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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 13-01-2014 and time 19:25:44 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Nicosia (EN)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Nicosia (EN), on

  • 13-01-2014 18:25:44 (UTC)
  • 13-01-2014 19:25:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7790, 14.4140 at 36 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Nicosia EN 4 13899 13899
Sperlinga EN 6 805 14704
Cerami EN 9 2006 16710
Capizzi ME 10 3176 19886
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 13 3593 23479
Nissoria EN 14 3000 26479
Castel di Lucio ME 15 1294 27773
Leonforte EN 16 13439 41212
Troina EN 16 9373 50585
Agira EN 17 8345 58930
Assoro EN 17 5191 64121
Mistretta ME 18 4791 68912
Gangi PA 18 6811 75723

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2014-01-13
18:25:44		 37.779 14.4143 36 2015-09-21
09:33:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 14694311
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2014-01-13
18:25:45		 37.7643 14.4248 34 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5265201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-01-13 18:25:44 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.7790 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.4143 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 36 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 14694311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1027
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 929
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.99285
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 14694311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-16 09:13:12

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5265201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-01-13 18:35:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:17.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 110.2119 54 1.14 31
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:14.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 96.6255 54 0.82 36
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:10.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 85.1481 54 -0.13 45
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:10.50 1.0 undecidable manual S 154 82.6506 54 0.3 22
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:08.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 77.367 54 -0.16 46
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:05.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 62.493 115 -0.3 45
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:02.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 46.9197 123 0.44 46
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:02.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 110.2119 54 0.01 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:02.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 49.7169 121 -0.21 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:01.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 91.6416 54 0.83 54
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:00.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 96.6255 54 -0.34 85
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:26:00.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 41.3253 127 0.25 48
IV.MCSR.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:59.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 78.0663 54 0.22 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:59.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 82.6506 54 0.34 65
IV.MEU.SHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:59.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 82.6506 54 -0.35 66
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:59.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 85.1481 54 -0.4 86
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2014-01-13T18:25:59.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 9 88.245 54 -0.65 40
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:58.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 74.7696 111 0.24 91
IV.IACL.HHE. 2014-01-13T18:25:58.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 83.7495 54 -0.64 61
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:58.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 26.9508 140 0.35 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:58.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 68.9754 113 0.5 66
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:57.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 68.9754 113 0.01 72
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:57.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 77.367 54 -0.83 56
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:56.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 267 57.9975 117 0.79 39
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:56.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 62.493 115 -0.47 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:55.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 15.3735 155 -0.37 49
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:54.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 34.6431 132 1.02 56
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 49.7169 121 -0.08 74
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:54.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 46.9197 123 -0.04 100
IV.ECNV.HHE. 2014-01-13T18:25:53.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 33.1446 134 0.61 68
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:53.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 41.3253 127 -0.41 70
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2014-01-13T18:25:51.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 18.9699 150 0.42 73
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:51.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 26.9508 140 -0.49 94
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-01-13T18:25:50.78 0.1 negative manual P 120 15.3735 155 -0.51 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000655 0.6 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:16.90
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009164999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:17.62
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000789 1.52 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:12.49
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000964 0.42 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:15.77
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00039850000000000004 0.62 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:25:56.41
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003835 0.36 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:25:57.97
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002495 0.38 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:02.45
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000284 0.9 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:04.06
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000265 1.06 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:19.79
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0003165 1.52 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:21.18
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00022399999999999997 0.16 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:10.70
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015900000000000002 0.82 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:12.15
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00013550000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:08.92
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000177 0.2 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:09.05
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000189 1.24 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:15.27
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0002065 0.26 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:15.13
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0006345 0.54 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:17.01
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00036449999999999997 0.66 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:14.25
IV.MCSR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001665 0.34 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:13.41
IV.MCSR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00014700000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:13.09
IV.MEU.SHN. ML:0.0 0.00024249999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:17.11
IV.MEU.SHE. ML:0.0 0.00028100000000000005 0.4 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:12.49
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000155 0.44 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:22.23
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00011899999999999999 1.06 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:22.47
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000184 0.58 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:05.79
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001655 0.72 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:08.12
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009814999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:11.39
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008405000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:18.53
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000185 0.6 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:00.73
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002475 1.18 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:00.59
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000141 0.94 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:13.52
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000144 1.58 AML other m 2014-01-13T18:26:06.03
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