Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 17-01-2021 and time 11:33:08 (Italy) in region 7 km N Sperlinga (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 7 km N Sperlinga (EN), on

  • 17-01-2021 10:33:08 (UTC)
  • 17-01-2021 11:33:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8300, 14.3490 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.

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 7 805 805
Castel di Lucio ME 7 1294 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
Reitano ME 16 806 33588
Pettineo ME 16 1350 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)
79 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
89 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 1.4 2021-01-17
10:33:08
37.8302 14.349 8 2021-07-12
16:55:00
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87720911
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-01-17
10:33:08
37.8397 14.384 9 2021-01-17
11:06:39
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86326881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-17 10:33:08 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.8302 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.3490 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87720911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1152
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 956
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 218
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 108
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18526
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60704
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87720911
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-04 15:14:42

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86326881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-17 11:06:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2021-01-17T10:33:21.37 1.0 undecidable manual P 179 67.377 50 0.35 26
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:18.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 28.1496 105 0.01 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:18.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 51.6039 50 0.14 82
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:18.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 25.4523 106 0.48 54
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-01-17T10:33:18.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 26.6511 106 0.53 53
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:18.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 283 53.9016 50 -0.32 79
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:16.94 1.0 undecidable manual S 125 23.2545 108 -0.28 28
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:16.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 232 32.745 103 0.52 52
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:15.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 20.5683 110 -0.53 53
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-01-17T10:33:14.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 26.6511 106 0.32 83
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:14.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 28.1496 105 -0.19 85
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:14.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 25.4523 106 0.34 83
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:13.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 20.5683 110 -0.14 87
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-17T10:33:12.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 23.2545 108 -0.68 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00011117035999999999 1.2704 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:14.15
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000602 0.62 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:20.64
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004053924 0.6592 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:21.38
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000138578 1.4688 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:21.11
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0002048601 0.7008 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:22.50
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00020425475 0.6784 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:23.71
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00013578012 0.5184 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:23.45
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000032455285 0.8384 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:25.07
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00012695986 0.4416 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:25.40
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003603031 1.2768 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:26.81
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010023367 0.5184 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:26.31
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001244983 0.5632 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:26.70
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006245813499999999 1.4368 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:27.08
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014666994999999999 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:28.83
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00016804225 0.8 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:30.53
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000055916265 0.4352 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:33.58
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00007203803999999999 0.5632 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:34.48
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006225419 0.8768 AML other m 2021-01-17T10:33:39.49
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