Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 04-07-2023 and time 08:40:43 (Italy) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 04-07-2023 06:40:43 (UTC)
  • 04-07-2023 08:40:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.6810, 15.2020 at 28 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Portopalo di Capo Passero SR 6 3887 3887
Pachino SR 11 22205 26092

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km S of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Gela (75827 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2023-07-04
06:40:43
36.6808 15.2023 28 2023-07-04
06:53:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 118955031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-04 06:40:43 ± 0.18
Latitude 36.6808 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.2023 ± 0.0101
Depth (km) 28 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118955031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 847
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 539
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 253
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 294
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13490
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71766
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118955031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-04 06:53:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:41:00.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 54.1014 111 0 50
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:59.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 48.3183 114 0.21 73
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:56.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 79.6647 104 -0.23 68
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:55.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 322 70.0743 106 -0.35 45
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:55.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 31.746 126 -0.06 77
IV.ISPIC.HNZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 293 28.749 129 -0.08 76
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:53.50 0.3 negative manual P 348 54.1014 111 0.13 72
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:52.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 48.3183 114 0.03 100
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:52.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 14.9739 149 -0.06 52
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:50.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 31.746 126 0.21 50
IV.ISPIC.HNZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:49.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 293 28.749 129 -0.09 51
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-07-04T06:40:48.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 14.9739 149 0.18 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000143 1.3 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:01.21
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00014399999999999998 0.22 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:01.48
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000288 0.86 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:04.15
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011690000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:04.71
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00033499999999999996 0.32 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:05.44
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0002505 0.44 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:05.66
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007819999999999999 1.14 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:07.18
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000756 0.46 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:08.42
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007991877999999999 0.3392 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:07.28
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008919592499999999 0.4992 AML other m 2023-07-04T06:41:07.24
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