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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 11-03-2020 and time 01:28:36 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 11-03-2020 00:28:36 (UTC)
  • 11-03-2020 01:28:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4910, 14.7720 at 9 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
Leni ME 9 696 696
Malfa ME 11 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 12 903 2581
Lipari ME 16 12753 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
76 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.6 2020-03-11
00:28:36		 38.4908 14.7725 9 2020-07-18
21:08:40		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80030381
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-03-11
00:28:36		 38.4688 14.7553 9 2020-03-11
00:41:49		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77180131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-11 00:28:36 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.4908 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7725 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80030381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 874
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 247
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 19
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 870.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 175
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) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17087
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88403
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80030381
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-09 14:30:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77180131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-11 00:41:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-03-11T00:29:00.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 225 77.8665 50 0.29 85
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:57.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 68.7756 50 -0.28 65
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:57.80 1.0 undecidable manual S 145 70.2741 50 0.12 22
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:56.20 1.0 undecidable manual S 127 63.2922 50 0.37 21
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-03-11T00:28:53.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 53.1024 50 0 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:52.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 50.4162 50 -0.1 46
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-03-11T00:28:52.64 1.0 undecidable manual P 218 92.7405 50 0.61 19
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-03-11T00:28:50.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 85.5477 50 -0.17 64
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2020-03-11T00:28:49.96 3.0 undecidable manual P 167 98.124 -2.91 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:49.43 1.0 undecidable manual P 156 74.0703 50 0.29 21
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-03-11T00:28:49.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 77.8665 50 -0.44 62
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:48.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 145 70.2741 50 0.39 42
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:48.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 68.7756 50 0.67 39
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:48.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 36.5412 50 -0.09 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:47.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 63.2922 50 0.11 45
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-03-11T00:28:45.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 53.1024 50 -0.09 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:45.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 50.4162 50 -0.26 45
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:43.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 36.5412 50 -0.27 69
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:43.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 296 18.9699 116 0.09 98
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:43.20 1.0 undecidable manual S 122 19.3695 116 -0.35 23
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:40.39 0.1 positive manual P 122 19.3695 116 0 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:40.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 22.0668 113 -0.03 74
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-11T00:28:40.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 18.9699 116 0.05 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0023217515 0.2 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:44.70
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0011353740000000002 0.16 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:45.48
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00013874525 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:52.09
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00019203580000000002 0.78 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:48.36
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00028123405 0.2 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:50.46
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00030277645 1.66 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:50.11
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00008565242 1.8 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:53.09
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00007858619 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:55.36
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000054131009999999995 1.02 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:59.67
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000044789314999999996 0.44 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:59.54
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000070298725 0.36 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:28:59.08
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006668557 1.38 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:29:09.91
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000063158085 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:29:00.14
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006401245 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-11T00:29:00.78
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