Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 21-04-2023 and time 00:27:44 (Italy) in region 5 km S Alia (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Alia (PA), on

  • 20-04-2023 22:27:44 (UTC)
  • 21-04-2023 00:27:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7350, 13.6960 at 3 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
Alia PA 5 3623 3623
Lercara Friddi PA 8 6748 10371
Roccapalumba PA 9 2516 12887
Castronovo di Sicilia PA 10 3085 15972
Valledolmo PA 12 3594 19566
Cammarata AG 12 6355 25921
San Giovanni Gemini AG 13 8056 33977
Vallelunga Pratameno CL 13 3461 37438
Montemaggiore Belsito PA 14 3365 40803
Vicari PA 15 2901 43704
Villalba CL 16 1633 45337
Aliminusa PA 16 1236 46573
Sclafani Bagni PA 17 426 46999
Mussomeli CL 18 10780 57779
Acquaviva Platani CL 18 948 58727
Caltavuturo PA 20 4017 62744

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
48 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
52 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Mazara del Vallo (51718 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 1.5 2023-04-20
22:27:44
37.7352 13.6962 3 2024-03-01
17:18:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117291091
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2023-04-20
22:27:44
37.7283 13.7133 3 2023-04-20
22:37:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116560751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-20 22:27:44 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.7352 ± 0.0099
Longitude 13.6962 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 3 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117291091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1140
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04766
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62323
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117291091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-26 14:24:42

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116560751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-20 22:37:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:58.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 38.8278 94 0.8 42
IV.MBFT.HHN. 2023-04-20T22:27:58.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 69.1752 50 0.95 56
IV.CRJA.HNZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:57.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 277 61.0944 50 0.99 37
IV.MARIO.HHE. 2023-04-20T22:27:55.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 33.5442 95 -0.24 50
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2023-04-20T22:27:54.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 48.4182 93 -0.03 77
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:52.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 40.4262 94 -0.16 76
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:52.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 42.1245 94 -0.12 76
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:51.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 38.8278 94 -0.38 73
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:51.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 38.628 94 -0.44 72
IV.RESU.HHE. 2023-04-20T22:27:51.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 33.1446 95 0.82 63
IV.MARIO.HHE. 2023-04-20T22:27:50.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 33.5442 95 -0.47 72
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:49.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 15.0738 101 0.15 53
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:48.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 19.4694 98 0.52 97
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:46.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 5.2947 119 -0.17 54
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:46.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 15.0738 101 -0.68 69
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2023-04-20T22:27:45.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 5.2947 119 -0.5 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCT.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00030000000000000003 0.6 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:27:54.90
IV.MCT.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00038849999999999996 0.44 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:27:57.55
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00032299999999999994 1.32 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:27:57.69
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0003835 1.4 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:27:57.04
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0003675 0.6 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:01.22
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005275 1.1 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:01.24
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00034550000000000005 0.56 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:01.52
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005305 0.34 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:01.36
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014150000000000002 1.52 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:01.18
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000121 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:06.17
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001125 0.66 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:08.62
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011295 1.08 AML other m 2023-04-20T22:28:17.21
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