Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-01-2021 and time 05:54:56 (Italy) in region 7 km W Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 19-01-2021 04:54:56 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2021 05:54:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8240, 15.0660 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.

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
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 8 3215 8618
Moio Alcantara ME 9 717 9335
Piedimonte Etneo CT 10 3963 13298
Malvagna ME 11 733 14031
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 11 3945 17976
Sant'Alfio CT 11 1582 19558
Milo CT 12 1087 20645
Randazzo CT 12 10900 31545
Motta Camastra ME 12 845 32390
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 13 9623 42013
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 42679
Mascali CT 14 14282 56961
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 57941
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 63249
Gaggi ME 14 3184 66433
Zafferana Etnea CT 15 9517 75950
Giarre CT 15 27659 103609
Riposto CT 16 14838 118447
Graniti ME 16 1492 119939
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 128531
Maletto CT 18 3920 132451
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 141866
Castelmola ME 19 1088 142954
Taormina ME 19 10960 153914

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
36 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 1.7 2021-01-19
04:54:56
37.8238 15.0662 23 2021-07-12
16:55:07
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89361581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-19 04:54:56 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.8238 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.0662 ± 0.0182
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89361581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1541
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 757
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 291
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 116
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) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07195
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66550
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89361581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-22 14:20:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:19.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 73.8705 101 0.68 60
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:13.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 55.4001 105 -0.56 64
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-01-19T04:55:11.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 43.7229 110 0.49 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:09.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 73.8705 101 -0.13 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:06.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 18.3705 136 0.43 71
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:06.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 55.4001 105 -0.43 67
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:06.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 23.4543 128 -0.5 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:06.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 21.867 130 -0.14 51
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2021-01-19T04:55:05.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 43.7229 110 0.75 41
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:03.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 29.5482 121 -0.13 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:03.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 7.9809 158 -0.22 76
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:03.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 216 28.1496 122 0.66 44
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:02.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 23.4543 128 0.02 77
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:02.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 42 21.867 130 0.47 47
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:01.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 158 16.1727 140 0.06 52
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:01.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 18.3705 136 -0.16 76
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T04:55:00.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 7.9809 158 -0.38 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002448115 0.2624 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:06.64
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00031640309999999997 0.4384 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:06.54
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00016170551999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:07.60
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020215064999999999 0.3392 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:08.84
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006406425 0.1408 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:22.69
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00014810034999999998 0.1024 AML other m 2021-01-19T04:55:22.01
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