Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 12-01-2021 and time 19:47:45 (Italy) in region 6 km N Sperlinga (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Sperlinga (EN), on

  • 12-01-2021 18:47:45 (UTC)
  • 12-01-2021 19:47:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8190, 14.3660 at 6 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sperlinga EN 6 805 805
Nicosia EN 8 13899 14704
Castel di Lucio ME 9 1294 15998
Capizzi ME 11 3176 19174
Cerami EN 12 2006 21180
Mistretta ME 13 4791 25971
Gangi PA 14 6811 32782
Reitano ME 17 806 33588
Pettineo ME 18 1350 34938
San Mauro Castelverde PA 19 1701 36639
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 37378
Geraci Siculo PA 19 1945 39323
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 19 3593 42916
Nissoria EN 20 3000 45916
Leonforte EN 20 13439 59355

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 1.7 2021-01-12
18:47:45
37.819 14.3665 6 2021-07-12
16:55:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89721831
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2021-01-12
18:47:45
37.822 14.3578 5 2021-01-12
19:00:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86208941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-12 18:47:45 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8190 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.3665 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89721831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 746
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 427
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 2
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19156
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77522
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86208941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-12 19:00:56

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89721831
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-02 17:57:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:48:02.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 50.9157 50 0.07 48
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:48:00.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 86.0472 50 -0.08 91
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:57.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 33.2445 100 0.58 66
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:57.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 35.3424 99 0.35 71
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:56.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 30.0477 101 0.26 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:56.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 30.9468 101 0.26 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:55.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 50.9157 50 0.03 98
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:55.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 27.4503 102 0.84 60
IV.CPTP.HHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:55.82 1.0 undecidable manual P 202 49.0176 50 0.95 18
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:53.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 22.1556 105 -0.05 51
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:52.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 35.3424 99 -0.28 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:52.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 21.2676 105 0.03 51
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:51.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 30.9468 101 0.09 100
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:51.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 33.2445 100 -0.18 98
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:50.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 30.0477 101 -0.92 77
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:50.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 315 27.4503 102 -0.53 46
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:50.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 24.753 103 0.4 71
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-12T18:47:49.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 21.2676 105 -0.21 99
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2021-01-12T18:47:49.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 22.1556 105 -0.45 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008864999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:47:57.52
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000397121 0.3456 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:47:58.45
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006045048 0.2176 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:47:58.71
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003555 1.24 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:47:59.70
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0008305 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:47:59.59
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003485 0.44 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:48:00.25
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009773334999999999 0.2816 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:48:04.21
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000091351215 0.5248 AML other m 2021-01-12T18:48:05.84
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