Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 20-02-2020 and time 05:16:03 (UTC) in region 4 km SE Scillato (PA)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Scillato (PA), on

  • 20-02-2020 05:16:03 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2020 06:16:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8390, 13.9490 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Scillato PA 4 613 613
Polizzi Generosa PA 5 3407 4020
Caltavuturo PA 5 4017 8037
Sclafani Bagni PA 8 426 8463
Collesano PA 9 4054 12517
Castellana Sicula PA 11 3411 15928
Isnello PA 13 1589 17517
Petralia Sottana PA 13 2821 20338
Cerda PA 14 5330 25668
Gratteri PA 15 963 26631
Valledolmo PA 15 3594 30225
Blufi PA 15 1029 31254
Petralia Soprana PA 15 3360 34614
Aliminusa PA 15 1236 35850
Castelbuono PA 16 8943 44793
Montemaggiore Belsito PA 16 3365 48158
Bompietro PA 17 1401 49559
Campofelice di Roccella PA 18 7537 57096
Lascari PA 18 3588 60684
Geraci Siculo PA 18 1945 62629
Sciara PA 18 2822 65451
Resuttano CL 19 2038 67489

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km N of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
60 Km SE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
90 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 1.7 2020-02-20
05:16:03
37.8388 13.9487 8 2020-07-18
21:08:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77382641
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2020-02-20
05:16:02
37.8203 13.9203 10 2020-02-20
05:38:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76663101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-20 05:16:03 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.8388 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.9487 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77382641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1023
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 585
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 86
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1020.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76352
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77382641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-19 17:19:32

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76663101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-20 05:38:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:18.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 25 84.7485 50 0.07 23
MN.CLTB.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:16.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 70.4739 50 0.49 42
IV.MPG.HHE. 2020-02-20T05:16:15.04 1.0 undecidable manual P 305 62.6928 0.45 22
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:14.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 69 60.2952 50 0.28 45
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:13.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 276 56.7987 50 -0.4 44
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:12.71 1.0 undecidable manual P 105 55.9995 50 -0.85 19
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:12.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 45 24.0537 109 0.44 47
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:12.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 23.3544 109 0.47 46
IV.CMDO.HHE. 2020-02-20T05:16:11.94 1.0 undecidable manual P 195 43.0236 50 0.38 23
IV.SOLUN.HHE. 2020-02-20T05:16:11.65 1.0 undecidable manual P 308 45.9207 50 -0.36 23
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:10.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 18.0708 114 0.28 49
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:09.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 92 14.5743 119 0.17 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:08.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 14.4744 119 -0.11 51
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:08.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 24.0537 109 -0.21 73
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:07.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 18.0708 114 0.16 100
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:07.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 23.3544 109 -0.24 73
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:06.15 0.1 positive manual P 92 14.5743 119 -0.33 97
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-20T05:16:06.21 0.1 positive manual P 41 14.4744 119 -0.26 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0006678144999999999 0.96 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:09.12
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00063537675 0.5792 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:09.53
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00033279755 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:11.79
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002954611 0.3424 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:11.71
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00027994445 1.2576 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:13.20
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00055216305 0.3808 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:13.39
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00040581515 1.0176 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:14.91
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00031182295000000006 0.2976 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:15.48
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007782017999999999 1.4976 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:16.88
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005601018 0.6624 AML other m 2020-02-20T05:16:17.76
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