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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 17-03-2020 and time 02:03:08 (UTC) in region 7 km SW Preci (PG)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Preci (PG), on

  • 17-03-2020 02:03:08 (UTC)
  • 17-03-2020 03:03:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8230, 13.0090 at 8 km depth.

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

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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
Preci PG 7 724 724
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 8 1075 1799
Norcia PG 8 4957 6756
Sellano PG 10 1079 7835
Cascia PG 12 3217 11052
Vallo di Nera PG 13 364 11416
Poggiodomo PG 14 117 11533
Visso MC 14 1107 12640
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 14 281 12921
Ussita MC 17 444 13365
Sant'Anatolia di Narco PG 17 564 13929
Campello sul Clitunno PG 19 2442 16371
Scheggino PG 19 461 16832
Monte Cavallo MC 19 145 16977
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 20 599 17576

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
60 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.5 2020-03-17
02:03:08		 42.8228 13.0092 8 2020-03-17
02:08:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77315121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-17 02:03:08 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.8228 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.0092 ± 0.0098
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77315121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 636
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 530
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 80
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07824
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32196
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77315121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-17 02:08:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:18.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 27.1506 107 -0.25 47
IV.LNSS.HNZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:17.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 24.5532 109 -0.25 48
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:17.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 24.5532 109 -0.26 71
IV.MOMA.HNE. 2020-03-17T02:03:16.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 35.742 50 0.31 69
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:16.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 21.867 111 -0.17 49
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:14.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 27.1506 107 -0.08 98
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:13.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 24.5532 109 -0.09 98
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:13.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 21.867 111 -0.04 100
IV.LNSS.HNZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:13.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 24.5532 109 -0.2 96
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:12.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 8.6802 134 0.29 73
IV.FEMA.HNZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:12.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 15.7731 118 0.29 72
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-03-17T02:03:11.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 8.6802 134 0.39 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00003903144 0.0784 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:13.09
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000043203765000000006 0.1008 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:14.52
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000226552865 0.12 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:17.10
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000035804915 0.1008 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:16.88
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000020337515 0.24 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:17.65
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000013032073 0.2 AML other m 2020-03-17T02:03:17.50
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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