Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 20-01-2021 and time 00:44:25 (Italy) in region 5 km SE Bronte (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SE Bronte (CT), on

  • 19-01-2021 23:44:25 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2021 00:44:25 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7470, 14.8590 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Bronte CT 5 19172 19172
Maletto CT 9 3920 23092
Adrano CT 10 36122 59214
Biancavilla CT 12 24007 83221
Maniace CT 14 3765 86986
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 94627
Ragalna CT 15 3924 98551
Randazzo CT 17 10900 109451
CesarĂ² ME 17 2439 111890
Centuripe EN 17 5470 117360
San Teodoro ME 18 1403 118763
PaternĂ² CT 19 48228 166991

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Modica (54633 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 2.0 2021-01-19
23:44:25
37.7473 14.8593 6 2021-07-12
16:55:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89597811
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.9 2021-01-19
23:44:24
37.739 14.874 4 2021-06-01
01:22:16
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 86386651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-19 23:44:25 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.7473 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8593 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89597811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 614
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 196
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 94
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03507
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81479
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89597811
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-29 15:27:33

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86386651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-19 23:51:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:53.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 90.4428 50 0.46 59
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:41.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 165 90.4428 50 -0.65 18
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:41.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 44.2224 50 0.53 42
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-01-19T23:44:40.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 53 41.1255 98 0.58 62
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:38.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 9 70.5738 50 -0.08 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:34.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 324 39.5271 98 0.36 22
IV.AIO.HHE. 2021-01-19T23:44:33.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 53 41.1255 98 -0.37 44
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:33.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 39.4272 98 -0.55 63
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:33.62 1.0 undecidable manual P 246 34.4433 100 0.91 18
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:33.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 179 44.2224 50 -0.64 40
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2021-01-19T23:44:32.01 1.0 undecidable manual P 81 31.1466 101 -0.04 24
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:32.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 106 30.0477 101 0.22 23
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:31.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 14.4744 112 0.58 65
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:31.10 1.0 undecidable manual P 57 27.3504 102 -0.21 23
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2021-01-19T23:44:31.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 32.8449 100 -0.45 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:31.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 26.0517 103 0.26 70
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:30.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 132 19.1697 107 0.29 47
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:30.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 11.3775 117 0.75 61
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2021-01-19T23:44:29.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 68 18.6702 107 0.23 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:29.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 359 8.4804 124 0.59 44
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:29.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 8.2806 125 0.28 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 11.3775 117 -0.02 100
IV.EMFS.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 12.5763 115 0.04 50
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 11.7771 116 0.09 74
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 128 12.3765 115 -0.26 48
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 4.2957 143 -0.11 75
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 14.4744 112 -0.42 91
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:28.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 269 3.8961 146 0.32 71
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:27.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 8.2806 125 -0.5 68
IV.ESVO.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:27.51 0.1 negative manual P 70 8.1807 125 -0.21 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:27.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 8.4804 124 0.06 100
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:26.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 4.2957 143 -0.5 91
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-01-19T23:44:26.75 0.1 negative manual P 269 3.8961 146 -0.35 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.4 0.003935 0.36 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:31.27
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.5 0.004144999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:31.13
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0023548145 0.4608 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:32.75
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0016500258 0.4224 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:32.38
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004036432 0.2176 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:32.77
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00041109655 0.2816 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:33.25
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00072782205 0.4352 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:39.02
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008520963 0.3968 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:38.53
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00014450000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:54.43
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008132228 0.2304 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:56.86
IV.ESLN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001597437 0.6144 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:32.28
IV.ESLN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0021921945 0.3584 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:31.23
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000089036615 0.3328 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:42.74
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011393975 0.64 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:52.95
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001221759 0.3712 AML other m 2021-01-19T23:44:49.20
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