Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 14-02-2020 and time 05:46:16 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 14-02-2020 04:46:16 (UTC)
  • 14-02-2020 05:46:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3590, 15.4440 at 116 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 14 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 16 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Saponara ME 18 3988 21504
Valdina ME 19 1355 22859

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.7 2020-02-14
04:46:16
38.3587 15.4442 116 2020-07-18
21:08:23
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77004461
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2020-02-14
04:46:16
38.3932 15.3223 115 2020-02-14
05:08:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76507311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-14 04:46:16 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.3587 ± 0.0144
Longitude 15.4442 ± 0.0275
Depth (km) 116 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77004461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2409
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 687
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 114
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 121
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07559
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77004461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-03 10:59:07

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76507311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-14 05:08:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:56.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 34 119.3916 130 0.23 61
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:47.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 47.2194 156 0.39 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:47.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 45.3213 157 0.34 71
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-02-14T04:46:46.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 40.4262 159 0.64 42
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:45.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 40.626 159 -0.47 68
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-02-14T04:46:45.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 26.1516 166 0 77
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-02-14T04:46:45.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 24.8529 167 -0.2 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:44.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 11.877 174 -0.31 75
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:39.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 119.3916 130 -0.19 63
IV.IVGP.. 2020-02-14T04:46:36.27 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:34.47 0.1 positive manual P 150 45.3213 157 0.35 94
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-02-14T04:46:34.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 39.627 159 0.28 72
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:34.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 40.626 159 0.11 75
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-02-14T04:46:34.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 46.7199 156 0.39 69
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:34.16 0.1 positive manual P 54 47.2194 156 -0.06 99
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-02-14T04:46:33.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 40.4262 159 -0.14 100
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-02-14T04:46:33.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 24.8529 167 -0.04 77
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-02-14T04:46:33.20 0.1 positive manual P 116 26.1516 166 -0.16 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:32.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 20.868 169 -0.28 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-14T04:46:32.73 0.1 positive manual P 152 11.877 174 -0.32 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000038632385 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:45.07
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000045712715 0.2592 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:45.31
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000287853 0.2592 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:46.40
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00003740813 0.16 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:46.01
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000016551757999999998 0.2816 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:49.73
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000020230167 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:48.44
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00002201203 0.1216 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:48.41
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00002555849 1.04 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:41.13
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000033044765000000003 1.4208 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:56.93
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.6 0.0001752386 1.3024 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:47.53
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000022060645 0.7392 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:47:02.83
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.7 0.0002261304 1.3984 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:47:05.48
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002839031 0.7808 AML other m 2020-02-14T04:46:55.48
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