Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 31-01-2021 and time 17:23:48 (Italy) in region 6 km E Geraci Siculo (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Geraci Siculo (PA), on

  • 31-01-2021 16:23:48 (UTC)
  • 31-01-2021 17:23:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8620, 14.2220 at 9 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
Geraci Siculo PA 6 1945 1945
San Mauro Castelverde PA 7 1701 3646
Gangi PA 7 6811 10457
Castel di Lucio ME 8 1294 11751
Petralia Soprana PA 12 3360 15111
Petralia Sottana PA 13 2821 17932
Pettineo ME 13 1350 19282
Tusa ME 14 2925 22207
Castelbuono PA 14 8943 31150
Mistretta ME 15 4791 35941
Motta d'Affermo ME 15 739 36680
Sperlinga EN 16 805 37485
Pollina PA 16 2974 40459
Reitano ME 17 806 41265
Bompietro PA 17 1401 42666
Blufi PA 18 1029 43695
Castellana Sicula PA 18 3411 47106

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Gela (75827 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 1.9 2021-01-31
16:23:48
37.862 14.2217 9 2021-07-12
16:55:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88589511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2021-01-31
16:23:48
37.8575 14.2173 8 2021-01-31
16:38:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86739871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-31 16:23:48 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8620 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.2217 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 9 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88589511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 860
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 530
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
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) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08903
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54499
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86739871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-31 16:38:52

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88589511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-29 14:26:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:24:01.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 37.5291 50 0.57 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:59.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 60.495 50 -0.07 67
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:57.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 22.2555 112 0.3 49
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2021-01-31T16:23:56.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 36.1416 50 0.91 61
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:55.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 37.5291 50 -0.22 69
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:55.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 34.5432 50 0 75
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:55.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 16.0728 120 0.43 46
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:54.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 300 16.5723 119 -0.1 77
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:54.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 27.9498 108 0.29 72
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:53.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 22.2555 112 -0.11 75
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:52.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 16.0728 120 0.16 100
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:52.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 9.879 133 -0.26 52
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:51.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 16.5723 119 -0.25 98
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2021-01-31T16:23:50.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 9.879 133 -0.33 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0012900000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:54.09
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00124 1.18 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:54.89
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0008675 0.52 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:56.03
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.1 0.001111 0.38 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:56.83
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003235 1.68 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:56.87
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00034899999999999997 1.56 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:59.16
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000366 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:23:59.65
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000248 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:24:02.90
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005155 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:24:03.30
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005245 0.48 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:24:04.70
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005250000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:24:05.47
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0004884999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2021-01-31T16:24:07.24
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