Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 11-07-2020 and time 03:48:54 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 11-07-2020 03:48:54 (UTC)
  • 11-07-2020 05:48:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3520, 14.5980 at 5 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
85 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Bagheria (55387 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 1.7 2020-07-11
03:48:54
38.3517 14.5982 5 2020-11-19
12:37:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84449881
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-07-11
03:48:54
38.3522 14.5973 4 2020-07-11
04:13:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80941301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-11 03:48:54 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3517 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.5982 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84449881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 389
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 376
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 151
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 390.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.21314
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64212
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80941301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-11 04:13:08

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84449881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-04 16:05:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:16.76 1.0 undecidable manual S 216 71.2731 50 -0.45 21
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:14.65 1.0 undecidable manual S 226 65.7897 50 -1.09 16
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:14.96 1.0 undecidable manual S 231 63.9915 50 -0.3 22
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:13.31 1.0 undecidable manual S 225 56.1993 50 0.13 23
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:08.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 41.8248 97 -0.52 43
IV.PETRA.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:07.54 1.0 undecidable manual P 216 71.2731 50 0 23
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:07.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 35.2425 98 0.49 44
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:06.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 65.7897 50 0.27 66
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:06.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 34.1436 98 -0.05 73
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:06.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 63.9915 50 0.32 65
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:06.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 33.3444 98 0.02 49
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:05.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 71 32.1456 98 0.3 70
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:05.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 225 56.1993 50 0.27 45
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:04.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 29.1486 99 -0.19 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:02.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 41.8248 97 -0.22 70
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:02.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 23.6541 101 -0.09 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:01.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 33.3444 98 0.01 98
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:01.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 35.2425 98 0.03 98
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:01.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 32.1456 98 0.28 70
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:49:00.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 29.1486 99 -0.01 99
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-07-11T03:49:00.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 34.1436 98 -0.43 67
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-07-11T03:48:59.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 23.6541 101 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002906786 0.1408 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:06.61
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008503178499999999 0.2784 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:06.70
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0004530866 0.2624 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:05.98
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003600481 0.1792 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:05.07
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000077987855 0.2784 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:08.18
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005367063 0.2784 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:10.75
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00084072205 0.32 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:10.78
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000012053980949999999 0.16 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:11.05
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006216526 0.48 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:12.32
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010614398 0.6208 AML other m 2020-07-11T03:49:10.74
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