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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 10-01-2020 and time 07:35:07 (Italy) in region 2 km E Villarosa (EN)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Villarosa (EN), on

  • 10-01-2020 06:35:07 (UTC)
  • 10-01-2020 07:35:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.5840, 14.1970 at 62 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villarosa EN 2 4937 4937
Calascibetta EN 7 4528 9465
Enna EN 8 28019 37484
Alimena PA 14 2032 39516
Santa Caterina Villarmosa CL 15 5388 44904
Caltanissetta CL 16 63360 108264
Resuttano CL 18 2038 110302
Leonforte EN 18 13439 123741
Pietraperzia EN 19 7013 130754
Valguarnera Caropepe EN 19 7866 138620

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Modica (54633 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2020-01-10
06:35:07		 37.5835 14.1967 62 2020-07-18
21:08:26		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77219141
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-01-10
06:35:07		 37.5872 14.1918 62 2020-01-10
06:44:11		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75425381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-10 06:35:07 ± 0.42
Latitude 37.5835 ± 0.0180
Longitude 14.1967 ± 0.0306
Depth (km) 62 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77219141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2275
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2137
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 259
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.04501
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77219141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-12 15:37:27

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75425381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-10 06:44:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:36:33.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.25 0
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:58.01 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.73 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:36.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 121 90.6426 114 0.37 64
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:30.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 64.8906 125 -0.49 65
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:28.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 354 45.621 137 0.53 65
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-01-10T06:35:26.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 41.1255 140 -0.6 67
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:25.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 42.624 139 -1.4 45
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:25.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 28.6491 151 -0.22 75
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:25.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 115.995 108 -1.05 46
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:24.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 300 14.1747 165 0.31 73
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:24.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 90.6426 114 0.33 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:20.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 64.8906 125 -0.16 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:19.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 45.621 137 0.1 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:19.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 35.4423 145 0.94 57
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:19.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 42.624 139 0.25 96
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:18.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 43.0236 139 0 74
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-01-10T06:35:18.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 41.1255 140 -0.31 94
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-01-10T06:35:18.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 26.9508 152 0.39 71
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:17.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 28.6491 151 -0.11 75
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-01-10T06:35:17.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 14.1747 165 0.25 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001303 0.34 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:26.77
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000979 0.68 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:27.44
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000128 0.42 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:27.82
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011649999999999999 0.72 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:28.00
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00005465000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:28.40
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0001865 0.98 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:30.53
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005365 0.44 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:30.70
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00016249999999999997 1.62 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:30.99
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000177 0.14 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:31.28
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0002035 0.52 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:31.33
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00028349999999999995 0.36 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:36.50
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00046100000000000004 0.14 AML other m 2020-01-10T06:35:39.39
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