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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 30-03-2020 and time 07:32:46 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 30-03-2020 05:32:46 (UTC)
  • 30-03-2020 07:32:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4940, 14.7800 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 8 696 696
Malfa ME 11 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 11 903 2581
Lipari ME 16 12753 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
75 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.3 2020-03-30
05:32:46		 38.4942 14.7802 9 2020-07-18
21:08:33		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78399611
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-03-30
05:32:46		 38.5028 14.785 8 2020-03-30
05:43:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77690101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-30 05:32:46 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.4942 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7802 ± 0.0057
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 78399611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 887
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 126
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 28
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 890.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17177
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.63222
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78399611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-19 21:40:44

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77690101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-30 05:43:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:33:02.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 171 50.7159 50 -0.33 67
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-03-30T05:33:02.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 46.3203 50 0.41 44
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:59.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 37.1295 50 0.21 71
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-03-30T05:32:59.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 70.1742 50 0.35 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:58.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 68.2761 50 0.22 67
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-03-30T05:32:56.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 53.6019 50 -0.14 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:55.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 50.7159 50 -0.13 93
IV.IST3.HHE. 2020-03-30T05:32:55.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 51.6039 50 -0.25 91
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:54.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 19.0698 116 0.29 48
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:54.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 37.1295 50 0.31 69
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-03-30T05:32:54.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 46.3203 50 -0.28 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:54.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 21.7671 113 0.29 48
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:53.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 19.3695 115 -0.15 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:51.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 21.7671 113 -0.11 74
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:50.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 19.0698 116 -0.21 73
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-03-30T05:32:50.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 19.3695 115 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00035250000000000006 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:32:57.18
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001048 0.26 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:33:00.27
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001245 1.56 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:33:00.20
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010106507 0.4416 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:33:05.39
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000032210375 0.3008 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:33:05.63
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005669561000000001 0.6208 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:32:54.42
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00006965336000000002 0.64 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:32:55.53
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011208391000000001 0.6016 AML other m 2020-03-30T05:32:55.34
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