Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 07-07-2020 and time 15:15:48 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 07-07-2020 13:15:48 (UTC)
  • 07-07-2020 15:15:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1910, 13.3750 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palermo PA 8 674435 674435
Isola delle Femmine PA 11 7290 681725
Capaci PA 12 11446 693171
Ficarazzi PA 14 12933 706104
Torretta PA 14 4358 710462
Villabate PA 14 20252 730714
Monreale PA 14 39389 770103
Belmonte Mezzagno PA 16 11273 781376
Bagheria PA 17 55387 836763
Altofonte PA 18 10284 847047
Santa Flavia PA 18 11272 858319
Carini PA 18 38455 896774
Misilmeri PA 19 29258 926032

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km N of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
17 Km NW of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.7 2020-07-07
13:15:48
38.191 13.3747 11 2020-11-19
12:36:53
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81020611
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2020-07-07
13:15:48
38.1868 13.3753 11 2020-07-07
13:40:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80860701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-07 13:15:48 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.1910 ± 0.0108
Longitude 13.3747 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81020611

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1238
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 689
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 192
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 127
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) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03148
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68348
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80860701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-07 13:40:52

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81020611
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-14 06:32:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCIAR.HHE. 2020-07-07T13:16:03.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 42.9237 50 0.1 62
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-07-07T13:16:03.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 45.7209 50 0.1 62
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:16:02.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 121 75.8685 50 0.56 52
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:16:00.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 65.9895 50 -0.25 86
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-07T13:15:59.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 61.0944 50 -0.21 59
IV.USI.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:15:59.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 344 59.7957 50 0.2 59
IV.SCIAR.HHE. 2020-07-07T13:15:57.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 130 42.9237 50 0.18 61
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-07-07T13:15:57.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 45.7209 50 -0.3 59
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:15:56.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 17.6712 121 0.19 64
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:15:53.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 3.4965 162 0.26 64
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:15:52.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 17.6712 121 -0.34 92
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-07-07T13:15:51.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 3.4965 162 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0008504065000000001 0.0768 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:15:54.27
IV.MPG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0010489776 0.096 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:15:53.29
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006050758 0.16 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:15:56.53
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00086524455 0.256 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:15:56.49
IV.MBFT.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00011219617500000001 0.7296 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:04.48
IV.MBFT.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008988944 0.3392 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:04.20
IV.MBFT.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010163171 0.16 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:04.28
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009920797 0.3008 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:06.85
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00013472465 0.2624 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:09.38
IV.USI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012884615 0.4608 AML other m 2020-07-07T13:16:08.17
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