Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 27-08-2023 and time 17:59:22 (UTC) in region Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), on

  • 27-08-2023 17:59:22 (UTC)
  • 27-08-2023 19:59:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1470, 15.3700 at 17 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
Siracusa SR 12 122291 122291
Priolo Gargallo SR 16 12091 134382
Augusta SR 16 36305 170687

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NE of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
55 Km SE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.1 2023-08-27
17:59:22
37.1473 15.3703 17 2023-08-27
18:08:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120522261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-27 17:59:22 ± 0.19
Latitude 37.1473 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.3703 ± 0.0090
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120522261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 780
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 426
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 99
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 278
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50452
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120522261
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-27 18:08:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:38.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 297 49.3173 99 0.08 92
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:33.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 227 30.2475 107 -0.07 72
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:32.22 1.0 negative manual P 248 55.9995 98 -0.48 21
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:31.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 297 49.3173 99 0.03 94
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2023-08-27T17:59:31.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 309 24.3534 113 0 98
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:29.00 0.3 positive manual P 227 30.2475 107 0.19 71
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:29.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 245 14.4744 131 -0.02 100
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2023-08-27T17:59:27.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 24.3534 113 -0.07 98
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2023-08-27T17:59:26.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 14.4744 131 0.07 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000028528463000000002 0.2944 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:38.55
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000033246305 0.1024 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:39.21
IV.HSRS.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000061158595 0.0768 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:30.36
IV.HSRS.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000613869 0.0512 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:29.88
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00005384746 0.192 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:34.72
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000056592545 0.384 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:39.91
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000071845805 0.4992 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:49.61
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00007287393 0.384 AML other m 2023-08-27T17:59:42.04
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download