Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 06-03-2020 and time 09:36:45 (Italy) in region 3 km S Ucria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Ucria (ME), on

  • 06-03-2020 08:36:45 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2020 09:36:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0230, 14.8760 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
Ucria ME 3 1058 1058
Tortorici ME 5 6435 7493
Floresta ME 5 485 7978
Raccuja ME 5 1041 9019
Sinagra ME 7 2705 11724
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 14639
Castell'Umberto ME 9 3128 17767
Galati Mamertino ME 9 2627 20394
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 10 1319 21713
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 10 3090 24803
Ficarra ME 11 1469 26272
Longi ME 11 1473 27745
Librizzi ME 11 1660 29405
Montalbano Elicona ME 12 2287 31692
Frazzanò ME 13 711 32403
Mirto ME 13 974 33377
Naso ME 14 3813 37190
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 38805
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 39785
Patti ME 15 13431 53216
Roccella Valdemone ME 15 666 53882
Alcara li Fusi ME 15 1980 55862
Piraino ME 16 3962 59824
Brolo ME 16 5783 65607
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 17 1996 67603
Gioiosa Marea ME 17 7074 74677
Basicò ME 17 612 75289
Randazzo CT 17 10900 86189
Capri Leone ME 18 4515 90704
Militello Rosmarino ME 18 1324 92028
Maniace CT 19 3765 95793
Torrenova ME 19 4386 100179
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 113433
Malvagna ME 19 733 114166
Oliveri ME 20 2181 116347
Tripi ME 20 873 117220

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2020-03-06
08:36:45
38.0227 14.8765 9 2020-03-06
08:47:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77068171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-06 08:36:45 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0227 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.8765 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77068171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 631
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 235
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 89
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36243
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77068171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-06 08:47:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:37:01.29 3.0 positive manual P -0.02 0
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-03-06T08:36:59.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 40.2264 50 0.38 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:56.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 100 31.6461 50 -0.02 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:54.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 24.9528 110 -0.25 46
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:54.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 23.2545 111 0.16 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:54.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 26.4513 109 -0.28 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:53.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 22.0668 112 0.12 48
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-03-06T08:36:53.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 13 40.2264 50 0.3 45
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:51.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 126 26.4513 109 0 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:51.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 31.6461 50 -0.55 64
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:50.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 23.2545 111 0.34 68
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:50.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 22.0668 112 0.11 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:50.67 0.3 negative manual P 273 24.9528 110 -0.15 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:48.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 354 2.2977 166 0.05 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-06T08:36:47.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 2.2977 166 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.001474 0.32 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:48.99
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0028099999999999996 1.76 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:49.95
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000736 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:58.29
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009635 0.94 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:58.49
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000027755205 0.9024 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:55.35
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00007866395 0.9152 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:56.22
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00032116005000000004 0.3584 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:56.62
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004621303 0.7616 AML other m 2020-03-06T08:36:57.22
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