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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-02-2020 and time 03:42:07 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Cirò Marina (KR)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Cirò Marina (KR), on

  • 16-02-2020 02:42:07 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2020 03:42:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.3710, 17.1290 at 19 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
Cirò Marina KR 1 14902 14902
Cirò KR 6 2936 17838
Melissa KR 12 3549 21387
Crucoli KR 12 3115 24502
Strongoli KR 13 6571 31073
Carfizzi KR 15 661 31734
San Nicola dell'Alto KR 16 856 32590
Umbriatico KR 18 863 33453
Terravecchia CS 19 823 34276
Pallagorio KR 20 1217 35493
Casabona KR 20 2718 38211

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km N of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.5 2020-02-16
02:42:07		 39.3712 17.1292 19 2020-07-18
21:08:30		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77787381
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-02-16
02:42:07		 39.3947 17.2177 11 2020-02-16
02:45:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76557001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-16 02:42:07 ± 0.17
Latitude 39.3712 ± 0.0036
Longitude 17.1292 ± 0.0105
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77787381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 818
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 373
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 280
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 291
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14479
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61604
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77787381
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-02 11:11:39

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76557001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-16 02:45:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:24.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 53.1024 101 -0.07 70
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:24.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 53.3022 101 0.05 70
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:20.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 38.3283 107 -0.02 72
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:19.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 263 68.376 98 -0.2 66
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:18.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 29.6481 113 0.18 71
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:17.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 53.3022 101 -0.04 93
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:17.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 53.1024 101 0.22 90
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:15.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 16.0728 133 -0.14 74
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:15.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 38.3283 107 0.07 96
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:14.04 0.1 negative manual P 295 29.6481 113 -0.12 96
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2020-02-16T02:42:12.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 16.0728 133 0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0009274999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:19.48
IV.PIPA.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0008440000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:19.48
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000911 0.64 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:19.80
IV.PIPA.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000903 0.64 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:19.80
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00007075000000000001 1.74 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:23.11
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000553 0.92 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:25.83
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006915 0.42 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:26.56
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000604 0.84 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:26.90
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007819999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:27.52
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006705 1.08 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:30.78
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003725 0.5 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:34.25
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000351 0.9 AML other m 2020-02-16T02:42:39.44
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