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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 19-01-2021 and time 03:50:44 (Italy) in region 7 km W Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 19-01-2021 02:50:44 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2021 03:50:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8330, 15.0630 at 23 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Linguaglossa CT 7 5403 5403
Moio Alcantara ME 8 717 6120
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 8 3215 9335
Malvagna ME 10 733 10068
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 10 3945 14013
Piedimonte Etneo CT 11 3963 17976
Randazzo CT 11 10900 28876
Motta Camastra ME 12 845 29721
Roccella Valdemone ME 12 666 30387
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 31969
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 13 980 32949
Milo CT 13 1087 34036
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 43659
Mascali CT 14 14282 57941
Gaggi ME 14 3184 61125
Calatabiano CT 15 5308 66433
Giarre CT 16 27659 94092
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 103609
Graniti ME 16 1492 105101
Riposto CT 17 14838 119939
Maletto CT 17 3920 123859
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 132451
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 141866
Castelmola ME 19 1088 142954
Taormina ME 20 10960 153914
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 154933

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.3 2021-01-19
02:50:44		 37.8328 15.0627 23 2021-07-12
16:55:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89255891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-19 02:50:44 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.8328 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0627 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89255891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 715
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 326
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 306
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02248
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67449
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89255891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-19 12:16:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:51:07.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 74.8695 101 0.21 69
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:57.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 74.8695 101 -0.4 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:55.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 325 28.5492 122 0.05 52
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:54.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 21.3675 131 0.34 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:54.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 22.5552 129 0.08 78
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:53.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 46.8198 108 0.13 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:53.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 18.0708 136 0.49 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:51.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 43 7.4814 159 -0.37 76
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:50.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 21.3675 131 0.4 73
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:50.16 1.0 undecidable manual P 189 22.6551 129 0.27 25
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:50.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 28.5492 122 -0.22 100
IV.EPOZ.HNZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:50.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 148 20.9679 132 0.4 49
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:49.14 0.3 positive manual P 267 18.0708 136 -0.23 77
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:49.75 1.0 undecidable manual P 246 23.6541 128 -0.27 25
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:49.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 22.5552 129 -0.11 77
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:49.41 1.0 undecidable manual P 158 17.1717 138 0.13 26
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:48.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 191 15.873 140 -0.52 24
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:48.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 9.9789 153 -0.14 79
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:48.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 192 2.4975 173 -0.09 54
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T02:50:48.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 7.4814 159 -0.37 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00020814771500000001 0.2192 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:54.00
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00026076469999999994 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:54.17
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009258596499999999 0.2192 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:54.40
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010765953 0.1808 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:55.21
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00003954374235 0.16 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:54.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000042685803500000003 0.1792 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:54.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000040325235 0.2384 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:56.84
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000035409924500000005 0.1984 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:50:56.36
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008820594 0.08 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:51:09.54
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00020753975000000003 0.12 AML other m 2021-01-19T02:51:09.42
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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