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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-01-2023 and time 14:40:20 (UTC) in region 2 km W Santa Maria di Licodia (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Santa Maria di Licodia (CT), on

  • 12-01-2023 14:40:20 (UTC)
  • 12-01-2023 15:40:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6190, 14.8610 at 5 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
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 2 7641 7641
Biancavilla CT 3 24007 31648
Adrano CT 6 36122 67770
Paternò CT 6 48228 115998
Ragalna CT 7 3924 119922
Centuripe EN 11 5470 125392
Belpasso CT 11 28108 153500
Camporotondo Etneo CT 14 5023 158523
Nicolosi CT 15 7463 165986
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 15 12116 178102
San Pietro Clarenza CT 15 7743 185845
Catenanuova EN 16 4866 190711
Misterbianco CT 17 49410 240121
Pedara CT 18 14102 254223
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 286181
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 312019
Bronte CT 19 19172 331191
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 351780
Trecastagni CT 19 10910 362690
Regalbuto EN 20 7277 369967

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
27 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 2023-01-12
14:40:20		 37.6188 14.8612 5 2024-03-01
17:18:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 119856441
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.9 2023-01-12
14:40:20		 37.65 14.891 2 2023-08-04
14:54:36		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 113496161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-12 14:40:20 ± 0.14
Latitude 37.6188 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.8612 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119856441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 719
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 647
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 98
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
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 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01439
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56028
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119856441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-04 14:54:21

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113496161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-12 14:44:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:32.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 62.1933 50 0.29 66
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:31.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 51.9036 50 0.37 66
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:30.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 50.9157 50 -0.28 67
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:28.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 359 22.755 103 0 50
IV.ECTS.HHN. 2023-01-12T14:40:27.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 37.0296 98 -0.42 67
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2023-01-12T14:40:27.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 35.6421 98 0.11 72
IV.ESAL.HHN. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 58 28.3494 101 0.09 49
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 14.7741 110 0.03 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 30.0477 100 -0.41 68
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 39 27.3504 101 0.34 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 27.75 101 0.67 63
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:26.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 12.9759 112 0.58 44
IV.EMPL.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:25.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 11.6772 114 0.55 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:25.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 22.755 103 0.09 74
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 23.754 103 0.16 72
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:24.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 14.1747 111 0.7 63
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:24.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 8.7801 121 0.27 48
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:23.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 12.9759 112 -0.32 95
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:23.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 14.7741 110 -0.24 72
IV.ESML.HNZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:22.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 1.5984 163 0.28 74
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:22.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 8.7801 121 -0.58 89
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2023-01-12T14:40:22.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 13.0758 112 -0.56 90
IV.EMPL.HHE. 2023-01-12T14:40:22.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 11.6772 114 -0.28 72
IV.ESML.HNZ. 2023-01-12T14:40:21.53 0.1 positive manual P 93 1.5984 163 -0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.01375 0.32 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:26.17
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.9 0.01255 0.3 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:28.20
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0029100000000000003 0.64 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:29.32
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:2.3 0.002305 0.2 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:30.47
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0033250000000000003 1 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:30.39
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001245 1.64 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:33.11
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.003625 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:33.87
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000174 1.06 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:34.32
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010625 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:35.34
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0008275 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:35.11
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006785 0.8 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:35.78
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002195 0.32 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:36.37
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00114 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:36.58
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00124 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:38.48
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001147 0.34 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:38.21
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0012900000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:38.24
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001067 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:38.32
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001205 1.26 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:40.94
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017449999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:40.76
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000818 1.36 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:41.30
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000397 0.38 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:42.27
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001265 1.14 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:42.61
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00011449999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:43.50
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00011899999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:43.61
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000716 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:44.73
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000619 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:45.41
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002385 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:45.99
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000668 1 AML other m 2023-01-12T14:40:54.86
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