Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 14-01-2021 and time 18:29:53 (Italy) in region 6 km N Sperlinga (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Sperlinga (EN), on

  • 14-01-2021 17:29:53 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2021 18:29:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8230, 14.3570 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
Castel di Lucio ME 8 1294 2099
Nicosia EN 9 13899 15998
Capizzi ME 11 3176 19174
Mistretta ME 12 4791 23965
Cerami EN 13 2006 25971
Gangi PA 14 6811 32782
Reitano ME 17 806 33588
Pettineo ME 17 1350 34938
San Mauro Castelverde PA 18 1701 36639
Geraci Siculo PA 18 1945 38584
Motta d'Affermo ME 18 739 39323

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
98 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 1.6 2021-01-14
17:29:53
37.823 14.3573 6 2021-07-12
16:55:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90291551
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-01-14
17:29:53
37.7995 14.3598 10 2021-01-14
17:48:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86252221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-14 17:29:53 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.8230 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.3573 ± 0.0091
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 90291551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1069
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 186
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 212
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1070.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
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) 0.19156
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59985
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86252221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-14 17:48:31

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90291551
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-01 00:06:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:05.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 66.5778 50 -0.1 50
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:04.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 26.5512 103 1.07 58
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:03.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 49.2174 50 0.29 99
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:03.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 29.1486 102 -0.31 51
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:03.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 25.5522 103 0.96 41
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:03.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 61 51.3153 50 -0.3 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:02.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 90 43.8228 50 0.25 51
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:01.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 21.2676 106 0.01 55
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:30:01.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 22.1556 105 0.46 50
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2021-01-14T17:30:01.42 1.0 undecidable manual P 102 41.0256 98 -0.4 25
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-14T17:29:59.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 32.8449 100 -0.33 51
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:59.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 31.1466 101 -0.1 80
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:59.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 26.5512 103 0.2 79
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:59.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 29.1486 102 -0.32 77
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:58.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 25.5522 103 -0.12 80
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:57.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 21.2676 106 -0.37 77
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-14T17:29:57.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 22.1556 105 -0.48 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00012380805 1.6768 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:04.65
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00033275985000000004 1.8048 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:04.37
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000482 0.96 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:04.91
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011749999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:05.57
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0002145405 0.512 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:05.63
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002302774 1.5008 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:06.12
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008518842499999999 0.4096 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:07.64
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000080736625 1.5616 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:07.42
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002645 1.48 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:08.97
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006254258 1.4624 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:09.16
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000091919565 0.3968 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:13.00
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008803115000000001 1.5008 AML other m 2021-01-14T17:30:18.95
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