Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 13-03-2020 and time 06:22:05 (UTC) in region 3 km E Pettineo (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Pettineo (ME), on

  • 13-03-2020 06:22:05 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2020 07:22:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9590, 14.3210 at 24 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Reitano ME 3 806 806
Pettineo ME 3 1350 2156
Motta d'Affermo ME 3 739 2895
Mistretta ME 5 4791 7686
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 7 4694 12380
Tusa ME 8 2925 15305
Castel di Lucio ME 8 1294 16599
San Mauro Castelverde PA 12 1701 18300
Caronia ME 13 3364 21664
Pollina PA 16 2974 24638
Geraci Siculo PA 18 1945 26583
Capizzi ME 18 3176 29759

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Gela (75827 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 1.5 2020-03-13
06:22:05
37.9587 14.3207 24 2020-07-18
21:08:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77345141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-03-13
06:22:05
37.9708 14.3162 27 2020-03-13
06:34:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77232131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-13 06:22:05 ± 0.22
Latitude 37.9587 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.3207 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 24 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77345141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1029
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 313
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 169
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14389
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.73654
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77232131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-13 06:34:58

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77345141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-05 23:22:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:21.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 79 49.2174 109 -0.11 24
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:20.14 1.0 undecidable manual P 177 81.7515 101 0.15 22
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-03-13T06:22:18.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 51 73.8705 102 -0.04 46
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:18.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 63.7917 104 0.94 52
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:18.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 34.9428 118 0.3 69
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2020-03-13T06:22:17.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 18 70.7736 103 -0.4 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:16.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 25.1526 128 -0.01 75
IV.ALJA.HHE. 2020-03-13T06:22:16.77 1.0 undecidable manual P 245 54.8007 107 0.8 19
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:15.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 22.755 132 0.08 75
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:15.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 264 23.1546 131 -0.2 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:14.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 49.2174 109 -0.31 91
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:14.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 15.9729 143 0.31 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:13.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 34.9428 118 0.13 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:11.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 25.1526 128 -0.26 95
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:11.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 23.1546 131 -0.27 94
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:11.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 22.755 132 -0.24 95
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-03-13T06:22:10.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 15.9729 143 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0002415 1.44 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:16.82
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000052449999999999994 0.48 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:16.27
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000041800000000000006 0.62 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:16.63
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002275 1.78 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:16.98
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000631 0.44 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:17.28
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001505 1.78 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:17.06
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000252 0.34 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:18.18
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00002965 1.36 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:18.87
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00016450000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:20.06
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021349999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:20.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005575 0.24 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:24.37
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000059999999999999995 0.78 AML other m 2020-03-13T06:22:24.49
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