Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 29-01-2021 and time 10:25:00 (UTC) in region 12 km SE Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 12 km SE Randazzo (CT), on

  • 29-01-2021 10:25:00 (UTC)
  • 29-01-2021 11:25:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7810, 14.9990 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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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
Randazzo CT 12 10900 10900
Milo CT 12 1087 11987
Maletto CT 13 3920 15907
Zafferana Etnea CT 13 9517 25424
Sant'Alfio CT 13 1582 27006
Moio Alcantara ME 14 717 27723
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 33126
Bronte CT 15 19172 52298
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 53278
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 56493
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 65085
Piedimonte Etneo CT 16 3963 69048
Malvagna ME 16 733 69781
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 70447
Giarre CT 17 27659 98106
Ragalna CT 17 3924 102030
Mascali CT 18 14282 116312
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 120257
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 19 9623 129880
Nicolosi CT 19 7463 137343
Riposto CT 19 14838 152181
Pedara CT 19 14102 166283
Biancavilla CT 19 24007 190290
Maniace CT 19 3765 194055
Trecastagni CT 20 10910 204965
Adrano CT 20 36122 241087
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 241932

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.3 2021-01-29
10:25:00
37.781 14.999 0 2021-01-29
10:44:42
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 86679781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-29 10:25:00
Latitude 37.7810
Longitude 14.9990
Depth (km) 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86679781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86679781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-29 10:44:42
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