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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 17-05-2020 and time 03:27:16 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Marcellinara (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Marcellinara (CZ), on

  • 17-05-2020 01:27:16 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2020 03:27:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.9140, 16.4880 at 23 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
Marcellinara CZ 2 2285 2285
Settingiano CZ 2 3124 5409
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 4 1866 7275
Amato CZ 4 835 8110
Miglierina CZ 4 767 8877
Tiriolo CZ 4 3870 12747
Gimigliano CZ 8 3381 16128
San Floro CZ 9 716 16844
Catanzaro CZ 9 90612 107456
Pianopoli CZ 10 2589 110045
Borgia CZ 10 7611 117656
Cortale CZ 10 2117 119773
Feroleto Antico CZ 10 2171 121944
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 10 1691 123635
Girifalco CZ 11 5945 129580
Pentone CZ 12 2113 131693
Jacurso CZ 12 624 132317
Cicala CZ 12 968 133285
Fossato Serralta CZ 12 594 133879
Maida CZ 12 4566 138445
Serrastretta CZ 13 3176 141621
Amaroni CZ 14 1855 143476
Sorbo San Basile CZ 14 809 144285
San Pietro a Maida CZ 14 4200 148485
Sellia CZ 14 530 149015
Simeri Crichi CZ 15 4698 153713
Taverna CZ 15 2703 156416
Squillace CZ 15 3608 160024
Vallefiorita CZ 15 1771 161795
Albi CZ 16 949 162744
Lamezia Terme CZ 16 70714 233458
Carlopoli CZ 16 1516 234974
Panettieri CS 17 351 235325
Magisano CZ 17 1258 236583
Stalettì CZ 17 2433 239016
Soveria Simeri CZ 17 1564 240580
Curinga CZ 17 6779 247359
Platania CZ 18 2172 249531
Zagarise CZ 18 1647 251178
Montauro CZ 18 1732 252910
Decollatura CZ 19 3159 256069
Palermiti CZ 19 1213 257282
Gasperina CZ 19 2160 259442

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
16 Km E of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Crotone (62178 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 1.2 2020-05-17
01:27:16		 38.9142 16.4878 23 2020-11-19
12:37:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82774241
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2020-05-17
01:27:16		 38.9172 16.4872 22 2020-05-17
01:39:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79215831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-17 01:27:16 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.9142 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.4878 ± 0.0058
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82774241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 446
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 392
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 142
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
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) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10612
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48833
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79215831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-17 01:39:37

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82774241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-09 21:18:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:33.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 54.2013 105 0.59 41
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:30.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 43.7229 110 0.19 46
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:29.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 37.5291 114 -0.17 70
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:26.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 287 25.2525 125 -0.24 94
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:25.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 54.2013 105 -0.3 66
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:25.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 21.9669 130 0.02 74
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:24.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 44.5221 109 -0.03 95
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:24.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 14.2746 143 0.18 49
XK.ALB1.HNZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:24.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 15.3735 141 -0.04 74
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:24.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 43.7229 110 -0.02 72
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:23.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 11.7771 149 0.03 75
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:23.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 37.5291 114 -0.07 95
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:22.13 0.1 positive manual P 287 25.2525 125 0.17 95
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:21.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 21.9669 130 -0.02 99
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:20.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 14.2746 143 -0.03 100
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:20.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 11.7771 149 0.18 97
XK.ALB1.HNZ. 2020-05-17T01:27:20.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 15.3735 141 -0.05 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00013162481000000001 0.48 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:24.33
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001479946 0.28 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:25.70
IV.SERS.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00008884263 0.22 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:25.78
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001045903 0.2 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:25.78
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001482863 0.28 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:25.70
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.0001483183 0.5 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:26.51
MN.TIP.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000060476215 1.32 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:26.83
MN.TIP.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000047451786500000005 1.04 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:29.27
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00003006713 0.28 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:29.13
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000014069778 0.22 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:29.70
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000009798108 1.76 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:30.90
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000021744155 0.36 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:32.05
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000013483577500000001 0.2 AML other m 2020-05-17T01:27:35.10
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