Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 8.1 km northwest of Nicosia, Province of Enna, Sizilien, Italy, on Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:38 pm (GMT +1) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 9 km depth
12 Jan 16:57 UTC: First to report: INGV after 19 minutes.
13 Jan 08:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.5.
13 Jan 08:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.5.
Date & time: 12 Jan 2021 16:38:35 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:38 pm (GMT +1)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 8.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.7993°N / 14.3272°E
(Province of Enna, Sizilien, Italy)Nearest volcano: Etna (59 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) NNW of Sperlinga (pop: 600) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) NW of Nicosia (Provincia di Enna) (pop: 10,200) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) N of Enna (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NE of Caltanissetta (pop: 56,700) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) W of Bronte (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 18,400) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) NE of San Cataldo (pop: 22,100) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) N of Piazza Armerina (Provincia di Enna) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WNW of Adrano (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 34,400) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) ESE of Palermo (pop: 648,300) --> See nearby quakes!
481 km (299 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SW
Primary data source: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Broken Clouds
6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 8.5 km | 4 Km NW Sperlinga (EN), Italy | INGV |
| M 3.2 | 8 km | SICILY, ITALY | EMSC |
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