Sismo muy débil mag. 1.8 - 15 km NE of Caltagirone, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Tuesday, 23 Feb. 2021 -
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Sismo muy débil magnitud 1.8 at 26 km depth
23 Feb 21:59 UTC: Primero en informar: INGV después de 11 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 23 Feb 2021 21:48:20 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 22:48 (GMT +1)
Magnitud: 1.8
Profundidad: 26.4 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 37.334°N / 14.627°E

Volcán mas cercano: Etna (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km al S de Borgo Pietrolupo (Sicily) (pop: 17) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
8 km al SO de Ramacca (Provincia di Catania, Sicily) (pop: 10,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
10 km al O de Palagonia (Sicily) (pop: 16,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
15 km al NE de Caltagirone (Provincia di Catania, Sicily) (pop: 35,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
19 km al ONO de Scordia (Sicily) (pop: 16,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
23 km al ESE de Piazza Armerina (Provincia di Enna, Sicily) (pop: 17,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
43 km al OSO de Catania (Sicily) (pop: 290,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
45 km al NE de Gela (Sicily) (pop: 73,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
144 km al SE de Palermo (Sicily) (pop: 648,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
538 km al SSE de Roma (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
8.8°C (48 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WNW
Fuente primaria de datos: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Clear Sky

Energía liberada estimada: 3.2 x 107 joules (8.78 kilowatt hours) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
1.8 | 26 km | 8 Km SW Ramacca (CT), Italy | INGV |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 1.8, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.