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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 29-02-2020 and time 09:48:55 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 29-02-2020 08:48:55 (UTC)
  • 29-02-2020 09:48:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5280, 14.5790 at 14 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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An earthquake occurred to
93 Km W of Messina (238439 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 1.9 2020-02-29
08:48:55		 38.5283 14.579 14 2020-07-18
21:08:28		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77586801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-29 08:48:55 ± 0.24
Latitude 38.5283 ± 0.0135
Longitude 14.5790 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77586801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1353
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 868
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 344
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71856
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77586801
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-09 20:23:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:41.50 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.43 0
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:39.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.63 0
IV.LPDG.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:36.77 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.76 0
IT.GLNS.HNZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:36.11 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.03 0
IT.VNF1.HGZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:32.31 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.2 0
IV.ATMI.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:27.25 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.19 0
IV.MAGO.CHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:24.73 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.09 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:22.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.75 0
IV.SENA.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:15.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.81 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:12.30 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.13 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-02-29T08:50:08.20 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.93 0
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:56.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.22 0
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:50.99 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.06 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:28.97 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.92 0
XK.ALB1.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:26.40 3.0 positive manual P -0.54 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:20.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 79.5648 93 1.17 30
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:14.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 59.6958 94 0.11 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:12.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 54.9006 95 0.07 68
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-02-29T08:49:09.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 76.7676 93 0.31 62
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:09.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 79.5648 93 -0.22 84
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:09.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 79.7646 93 -0.23 63
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:08.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 213 70.5738 93 0.23 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:05.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 54.9006 95 -0.54 61
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:05.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 59.6958 94 -0.37 63
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2020-02-29T08:49:03.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 38.7279 97 0.18 69
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:03.64 0.1 undecidable manual S 272 19.4694 112 0.09 96
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-02-29T08:49:02.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 114 36.2415 98 -0.11 70
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:00.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 3.996 161 -0.22 48
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:49:00.39 0.1 positive manual P 272 19.4694 112 0.15 95
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T08:48:58.51 0.1 negative manual P 355 3.996 161 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039904035 0.1792 AML other m 2020-02-29T08:49:03.88
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006855476 0.1792 AML other m 2020-02-29T08:49:03.80
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013363015 0.9024 AML other m 2020-02-29T08:49:16.32
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00014671895000000003 1.7792 AML other m 2020-02-29T08:49:22.17
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00010474388000000002 1.7792 AML other m 2020-02-29T08:49:21.33
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