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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 06-07-2020 and time 20:47:16 (UTC) in region 1 km S Rodì Milici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km S Rodì Milici (ME), on

  • 06-07-2020 20:47:16 (UTC)
  • 06-07-2020 22:47:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0990, 15.1650 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
Rodì Milici ME 2 2056 2056
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 3 1531 3587
Furnari ME 4 3784 7371
Castroreale ME 4 2504 9875
Terme Vigliatore ME 4 7395 17270
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 7 41583 58853
Falcone ME 8 2808 61661
Tripi ME 8 873 62534
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 63871
Oliveri ME 10 2181 66052
Basicò ME 10 612 66664
Merì ME 11 2338 69002
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 11 4650 73652
San Filippo del Mela ME 12 7115 80767
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 12 1019 81786
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 15 1807 83593
Milazzo ME 15 31646 115239
Antillo ME 15 919 116158
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 122397
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 124684
Condrò ME 17 493 125177
Mandanici ME 17 601 125778
San Pier Niceto ME 18 2837 128615
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 131530
Librizzi ME 18 1660 133190
Patti ME 18 13431 146621
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 148236
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 155667
Limina ME 20 836 156503

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.8 2020-07-06
20:47:16		 38.0988 15.1653 9 2020-11-19
12:36:53		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81104281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2020-07-06
20:47:16		 38.0982 15.1682 9 2020-07-06
20:52:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80839511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-06 20:47:16 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0988 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1653 ± 0.0046
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 81104281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 511
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 353
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 172
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88673
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81104281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-17 13:42:21

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80839511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-06 20:52:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:42.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 84.249 50 -0.16 64
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:41.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 77.6667 50 0.89 34
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:33.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 98.4237 50 0.08 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:33.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 50.616 50 0.24 45
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:32.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 103 47.9187 50 0.36 66
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:31.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 84.249 50 0.02 88
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:30.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 72.7716 50 0.44 83
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:29.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 332 37.5291 50 -0.15 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:29.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 77.6667 50 -0.59 78
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:29.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 36.4413 50 0.17 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:26.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 26.1516 108 -0.1 73
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:26.26 0.1 positive manual P 262 50.616 50 0 95
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:26.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 24.3534 109 0.35 46
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:25.42 0.1 positive manual P 103 47.9187 50 -0.41 87
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:24.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 37.5291 50 -0.16 94
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:23.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 36.4413 50 -0.12 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:23.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 72 17.1717 116 0.02 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:23.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 34.743 50 0.08 96
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:23.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 222 40.7259 50 -0.9 37
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:22.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 26.1516 108 -0.05 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:22.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 157 15.3735 119 -0.24 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:22.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 24.3534 109 0.25 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:20.32 0.1 positive manual P 157 15.3735 119 0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-06T20:47:20.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 17.1717 116 0.13 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00109 0.16 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:22.74
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00115 0.12 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:22.82
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000497 0.4 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:23.58
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005225 1.44 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:23.08
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00038149999999999995 0.24 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:26.17
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000212 0.36 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:26.29
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00035850000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:26.62
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000125 1.02 AML other m 2020-07-06T20:47:27.90
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