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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 08-01-2021 and time 15:24:34 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 08-01-2021 15:24:34 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2021 16:24:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0020, 15.0980 at 9 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
Novara di Sicilia ME 4 1337 1337
Tripi ME 5 873 2210
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 7 1019 3229
Basicò ME 7 612 3841
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 6128
Malvagna ME 10 733 6861
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 8392
Roccella Valdemone ME 11 666 9058
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 12 3945 13003
Furnari ME 12 3784 16787
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 17504
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 20419
Falcone ME 13 2808 23227
Antillo ME 13 919 24146
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 27361
Motta Camastra ME 14 845 28206
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 30262
Oliveri ME 14 2181 32443
Castroreale ME 15 2504 34947
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 35927
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 43322
Librizzi ME 16 1660 44982
Floresta ME 17 485 45467
Graniti ME 17 1492 46959
Limina ME 17 836 47795
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 47992
Raccuja ME 17 1041 49033
Linguaglossa CT 18 5403 54436
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 55036
Randazzo CT 19 10900 65936
Gaggi ME 19 3184 69120
Mandanici ME 19 601 69721
Patti ME 19 13431 83152
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 124735
Ucria ME 20 1058 125793
Montagnareale ME 20 1615 127408

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.5 2021-01-08
15:24:34		 38.0022 15.0977 9 2021-07-12
16:54:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86261511
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.5 2021-01-08
15:24:34		 37.9827 15.089 10 2021-01-08
15:36:34		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86098211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-08 15:24:34 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0022 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0977 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86261511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 446
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 150
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 65
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 38
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11152
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.06390
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86261511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-02 13:22:42

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 42
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86098211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-08 15:36:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:57.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 75.1692 50 0.22 65
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:54.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 267 118.0929 50 0.18 40
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:53.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 107.9142 50 0.49 38
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:50.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 45 95.9262 50 -0.07 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:50.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 46.1205 50 0.3 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:50.14 1.0 undecidable manual P 181 93.7395 50 -0.57 19
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:49.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 258 88.0452 50 -0.43 40
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:24:49.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 42.7239 50 0.63 41
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:49.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 270 83.4498 50 -0.01 44
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:24:49.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 45.4212 50 0.37 66
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:48.88 0.1 positive manual P 84 83.9493 50 -0.33 83
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:48.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 44.3223 50 -0.69 60
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:48.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 324 77.1672 50 0 45
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:48.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 79.9644 50 -0.22 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:47.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 195 75.1692 50 -0.04 45
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:47.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 75.1692 50 -0.14 66
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:46.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 21 32.0457 50 0.06 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:46.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 227 28.8489 108 1.08 52
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:45.51 0.1 positive manual P 62 60.7947 50 -0.12 90
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:44.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 24.0537 111 0.99 36
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:44.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 56.5989 50 -0.06 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:44.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 27.4503 109 0.2 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:43.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 46.1205 50 -0.01 71
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:24:43.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 45.4212 50 0.17 69
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:24:43.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 42.7239 50 0.58 63
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:24:43.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 50.9157 50 -0.52 42
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:42.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 283 20.0688 115 -0.27 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:42.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 44.3223 50 -0.34 67
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:41.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 32.0457 50 0.07 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:40.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 106 12.3765 127 0.05 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:40.32 0.1 positive manual P 54 27.4503 109 -0.1 96
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:40.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 28.8489 108 -0.39 68
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:39.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 23.9538 111 0.19 95
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:39.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 171 13.4754 124 -0.42 69
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:39.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 24.0537 111 0.21 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:38.90 0.1 positive manual P 283 20.0688 115 -0.14 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:37.66 0.1 positive manual P 106 12.3765 127 -0.04 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:24:37.72 0.1 negative manual P 171 13.4754 124 -0.17 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.7 0.005154999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:40.44
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00692 0.26 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:40.37
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.9 0.008765 0.18 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:40.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.9 0.008709999999999999 1.84 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:40.94
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0025 0.36 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:42.57
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0021349999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:43.61
IV.EMCN.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00294 0.52 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:45.88
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:2.7 0.00303 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:45.89
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.9 0.004810000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:45.84
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.001615 0.22 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:46.47
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001925 0.52 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:46.24
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0016799999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:46.67
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00277 0.34 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:46.68
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0029850000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:47.86
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00538 1.64 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:48.93
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00366 1.6 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:48.13
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:2.7 0.00327 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:51.25
IV.EMCN.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0033200000000000005 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:51.25
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0008265 0.7 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:55.38
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0009279999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:55.46
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0003115 1.66 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:57.00
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.1 0.000259 0.86 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:57.46
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0011400000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:24:57.67
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000144 1 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:00.59
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000163 1 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:00.09
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00016399999999999997 0.98 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:01.28
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001985 0.92 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:01.41
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008154999999999999 1.42 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:01.96
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.1 0.001915 1.36 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:01.29
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0007915000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:01.99
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00016375 0.68 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:02.24
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00019350000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:03.60
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.000327 0.7 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:05.58
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00016700000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:05.60
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000188 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:05.87
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000165 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:06.50
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0010854999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:08.63
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.5 0.000438 0.44 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:09.38
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000209 1.08 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:09.19
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00047250000000000005 0.62 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:09.62
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00028100000000000005 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:10.10
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000268 0.44 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:10.29
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00010155 0.38 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:10.15
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0000844 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:25:10.17
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