021717495000000003 0.2432 AML other m 2021-03-21T09:36:08.04
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