Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 16-02-2020 and time 06:34:42 (Italy) in region 4 km S Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 16-02-2020 05:34:42 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2020 06:34:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8560, 14.3060 at 10 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
Castel di Lucio ME 4 1294 1294
Mistretta ME 10 4791 6085
Gangi PA 11 6811 12896
Sperlinga EN 11 805 13701
San Mauro Castelverde PA 12 1701 15402
Pettineo ME 13 1350 16752
Geraci Siculo PA 13 1945 18697
Reitano ME 14 806 19503
Motta d'Affermo ME 14 739 20242
Nicosia EN 14 13899 34141
Capizzi ME 15 3176 37317
Tusa ME 16 2925 40242
Cerami EN 18 2006 42248
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 18 4694 46942
Petralia Soprana PA 19 3360 50302
Petralia Sottana PA 20 2821 53123

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.3 2020-02-16
05:34:42
37.8557 14.3063 10 2020-07-18
21:08:41
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80498141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2020-02-16
05:34:41
37.8168 14.2633 25 2020-02-16
05:39:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76559721
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-16 05:34:42 ± 0.21
Latitude 37.8557 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.3063 ± 0.0148
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80498141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1628
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1082
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 14
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15288
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48473
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76559721
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-16 05:39:55

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80498141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-25 15:20:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:59.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 53.8017 50 0.14 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:52.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 53.8017 50 -0.33 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:52.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 125 27.9498 50 0.15 53
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:51.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 317 20.868 116 0.76 67
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:51.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 23.5542 50 -0.18 53
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-02-16T05:34:49.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 30.9468 50 0.82 64
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:49.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 31.8459 50 0.67 68
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:49.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 16.9719 121 -0.11 54
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:48.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 27.9498 50 -0.45 99
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:47.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 20.868 116 -0.04 82
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:47.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 293 23.5542 50 -0.37 76
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-02-16T05:34:46.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 16.9719 121 -0.49 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00011425 0.46 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:51.46
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000275 0.72 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:52.98
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000034 0.66 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:53.40
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000376 0.66 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:53.22
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000115 1.22 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:53.00
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00012440000000000002 0.82 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:54.46
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001555 0.4 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:34:58.62
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001305 1.54 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:35:05.89
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000552 0.8 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:35:11.34
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008235000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2020-02-16T05:35:14.04
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