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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 17-05-2020 and time 23:13:15 (UTC) in region 4 km E Norcia (PG)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Norcia (PG), on

  • 17-05-2020 23:13:15 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2020 01:13:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7840, 13.1390 at 10 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
Norcia PG 4 4957 4957
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 12 281 5238
Cascia PG 13 3217 8455
Arquata del Tronto AP 13 1178 9633
Accumoli RI 13 667 10300
Preci PG 13 724 11024
Visso MC 17 1107 12131
Montegallo AP 17 523 12654
Ussita MC 18 444 13098
Poggiodomo PG 18 117 13215
Cittareale RI 19 482 13697
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 19 1075 14772

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Ancona (100861 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 1.4 2020-05-17
23:13:15		 42.784 13.1393 11 2020-05-17
23:21:10		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79247891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-17 23:13:15 ± 0.07
Latitude 42.7840 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.1393 ± 0.0098
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79247891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 768
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 293
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 279
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37682
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79247891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-17 23:21:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:27.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 34.5432 50 0.19 48
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:27.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 34.4433 50 0.73 41
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:26.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 31.1466 50 -0.14 49
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:25.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 28.3494 50 -0.45 68
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:23.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 21.6672 116 0.1 50
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:23.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 41.8248 50 -0.16 95
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:22.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 34.4433 50 0.27 70
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:22.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 19.869 118 -0.38 71
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:22.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 34.5432 50 -0.03 74
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:21.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 28.3494 50 -0.02 100
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:21.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 14.6742 125 0.17 50
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:21.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 31.1466 50 -0.2 72
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:20.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 21.6672 116 0.09 100
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:20.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 23.3544 50 0.1 74
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:19.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 14.6742 125 0.17 99
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:19.57 0.6 positive manual P 50 19.869 118 -0.24 48
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:19.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 5.8941 151 -0.19 75
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-05-17T23:13:17.93 0.1 negative manual P 340 5.8941 151 0.22 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0005344999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:19.39
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0006154999999999999 0.16 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:19.44
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000625 1.3 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:23.93
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00007960000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:24.33
IV.NRCA.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00061136095 0.1664 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:19.44
IV.NRCA.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0004557678 0.128 AML other m 2020-05-17T23:13:19.39
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