Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 28-02-2020 and time 19:25:09 (Italy) in region 2 km W Oliveri (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Oliveri (ME), on

  • 28-02-2020 18:25:09 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2020 19:25:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1250, 15.0390 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 2 2181 2181
Falcone ME 4 2808 4989
Patti ME 7 13431 18420
Basicò ME 7 612 19032
Librizzi ME 8 1660 20692
Furnari ME 8 3784 24476
Montagnareale ME 8 1615 26091
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 27622
Tripi ME 10 873 28495
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 31410
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 38805
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 41092
Rodì Milici ME 12 2056 43148
Raccuja ME 14 1041 44189
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 14 3090 47279
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 54353
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 55690
Castroreale ME 15 2504 58194
Piraino ME 16 3962 62156
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 16 41583 103739
Ucria ME 16 1058 104797
Sinagra ME 17 2705 107502
Ficarra ME 19 1469 108971
Merì ME 19 2338 111309
Brolo ME 19 5783 117092
Floresta ME 19 485 117577
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 118596

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km N 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 1.5 2020-02-28
18:25:09
38.1252 15.0392 8 2020-07-18
21:08:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77307281
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-02-28
18:25:09
38.12 15.0363 9 2020-02-28
18:30:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76901731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-28 18:25:09 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1252 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0392 ± 0.0046
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 77307281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 345
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 293
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 74
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12411
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39390
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77307281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-16 13:55:17

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76901731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-28 18:30:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:24.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 69 43.7229 50 -0.04 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:20.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 28.3494 106 0.3 69
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:20.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 27.9498 106 0.3 69
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-02-28T18:25:20.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 347 30.8469 105 -0.37 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:19.52 0.1 undecidable manual S 85 27.4503 106 -0.11 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:18.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 43.7229 50 -0.02 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:18.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 135 24.0537 109 -0.37 92
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-02-28T18:25:16.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 30.8469 105 0.1 96
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:15.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 142 13.7751 121 0.16 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:15.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 27.4503 106 0.03 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:15.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 238 17.0718 115 -0.25 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:15.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 28.3494 106 0.35 68
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:15.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 27.9498 106 0.13 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:14.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 24.0537 109 -0.09 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:13.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 13.7751 121 0.19 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-28T18:25:13.48 0.1 negative manual P 238 17.0718 115 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0008841078499999999 0.3584 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:16.00
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007506937999999999 0.3712 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:15.42
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002470096 0.1536 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:16.10
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004076476 0.2816 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:16.19
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00013259925 0.256 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:18.24
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00008580214499999999 0.4096 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:18.68
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00011712025000000001 1.216 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:20.17
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00012759943 0.1408 AML other m 2020-02-28T18:25:19.88
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