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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 19-10-2019 and time 21:39:12 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 19-10-2019 19:39:12 (UTC)
  • 19-10-2019 21:39:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4980, 16.6020 at 39 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2019-10-19
19:39:12		 37.498 16.6023 39 2020-02-28
16:41:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73375331
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-10-19
19:39:14		 37.4867 16.3647 10 2019-10-19
19:55:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73347061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-19 19:39:12 ± 0.07
Latitude 37.4980 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.6023 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 39 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73375331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 446
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 220
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 267
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 229
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 27
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.80944
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73375331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-21 12:28:27

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73347061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-19 19:55:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IT.GLNS.HNZ. 2019-10-19T19:40:37.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.15 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:40:05.86 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.3 0
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:56.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 169.9965 90 0.27 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:52.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 264 153.3354 90 -0.4 79
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:49.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 140.0487 90 -0.18 87
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:47.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 129.7701 91 -0.38 57
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:47.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 128.0718 91 0.15 60
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:47.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 131.0688 90 -0.33 57
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:47.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 304 130.9689 90 0.08 60
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:46.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 124.1868 91 -0.11 61
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:42.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 104.9172 91 0.21 93
IV.LADO.EHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:41.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 9 200.8434 90 -0.13 44
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:41.77 1.0 undecidable manual S 352 106.5156 91 -0.71 26
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:41.19 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.65 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:40.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 96.9252 91 -0.09 96
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-10-19T19:39:39.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 186.9684 90 -0.13 95
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:37.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 243 169.9965 90 0.32 49
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:37.15 1.0 undecidable manual P 238 163.8138 90 0.29 26
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:35.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 153.3354 90 -0.08 85
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:34.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 255 140.0487 90 0.14 58
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:34.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 141.3474 90 0.22 57
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:33.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 304 130.9689 90 0.26 58
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:32.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 128.0718 91 0.34 57
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:32.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 294 131.0688 90 0.03 61
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:32.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 260 129.7701 91 0.06 60
IV.AGST.EHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:31.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 258 124.1868 91 -0.05 61
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:29.26 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.1 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 324 104.9172 91 0.08 95
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2019-10-19T19:39:29.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 352 106.5156 91 -0.33 60
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:28.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 96.9252 91 0.38 90
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-10-19T19:39:26.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 79.8645 91 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.0001895 1.8 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:29.09
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000032800000000000004 0.28 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:30.38
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.000236 0.92 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:42.05
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000039750000000000004 1.16 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:43.35
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000422 0.86 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:43.91
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000050549999999999995 0.92 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:43.09
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001135 0.96 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:47.43
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008885 0.08 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:47.92
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0003995 1.9 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:50.96
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007364999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:51.23
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000875 0.56 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:52.37
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0001955 0.84 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:52.83
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001275 1.4 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:52.27
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000934 0.26 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:54.31
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000818 0.76 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:58.57
IV.ISPIC.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0001003 1.4 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:58.27
IV.ISPIC.EHE. ML:2.7 0.00021 0.32 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:58.49
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0000918 0.68 AML other m 2019-10-19T19:39:58.80
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