Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 21-08-2018 and time 17:17:48 (Italy) in region Costa Ragusana (Ragusa)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ragusana (Ragusa), on

  • 21-08-2018 15:17:48 (UTC)
  • 21-08-2018 17:17:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.6160, 14.3380 at 27 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km SW of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
49 Km SW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
51 Km S of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Siracusa (122291 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 2.4 2018-08-21
15:17:48
36.616 14.3377 27 2019-04-24
14:51:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 67251851
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2018-08-21
15:17:48
36.6162 14.3192 10 2018-08-21
15:38:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 60047731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-21 15:17:48 ± 0.16
Latitude 36.6160 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.3377 ± 0.0146
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 67251851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1164
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1005
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1160.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.91556
Number of stations at which the event was observed 34
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 67251851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-04-04 13:41:46

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60047731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-21 15:38:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:44.62 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:42.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.01 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:41.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.94 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:38.84 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.2 0
IV.NRCA.HNZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:32.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.37 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:31.11 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.97 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2018-08-21T15:19:27.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.29 0
IV.LATE.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:19.35 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.84 0
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:18.87 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.84 0
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:09.71 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.09 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:07.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.25 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:06.00 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.37 0
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:05.24 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.71 0
MN.VSL.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:19:00.50 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.12 0
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:21.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 0 212.6316 54 1.6 22
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:19.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 106.116 100 0.22 63
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:18.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 103.7184 100 -0.25 63
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:17.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 191.5638 54 -0.36 46
IV.MPG.SHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:17.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 191.8635 54 -0.55 44
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:16.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 94.0392 101 -0.26 64
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:15.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 87.9453 102 0.27 66
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:15.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 176.5899 54 -0.46 48
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:13.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 149.2395 54 0.87 46
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:13.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 153.6351 54 0.7 49
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:13.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 167.2104 54 -1.36 34
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:10.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 136.4634 54 0.11 60
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:09.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 123.0879 54 0.25 60
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:08.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 63.0924 107 0.44 66
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:06.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 46 54.9006 110 0.12 72
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:06.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 106.116 100 -0.44 60
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:05.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 103.7184 100 -0.82 52
MN.VAE.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:05.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 94.6386 101 1.14 46
IV.FAVR.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:04.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 93.5397 101 0.17 66
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:04.06 0.1 positive manual P 30 94.0392 101 -0.67 76
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:03.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 87.9453 102 -0.72 54
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2018-08-21T15:18:01.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 68.7756 106 0.26 90
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:00.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 63.0924 107 0.09 71
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:00.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 29.748 127 -0.17 73
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:18:00.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 2 67.2771 106 0.09 94
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:17:58.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 46 54.9006 110 -0.13 70
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2018-08-21T15:17:55.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 29.748 127 0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:3.2 0.005646309 1.7824 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:01.03
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0032572135 1.7312 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:01.95
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.8 0.001258954 1.6928 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:07.06
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0008826486 0.1152 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:08.19
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00061379795 0.2048 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:09.48
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00078475395 0.1408 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:09.82
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00041116685 0.3584 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:11.26
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0003208638 1.7824 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:12.08
IV.FAVR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000056831225 0.3072 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:15.82
IV.FAVR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00008335061499999999 0.2304 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:16.25
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.2 0.0016253703000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:17.82
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.1 0.001444559 1.8336 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:17.93
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0008055 0.24 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:19.81
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0005263038500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:19.82
MN.WDD.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00012293029999999998 0.2816 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:20.15
MN.WDD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000101573985 0.2176 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:20.28
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:2.6 0.00033820475 0.1536 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:22.52
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.6 0.0003451132 0.3072 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:22.76
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000075055895 0.32 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:26.55
MN.VAE.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00001049 0.32 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:27.33
MN.VAE.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000009635000000000002 1 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:28.18
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009020499000000001 0.3072 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:28.49
IV.MNO.SHE. ML:0.0 0.000114040645 1.2448 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:37.37
IV.MNO.SHN. ML:0.0 0.0001158889 0.5632 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:40.31
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008054283 1.424 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:40.24
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000069124395 0.3584 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:40.82
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.000081399195 0.448 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:45.15
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0001261973 1.5392 AML other m 2018-08-21T15:18:50.89
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