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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-03-2020 and time 08:59:49 (Italy) in region 2 km SE Ucria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Ucria (ME), on

  • 06-03-2020 07:59:49 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2020 08:59:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0310, 14.8940 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ucria ME 2 1058 1058
Raccuja ME 3 1041 2099
Floresta ME 5 485 2584
Tortorici ME 6 6435 9019
San Piero Patti ME 7 2915 11934
Sinagra ME 7 2705 14639
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 9 3090 17729
Librizzi ME 9 1660 19389
Castell'Umberto ME 10 3128 22517
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 24804
Ficarra ME 11 1469 26273
Galati Mamertino ME 11 2627 28900
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 11 1319 30219
Longi ME 12 1473 31692
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 33307
Patti ME 14 13431 46738
Mirto ME 14 974 47712
Naso ME 14 3813 51525
Frazzanò ME 14 711 52236
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 53216
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 53882
Piraino ME 15 3962 57844
Basicò ME 15 612 58456
Brolo ME 15 5783 64239
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 71313
Alcara li Fusi ME 17 1980 73293
Randazzo CT 18 10900 84193
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 18 1996 86189
Oliveri ME 18 2181 88370
Tripi ME 18 873 89243
Capri Leone ME 18 4515 93758
Malvagna ME 19 733 94491
Militello Rosmarino ME 19 1324 95815
Falcone ME 19 2808 98623
Capo d'Orlando ME 20 13254 111877
Maniace CT 20 3765 115642

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
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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 2020-03-06
07:59:49		 38.0308 14.8938 8 2020-07-18
21:08:35		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78831691
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2020-03-06
07:59:49		 38.0197 14.8737 10 2020-03-06
08:11:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77067641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-06 07:59:49 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0308 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.8938 ± 0.0069
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 78831691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 609
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 600
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 221
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53600
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78831691
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-04 08:49:40

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77067641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-06 08:11:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:00:08.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 59.496 50 0.25 66
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-03-06T08:00:04.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 41.0256 50 0.28 45
IV.ILLI.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:00:03.31 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-03-06T08:00:03.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 39.7269 50 -0.38 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:00:03.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 42.0246 50 -0.51 64
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-03-06T08:00:03.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 39.0276 50 0.59 42
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:00:00.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 102 30.3474 105 0.03 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:00:00.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 59.496 50 0.06 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:58.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 271 26.4513 107 -0.54 44
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:58.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 38.1285 50 0.9 55
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 42.0246 50 -0.37 67
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 39.0276 50 0.21 69
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 178 38.2284 50 0.31 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 23.1546 110 -0.3 47
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 41.0256 50 0.01 72
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-03-06T07:59:57.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 39.7269 50 -0.13 94
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:55.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 28.2495 106 0.18 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:55.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 23.8539 109 0.24 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:55.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 30.3474 105 -0.32 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:54.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 26.4513 107 -0.43 67
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:54.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 23.1546 110 -0.29 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:52.98 0.1 undecidable manual S 307 2.1978 165 0.27 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T07:59:51.59 0.1 positive manual P 307 2.1978 165 0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009542729 0.9792 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:00.68
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000098299295 0.256 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:00.79
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005688755 0.2624 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:01.43
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001292516 1.6544 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:02.10
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017926310000000002 0.3968 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:02.54
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00020590744999999998 0.2176 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:03.32
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007156583000000001 0.4032 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:03.22
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00077671485 0.1984 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:04.40
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011942675 0.3584 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:08.39
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00010218306 0.1184 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:12.03
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000122894905 0.5184 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:12.34
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000901016 0.32 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:00:13.70
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