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- M3.0 - M3.0 Earthquake in Sicily (Italy)

 

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Sicily on September 21, 2025, and was captured by our Citizen Seismic Stations.

 

M3.0 Earthquake in Sicily (Italy)
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Some earthquakes, even those of low magnitude, can be detected by Citizen Seismic Stations, such as this event that occurred in Sicily (Italy), more than 800 km away.

Earthquake data:

 

Date and time of origin: 2025-09-21 00:37:35 UTC
Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: 2025-09-21 00:39:27 UTC
Location where the station is located: Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU)
Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: 1 minutes and 52 seconds
Distance from the epicenter to the station: 833,98 Km
Wave speed: 7,45 km/s => 7.446,24 m/s
Wave type (according to speed): P
Sensor type: Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s
Sampling frequency (sps): 100Hz
Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave:
* By order of detection
0.1-1Hz, 0.05-0.9Hz, 0.1-1Hz, 1-10Hz, 0.5-2.5Hz, 1-5Hz, 0.05-0.5Hz, 0.02-0.1Hz, 0.7-2Hz
Place of Origin: Sicilia (Italia)
Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter:  📍 38.4972°N 11.5008°E
Depth (hypocenter): 1.2 km
Magnitude Richter Scale: M3.0
Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It):
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Unofficial data URL Volcano Discovery:  https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake...

 

 

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