Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 29-06-2020 and time 00:21:18 (Italy) in region 5 km S Moio Alcantara (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Moio Alcantara (ME), on

  • 28-06-2020 22:21:18 (UTC)
  • 29-06-2020 00:21:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8540, 15.0330 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Moio Alcantara ME 5 717 717
Malvagna ME 8 733 1450
Randazzo CT 8 10900 12350
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 9 3215 15565
Roccella Valdemone ME 9 666 16231
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 17211
Linguaglossa CT 10 5403 22614
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 11 3945 26559
Motta Camastra ME 13 845 27404
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 31367
Maletto CT 15 3920 35287
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 36869
Milo CT 16 1087 37956
Gaggi ME 17 3184 41140
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 50763
Calatabiano CT 18 5308 56071
Graniti ME 18 1492 57563
Mascali CT 18 14282 71845
Floresta ME 19 485 72330
Zafferana Etnea CT 19 9517 81847
Bronte CT 19 19172 101019
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 103306
Giarre CT 19 27659 130965
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 131984
Maniace CT 20 3765 135749

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.4 2020-06-28
22:21:18
37.8538 15.0327 14 2020-11-19
12:36:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81796261
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.1 2020-06-28
22:21:17
37.867 15.029 10 2020-08-09
01:34:54
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 80599791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-06-28 22:21:18 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.8538 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.0327 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81796261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1125
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 644
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 177
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39120
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81796261
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-09 01:34:37

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80599791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-28 22:32:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:27.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 327 25.1526 103 0.23 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:26.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 43.4232 95 0.03 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:26.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 42.8238 95 0.24 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:26.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 21.867 106 0.3 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:25.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 15.7731 118 0.03 52
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:23.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 8.0808 142 0.33 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:23.23 0.1 positive manual P 53 21.867 106 0.12 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:23.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 8.3805 141 -0.4 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:23.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 327 25.1526 103 0.08 75
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-06-28T22:21:23.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 5.1948 155 0.74 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:22.02 0.1 positive manual P 258 15.7731 118 -0.21 99
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2020-06-28T22:21:21.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 6.993 147 -0.04 78
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:21.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 8.0808 142 -0.21 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-06-28T22:21:21.03 0.1 positive manual P 68 8.3805 141 -0.32 98
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-06-28T22:21:21.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 5.1948 155 -0.01 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004835 0.22 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:23.61
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000536 0.78 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:23.72
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000132 0.18 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:27.61
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008595 0.66 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:28.21
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000108 0.36 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:28.23
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00007664999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2020-06-28T22:21:28.83
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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