Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 20-01-2011 and time 02:51:36 (UTC) in region 1 km W Caltavuturo (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Caltavuturo (PA), on

  • 20-01-2011 02:51:36 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2011 03:51:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8250, 13.8780 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
Caltavuturo PA 1 4017 4017
Sclafani Bagni PA 2 426 4443
Scillato PA 5 613 5056
Valledolmo PA 10 3594 8650
Aliminusa PA 10 1236 9886
Montemaggiore Belsito PA 10 3365 13251
Cerda PA 10 5330 18581
Polizzi Generosa PA 11 3407 21988
Collesano PA 12 4054 26042
Sciara PA 14 2822 28864
Alia PA 15 3623 32487
Castellana Sicula PA 15 3411 35898
Vallelunga Pratameno CL 17 3461 39359
Isnello PA 18 1589 40948
Gratteri PA 18 963 41911
Campofelice di Roccella PA 19 7537 49448
Villalba CL 19 1633 51081
Petralia Sottana PA 19 2821 53902
Blufi PA 19 1029 54931

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
43 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
56 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Gela (75827 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
Md 2.3
ML 1.6
2011-01-20
02:51:36
37.825 13.878 7 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1163909
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-01-20 02:51:36 ± 0.26
Latitude 37.8250 ± 0.0126
Longitude 13.8780 ± 0.0182
Depth (km) 7 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1163909

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1579
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1368
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 257
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2126.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.88
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88493
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1163909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 22:40:20

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1163909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 22:40:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FRES.HHE. 2011-01-20T02:52:01.50 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:54.54 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 275 98.2239 0.824 35
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2011-01-20T02:51:51.32 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 315 42.2244 0.01 50
MN.CLTB.HHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:49.72 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 245 64.1913 1.244 31
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:49.19 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 102 61.6938 1.101 33
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:47.93 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 51 29.748 0.777 41
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:45.35 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 142 25.2525 -0.308 48
IV.GIB.HHN. 2011-01-20T02:51:44.70 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 35 22.4553 0.006 51
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2011-01-20T02:51:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 315 42.2244 -1.387 45
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:42.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 51 29.748 -0.217 97
IV.GIB.HHN. 2011-01-20T02:51:41.13 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 35 22.4553 -0.138 100
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:41.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 142 25.2525 -0.264 97
IV.MA9.HHZ. 2011-01-20T02:51:26.05 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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