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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 07-03-2020 and time 23:58:55 (UTC) in region 3 km SE Palata (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Palata (CB), on

  • 07-03-2020 23:58:55 (UTC)
  • 08-03-2020 00:58:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.8700, 14.8060 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palata CB 3 1726 1726
Montecilfone CB 5 1348 3074
Acquaviva Collecroce CB 5 672 3746
Tavenna CB 6 718 4464
Guardialfiera CB 7 1065 5529
San Felice del Molise CB 9 634 6163
Castelmauro CB 9 1505 7668
Montenero di Bisaccia CB 10 6675 14343
Guglionesi CB 10 5321 19664
Mafalda CB 11 1211 20875
Larino CB 12 6793 27668
Montemitro CB 13 395 28063
Lupara CB 13 505 28568
Civitacampomarano CB 14 417 28985
Montefalcone nel Sannio CB 14 1556 30541
Casacalenda CB 15 2135 32676
Castelbottaccio CB 15 312 32988
Tufillo CH 16 406 33394
San Giacomo degli Schiavoni CB 16 1406 34800
Montorio nei Frentani CB 16 437 35237
Dogliola CH 16 359 35596
Petacciato CB 17 3819 39415
Fresagrandinaria CH 17 961 40376
Provvidenti CB 17 119 40495
San Martino in Pensilis CB 17 4793 45288
Roccavivara CB 18 815 46103
Morrone del Sannio CB 18 587 46690
Lentella CH 18 689 47379
Portocannone CB 18 2551 49930
Lucito CB 18 696 50626
Ururi CB 18 2693 53319
Celenza sul Trigno CH 19 915 54234
Montelongo CB 19 365 54599
Castellino del Biferno CB 20 545 55144
Ripabottoni CB 20 514 55658

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
75 Km SE of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Caserta (76326 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.8 2020-03-07
23:58:55		 41.8698 14.806 14 2020-07-18
21:08:30		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77822011
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2020-03-07
23:58:55		 41.8293 14.8238 12 2020-03-08
00:26:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77117951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-07 23:58:55 ± 0.27
Latitude 41.8698 ± 0.0162
Longitude 14.8060 ± 0.0133
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 77822011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1547
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1062
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 3
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02068
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.31751
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77822011
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-23 15:07:48

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77117951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-08 00:26:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:19.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 146.2425 91 0.48 36
OT.OT03.EHE. 2020-03-07T23:59:18.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 71.9724 93 1.11 33
OT.OT04.EHE. 2020-03-07T23:59:16.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 66.1893 93 0.78 39
IV.MSAG.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:12.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 92.9403 92 1.11 47
IV.BSSO.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:09.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 40.0266 97 0.94 37
IV.SGRT.HHN. 2020-03-07T23:59:08.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 78.5658 93 -0.09 67
OT.OT04.EHE. 2020-03-07T23:59:07.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 66.1893 93 0.31 44
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:07.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 107 68.376 93 0.14 46
OT.OT03.EHE. 2020-03-07T23:59:07.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 104 71.9724 93 0.08 69
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:06.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 180 71.6727 93 -0.94 35
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:05.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 32.1456 99 -0.87 38
IV.TRIV.HNN. 2020-03-07T23:59:05.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 24.0537 105 1.35 30
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:04.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 52.2033 95 -0.56 64
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:04.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 25.2525 104 0.18 49
IV.BSSO.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:02.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 40.0266 97 -0.03 49
IT.GLNS.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:01.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 10.3785 135 0.3 49
IT.LRNO.HNZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:01.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 11.7771 130 0.36 48
IT.PLTA.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:59:00.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 2.2977 169 0.42 47
IV.TRIV.HNN. 2020-03-07T23:59:00.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 24.0537 105 0.3 71
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:00.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 25.2525 104 -0.54 89
IT.MCLF.HNN. 2020-03-07T23:59:00.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 4.3956 159 0 52
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-07T23:59:00.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 32.1456 99 -0.96 55
IT.GLNS.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:58:58.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 10.3785 135 -0.18 75
IT.LRNO.HNZ. 2020-03-07T23:58:58.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 11.7771 130 -0.52 93
IT.PLTA.HNE. 2020-03-07T23:58:57.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 2.2977 169 -0.29 100
IT.MCLF.HNN. 2020-03-07T23:58:57.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 36 4.3956 159 -0.34 49
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MELA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00027158315 0.128 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:06.23
IV.MELA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00046795874999999997 0.1408 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:06.11
IV.MELA.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00043405 0.1408 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:06.11
IV.MELA.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00029093945 0.2688 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:08.22
IV.CIGN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008568253000000001 0.3968 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:09.95
IV.CIGN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011909904 0.8448 AML other m 2020-03-07T23:59:11.23
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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