Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 19-01-2021 and time 05:03:14 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Sperlinga (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Sperlinga (EN), on

  • 19-01-2021 05:03:14 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2021 06:03:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8020, 14.3380 at 7 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 4 805 805
Nicosia EN 8 13899 14704
Castel di Lucio ME 10 1294 15998
Gangi PA 12 6811 22809
Capizzi ME 14 3176 25985
Mistretta ME 15 4791 30776
Cerami EN 15 2006 32782
Geraci Siculo PA 17 1945 34727
San Mauro Castelverde PA 18 1701 36428
Leonforte EN 19 13439 49867
Pettineo ME 19 1350 51217
Nissoria EN 19 3000 54217
Reitano ME 19 806 55023

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
96 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 1.3 2021-01-19
05:03:14
37.8023 14.3377 7 2021-07-12
16:55:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90673341
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-01-19
05:03:14
37.7925 14.2998 10 2021-01-19
05:15:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86370741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-19 05:03:14 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8023 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.3377 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90673341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1097
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 989
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 22
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.17897
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.73025
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90673341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-01 00:54:39

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86370741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-19 05:15:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:28.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 1 81.0522 50 0.45 42
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-19T05:03:26.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 34.3434 102 0.59 44
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:24.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 321 27.1506 105 0.87 39
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-01-19T05:03:24.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 54.0015 50 -0.26 69
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:24.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 28.749 104 -0.08 50
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:22.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 22.4553 107 -0.05 51
IV.GIB.HHE. 2021-01-19T05:03:20.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 34.3434 102 -0.2 73
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:20.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 280 19.869 110 -0.46 70
IV.RESU.HHE. 2021-01-19T05:03:20.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 30.0477 103 -0.11 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:20.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 33.9438 102 -0.33 71
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-01-19T05:03:20.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 24.5532 106 0.87 59
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:19.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 28.749 104 -0.54 68
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:19.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 27.1506 105 0.07 75
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:18.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 22.4553 107 -0.16 99
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-19T05:03:18.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 280 19.869 110 0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00070263925 0.4608 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:26.54
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006584999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:26.57
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00014973395 0.72 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:27.49
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006454999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:28.31
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001849027 0.5568 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:29.56
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000188 1.38 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:34.89
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000461 0.82 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:36.47
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000105037785 0.9376 AML other m 2021-01-19T05:03:37.54
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