Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 01-03-2020 and time 16:21:18 (Italy) in region 5 km W Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Capizzi (ME), on

  • 01-03-2020 15:21:18 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2020 16:21:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8340, 14.4260 at 3 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
Capizzi ME 5 3176 3176
Cerami EN 8 2006 5182
Nicosia EN 10 13899 19081
Sperlinga EN 10 805 19886
Castel di Lucio ME 12 1294 21180
Mistretta ME 12 4791 25971
Troina EN 16 9373 35344
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 17 3593 38937
Reitano ME 17 806 39743
Pettineo ME 19 1350 41093
Gangi PA 20 6811 47904
Motta d'Affermo ME 20 739 48643
Nissoria EN 20 3000 51643

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 1.2 2020-03-01
15:21:18
37.8335 14.4258 3 2020-07-18
21:08:38
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79805161
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2020-03-01
15:21:18
37.8303 14.4258 3 2020-03-01
15:38:07
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76952851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-01 15:21:18 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.8335 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.4258 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 3 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79805161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 956
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 237
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
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) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16548
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61244
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76952851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-01 15:38:07

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79805161
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-02 01:14:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:31.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 185 67.9764 50 0.22 45
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:30.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 144 66.5778 50 -0.13 46
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:29.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 30.4473 96 0.15 49
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:29.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 34.2435 96 -0.4 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:28.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 33 26.5512 97 0.58 44
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:28.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 270 27.2505 97 0.49 46
IV.EPZF.HHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:26.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 37.8288 95 0.5 68
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:26.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 39.0276 95 0.61 65
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:26.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 238 38.4282 95 0.61 43
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:26.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 59 45.621 94 -0.94 37
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:25.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 18.3705 100 0.11 76
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-03-01T15:21:24.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 306 30.4473 96 -0.12 49
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:24.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 34.2435 96 -0.77 61
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:23.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 27.2505 97 -0.27 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:23.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 26.5512 97 -0.1 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-01T15:21:21.82 0.1 negative manual P 138 18.3705 100 -0.33 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000293 0.4 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:25.66
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0017549999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:25.85
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000163 1 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:26.80
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006083819 0.2784 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:28.70
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000051322025 0.304 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:29.75
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00012281315 1.5072 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:31.09
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000032349999999999994 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:32.50
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00003795 1.58 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:33.06
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001099 0.7 AML other m 2020-03-01T15:21:35.48
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