Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 16-03-2020 and time 15:56:04 (Italy) in region 2 km W Chiusdino (SI)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Chiusdino (SI), on

  • 16-03-2020 14:56:04 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2020 15:56:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.1580, 11.0640 at 5 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
Chiusdino SI 2 1903 1903
Montieri GR 5 1204 3107
Monticiano SI 10 1571 4678
Radicondoli SI 12 914 5592
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina PI 14 2231 7823
Monterotondo Marittimo GR 17 1371 9194
Roccastrada GR 18 9199 18393
Massa Marittima GR 19 8375 26768
Sovicille SI 19 10116 36884

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km SW of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Grosseto (82087 inhabitants)
68 Km S of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
75 Km SE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
81 Km S of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
87 Km S of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 0.9 2020-03-16
14:56:04
43.1577 11.0637 5 2020-07-18
21:08:38
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79840611
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.8 2020-03-16
14:56:04
43.1518 11.0677 3 2020-03-16
15:35:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77307881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-16 14:56:04 ± 0.07
Latitude 43.1577 ± 0.0045
Longitude 11.0637 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79840611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 570
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 300
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 329
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 162
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42898
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79840611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-03 02:34:57

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77307881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-16 15:35:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:57:47.51 3.0 negative manual Pn 6.13 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:57:31.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.45 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:57:18.42 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.66 0
IX.CLT3.HHZ.02 2020-03-16T14:57:09.72 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.44 0
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:56.29 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.08 0
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:55.88 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.84 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:54.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.74 0
IV.SENI.HNZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:53.25 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.39 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:50.72 3.0 positive manual Pg 8.44 0
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:50.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.67 0
IV.VENL.HNZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:42.20 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.07 0
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:27.94 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.03 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:21.91 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.52 0
IV.ARCI.HNZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:20.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 47.619 50 -0.16 69
IV.ARCI.HNZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:14.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 47.619 50 0.25 67
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:14.86 3.0 undecidable manual P -2.3 0
IV.CASP.HHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:13.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 43.8228 97 0 71
IV.TRIF.CHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:09.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 13.875 110 -0.07 49
IV.FROS.CHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:08.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 52 9.4794 118 -0.1 99
IV.TRIF.CHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:07.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 13.875 110 -0.01 100
IV.FROS.CHZ. 2020-03-16T14:56:06.81 0.1 positive manual P 52 9.4794 118 0.1 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.FROS.CHE. ML:0.7 0.00009659999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2020-03-16T14:56:08.27
IV.FROS.CHN. ML:0.9 0.00014500000000000003 1.04 AML other m 2020-03-16T14:56:09.24
IV.TRIF.CHN. ML:0.8 0.00008099999999999999 1.42 AML other m 2020-03-16T14:56:09.93
IV.TRIF.CHE. ML:1.0 0.000108 0.56 AML other m 2020-03-16T14:56:10.54
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