Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 17-03-2020 and time 14:25:08 (Italy) in region Costa Ionica Catanzarese (Catanzaro)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ionica Catanzarese (Catanzaro), on

  • 17-03-2020 13:25:08 (UTC)
  • 17-03-2020 14:25:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5360, 16.7620 at 48 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km SE of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
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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 2020-03-17
13:25:08
38.5355 16.7617 49 2020-07-18
21:08:37
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79373881
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2020-03-17
13:25:08
38.5133 16.7888 45 2020-03-17
13:37:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77322581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-17 13:25:08 ± 0.22
Latitude 38.5355 ± 0.0117
Longitude 16.7617 ± 0.0195
Depth (km) 49 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79373881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1479
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1375
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 304
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 230
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.01893
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79373881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-16 21:42:05

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77322581
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-17 13:37:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:27:05.34 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.7 0
IV.VENL.HNZ. 2020-03-17T13:27:01.39 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.89 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:52.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.03 0
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:48.17 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -3.37 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:46.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.72 0
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:36.77 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.01 0
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:30.94 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.28 0
IV.NRCA.HNZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:22.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.67 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:10.76 3.0 negative manual Pg 10.47 0
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:26:09.07 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.44 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:56.05 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:39.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 113.0979 99 -0.85 32
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:38.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 98.6235 101 1.01 36
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:32.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 76.368 107 -0.25 42
MN.TIP.HHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:31.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 360 71.4729 109 -0.33 43
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:28.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 55.8996 117 0.03 48
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:27.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 51.0156 120 0.41 45
IV.GRI.EHN. 2020-03-17T13:25:26.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 43.4232 127 0.01 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:26.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 113.0979 99 -0.45 59
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:26.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 109.7124 99 0.28 81
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:25.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 98.6235 101 0.08 67
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:24.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 90.8424 102 0.13 87
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:24.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 92.7405 102 0.42 64
IV.SOI.EHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:23.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 80.1642 105 0.38 82
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:23.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 29.6481 140 -0.1 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:23.06 0.1 positive manual P 248 81.3519 105 0.18 88
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:22.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 76.368 107 -0.22 66
MN.TIP.HHE. 2020-03-17T13:25:21.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 71.4729 109 -0.46 86
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:19.65 0.1 negative manual P 354 55.8996 117 -0.25 93
IV.FERC.HNN. 2020-03-17T13:25:19.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 55.7997 117 -0.04 96
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:19.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 51.0156 120 -0.17 95
IV.GRI.EHN. 2020-03-17T13:25:18.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 43.4232 127 -0.18 72
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-03-17T13:25:16.98 0.1 positive manual P 251 29.6481 140 -0.35 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000063280875 1.6608 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:23.96
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000065120275 1.6416 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:24.95
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000068698085 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:27.09
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000074033795 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:27.10
IV.SERS.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00005110833 0.6144 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:28.07
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000033352925 0.3392 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:28.59
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000028365085 0.4416 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:28.57
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000027929454999999998 0.6016 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:28.72
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000025768495 0.3584 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:30.44
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00004328927 0.3008 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:33.16
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000039964155 0.2816 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:33.96
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000336516 0.3392 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:35.44
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00003787549 0.5184 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:41.62
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000310887735 0.4224 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:41.48
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00016373084999999997 0.6208 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:44.47
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00011149214999999999 0.4832 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:46.42
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00004881976000000001 1.04 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:54.99
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00007269836499999999 1.0816 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:56.01
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00012632155 0.6592 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:25:57.90
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000063019695 0.72 AML other m 2020-03-17T13:26:02.08
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