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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 05-07-2020 and time 13:25:37 (Italy) in region 2 km NE San Fratello (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE San Fratello (ME), on

  • 05-07-2020 11:25:37 (UTC)
  • 05-07-2020 13:25:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0220, 14.6130 at 22 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
San Fratello ME 2 3707 3707
Acquedolci ME 5 5744 9451
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 6 12624 22075
Militello Rosmarino ME 6 1324 23399
Alcara li Fusi ME 8 1980 25379
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 10 1996 27375
Torrenova ME 10 4386 31761
Longi ME 12 1473 33234
Capri Leone ME 13 4515 37749
Frazzanò ME 13 711 38460
Galati Mamertino ME 14 2627 41087
Mirto ME 14 974 42061
Caronia ME 15 3364 45425
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 16 1319 46744
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 49872
Tortorici ME 19 6435 56307
Naso ME 19 3813 60120
Capo d'Orlando ME 19 13254 73374

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
67 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 1.5 2020-07-05
11:25:37		 38.0215 14.613 22 2020-11-19
12:36:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80851321
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2020-07-05
11:25:37		 38.0273 14.6032 22 2020-07-05
11:31:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80795021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-05 11:25:37 ± 0.22
Latitude 38.0215 ± 0.0144
Longitude 14.6130 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80851321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1166
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1101
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 168
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1170.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02068
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54949
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80851321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-01 08:18:04

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80795021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-05 11:31:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 49.4172 106 0.68 40
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:49.12 1.0 undecidable manual S 136 30.5472 117 0.08 24
IV.IACL.HHN. 2020-07-05T11:25:48.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 60.9945 102 -0.32 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:47.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 22.9548 126 0.16 48
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:47.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 49.4172 106 0.07 70
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-07-05T11:25:46.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 266 41.2254 109 0.42 44
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2020-07-05T11:25:45.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 36.9297 112 0.32 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:44.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 2.2977 173 -0.05 75
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:44.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 34.743 114 -0.82 58
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:44.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 30.5472 117 -0.2 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:43.43 0.1 negative manual P 84 22.9548 126 0.18 95
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-05T11:25:41.46 0.1 positive manual P 306 2.2977 173 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00012045 0.92 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:44.51
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001365 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:46.08
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000122 0.9 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:47.51
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001097 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:49.11
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000299 1.34 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:52.70
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000245 1.36 AML other m 2020-07-05T11:25:53.95
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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