Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 18-01-2021 and time 03:10:59 (Italy) in region 6 km N Sperlinga (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Sperlinga (EN), on

  • 18-01-2021 02:10:59 (UTC)
  • 18-01-2021 03:10:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8170, 14.3740 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 10 1294 15998
Capizzi ME 10 3176 19174
Cerami EN 12 2006 21180
Mistretta ME 13 4791 25971
Gangi PA 15 6811 32782
Reitano ME 18 806 33588
Pettineo ME 18 1350 34938
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 19 3593 38531
Nissoria EN 19 3000 41531
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 42270
San Mauro Castelverde PA 20 1701 43971
Leonforte EN 20 13439 57410
Geraci Siculo PA 20 1945 59355

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
95 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 1.8 2021-01-18
02:10:59
37.8172 14.3742 6 2021-07-12
16:54:59
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87413061
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2021-01-18
02:10:58
37.7578 14.3198 20 2021-01-18
02:31:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86343011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-18 02:10:59 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.8172 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.3742 ± 0.0137
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 87413061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1709
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1006
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 215
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 106
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) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18526
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59445
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87413061
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-23 17:16:32

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86343011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-18 02:31:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:16.72 1.0 undecidable manual S 60 50.4162 50 -0.05 24
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-18T02:11:13.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 302 36.0417 100 0.91 56
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:11.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 181 65.9895 50 -0.13 23
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:10.44 1.0 undecidable manual S 314 28.0497 102 0.74 21
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:10.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 30.747 101 0.19 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:09.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 50.4162 50 0.11 94
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:07.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 20.5683 106 -0.16 49
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:07.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 22.755 105 -0.14 74
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-18T02:11:06.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 36.0417 100 -0.06 73
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:05.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 30.747 101 -0.81 79
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:05.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 28.0497 102 -0.26 95
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-01-18T02:11:05.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 24.2535 104 0.56 89
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:04.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 22.755 105 -0.05 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-18T02:11:03.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 20.5683 106 -0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0001663407 0.7408 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:10.08
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.00051152065 0.6608 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:10.48
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0018900000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:11.62
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00023678185000000003 0.36 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:11.63
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004145 0.5 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:12.45
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0012850000000000001 0.5 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:13.89
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004605 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:14.12
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00057583695 0.9392 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:16.82
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00014066935 0.6016 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:18.55
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001522268 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-18T02:11:19.00
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