Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 13-01-2021 and time 08:18:17 (Italy) in region 7 km SE Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SE Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 13-01-2021 07:18:17 (UTC)
  • 13-01-2021 08:18:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8300, 14.3450 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Castel di Lucio ME 7 1294 1294
Sperlinga EN 7 805 2099
Nicosia EN 10 13899 15998
Mistretta ME 11 4791 20789
Capizzi ME 12 3176 23965
Gangi PA 13 6811 30776
Cerami EN 14 2006 32782
Pettineo ME 16 1350 34132
Reitano ME 16 806 34938
San Mauro Castelverde PA 17 1701 36639
Geraci Siculo PA 17 1945 38584
Motta d'Affermo ME 17 739 39323
Tusa ME 20 2925 42248

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 2.3 2021-01-13
07:18:17
37.8302 14.3448 6 2021-07-12
16:54:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86245441
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2021-01-13
07:18:17
37.7658 14.2875 24 2021-03-02
18:22:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86216951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-13 07:18:17 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8302 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.3448 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86245441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 825
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 703
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 20
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 49
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.18166
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88673
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 27
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86245441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-02 18:21:55

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86216951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-13 07:28:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:35.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 51.9036 50 0.45 45
IV.SSY.HHN. 2021-01-13T07:18:34.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 98.4237 50 -0.25 43
IV.IACL.HHN. 2021-01-13T07:18:32.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 77.9664 50 0.68 60
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:32.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 83.8494 50 -0.43 42
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:31.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 79.365 50 -0.2 67
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2021-01-13T07:18:30.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 70.7736 50 -0.29 44
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:30.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 67.4769 50 -0.23 68
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-13T07:18:28.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 303 33.0447 100 -0.85 40
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:28.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 49.5171 50 1.24 33
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:27.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 51.9036 50 -0.49 89
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:27.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 91 44.9217 50 0.55 44
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:27.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 27.8499 102 -0.16 50
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:26.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 25.2525 103 -0.04 51
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:26.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 23.5542 104 0.68 42
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:25.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 20.1687 106 -0.06 51
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-13T07:18:24.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 303 33.0447 100 -0.08 75
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:24.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 32.4453 100 0.18 74
IV.CAGR.HHN. 2021-01-13T07:18:23.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 26.8509 102 -0.17 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:23.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 27.8499 102 -0.14 100
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:23.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 25.2525 103 0.41 94
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:22.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 23.5542 104 -0.47 95
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-13T07:18:22.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 20.1687 106 0.35 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00034624825000000004 0.2784 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:47.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00027419175 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:37.13
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000343337 0.3392 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:58.32
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000621 0.68 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:38.19
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0005925 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:41.18
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005725 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:45.68
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00076892485 0.5696 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:30.07
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00562542 0.5792 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:30.06
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00034684415 0.528 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:36.15
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0036893995 0.4224 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:32.13
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00085590145 0.4384 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:30.97
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0010218300499999998 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:32.21
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0024972905000000003 0.4192 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:33.28
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0022022174999999995 0.5376 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:31.65
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00106432 0.3808 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:31.10
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.1 0.0008282437499999999 0.9184 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:28.94
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006210014 0.6784 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:38.19
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00059231765 0.56 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:41.18
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00078131035 0.4192 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:35.66
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006841258999999999 0.4608 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:36.62
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0007732384 0.6016 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:44.17
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00057244375 0.5408 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:45.68
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00021790120000000001 0.5408 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:45.55
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0008205532 0.64 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:53.88
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00035371525 0.4416 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:51.46
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00028763270000000004 0.2784 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:46.23
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0006719945 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-13T07:18:56.11
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