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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 08-01-2021 and time 15:40:22 (UTC) in region 4 km SW Novara di Sicilia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Novara di Sicilia (ME), on

  • 08-01-2021 15:40:22 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2021 16:40:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0010, 15.0980 at 8 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 6 873 2210
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 7 1019 3229
Basicò ME 8 612 3841
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 6128
Malvagna ME 10 733 6861
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 8392
Roccella Valdemone ME 11 666 9058
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 12 3945 13003
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 13720
Furnari ME 12 3784 17504
San Piero Patti ME 13 2915 20419
Falcone ME 13 2808 23227
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 13 3215 26442
Motta Camastra ME 13 845 27287
Antillo ME 13 919 28206
Rodì Milici ME 14 2056 30262
Oliveri ME 14 2181 32443
Castroreale ME 15 2504 34947
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 35927
Librizzi ME 16 1660 37587
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 44982
Floresta ME 17 485 45467
Graniti ME 17 1492 46959
Limina ME 17 836 47795
Roccafiorita ME 17 197 47992
Raccuja ME 18 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 20 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
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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 1.4 2021-01-08
15:40:22		 38.0007 15.0975 8 2021-07-12
16:54:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86261761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2021-01-08
15:40:22		 37.9833 15.0972 10 2021-01-08
15:50:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86098351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-08 15:40:22 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0007 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.0975 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86261761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 793
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 512
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 158
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 790.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 66
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11062
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45955
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86261761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-15 08:53:46

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86098351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-08 15:50:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:37.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 46.2204 50 -0.22 45
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:40:37.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 42.9237 50 0.63 41
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:36.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 44.3223 50 -0.87 55
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:33.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 28.749 105 0.62 42
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:40:32.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 51.0156 50 0.39 65
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:31.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 27.5502 106 -0.32 69
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:40:31.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 42.9237 50 0.53 64
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2021-01-08T15:40:31.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 45.5211 50 0.79 57
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:30.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 46.2204 50 -0.29 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:30.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 44.3223 50 -0.7 59
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:30.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 23.754 108 -0.08 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:29.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 20.0688 111 -0.1 73
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 21.2676 110 0.54 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 12.2766 123 0.12 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.52 0.1 negative manual P 213 23.754 108 0.36 91
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 171 13.2756 121 -0.14 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.70 0.1 positive manual P 54 27.5502 106 -0.18 94
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:27.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 28.749 105 -0.29 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:26.27 0.1 positive manual P 284 20.0688 111 -0.19 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:25.05 0.1 positive manual P 105 12.2766 123 -0.01 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-08T15:40:25.10 0.1 negative manual P 171 13.2756 121 -0.14 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00041713795 0.2176 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:27.81
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00049104985 0.192 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:28.39
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0006039999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:27.74
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000585 0.2 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:28.15
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000169983 0.2048 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:29.95
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001483642 0.1792 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:30.98
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001293696 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:33.16
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008834664 0.2048 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:33.83
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000036223195 1.4208 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:48.66
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000040100755000000004 1.1904 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:42.15
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010452274 0.7808 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:33.40
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008114969 0.8448 AML other m 2021-01-08T15:40:47.83
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