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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 24-07-2020 and time 16:24:57 (UTC) in region 2 km S Oliveri (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Oliveri (ME), on

  • 24-07-2020 16:24:57 (UTC)
  • 24-07-2020 18:24:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1080, 15.0610 at 8 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
Oliveri ME 2 2181 2181
Falcone ME 2 2808 4989
Basicò ME 5 612 5601
Furnari ME 6 3784 9385
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 7 1531 10916
Tripi ME 7 873 11789
Librizzi ME 9 1660 13449
Patti ME 9 13431 26880
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 34275
Rodì Milici ME 10 2056 36331
Montalbano Elicona ME 10 2287 38618
Montagnareale ME 10 1615 40233
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 43148
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 44485
Castroreale ME 13 2504 46989
Raccuja ME 14 1041 48030
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 89613
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 92703
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 99777
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 100796
Ucria ME 17 1058 101854
Merì ME 18 2338 104192
Piraino ME 18 3962 108154
Sinagra ME 19 2705 110859
Floresta ME 19 485 111344
San Filippo del Mela ME 20 7115 118459
Roccella Valdemone ME 20 666 119125
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 123775

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.7 2020-07-24
16:24:57		 38.1082 15.0608 8 2020-11-19
12:37:01		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82899911
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2020-07-24
16:24:56		 38.0922 15.0588 9 2020-07-24
16:32:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81310671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-24 16:24:57 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1082 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.0608 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82899911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 711
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 396
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 163
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16098
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.80759
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82899911
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-18 15:14:57

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81310671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-24 16:32:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:20.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 74.5698 50 0.14 43
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:12.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 89.6436 50 0.12 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:11.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 41.8248 50 -0.41 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:11.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 42.624 50 -0.26 72
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:11.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 81.1521 50 0.44 61
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:10.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 74.5698 50 -0.35 87
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:06.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 25.8519 107 0.28 73
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:05.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 36.2415 102 0.78 57
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:05.03 0.1 positive manual P 259 41.8248 50 -0.34 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:05.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 42.624 50 -0.16 96
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-07-24T16:25:04.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 33.1446 103 0.12 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:04.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 135 21.3675 110 -0.19 71
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2020-07-24T16:25:04.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 33.3444 103 0.48 68
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-07-24T16:25:04.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 32.9448 103 0.51 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:03.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 17.871 113 -0.25 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:03.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 30.5472 104 0.36 71
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:03.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 348 32.5452 103 0.19 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:02.59 0.1 positive manual P 80 25.8519 107 0.1 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:01.36 0.1 positive manual P 135 21.3675 110 -0.28 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-24T16:25:00.79 0.1 positive manual P 246 17.871 113 -0.19 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005865 0.26 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:04.42
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004465 1 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:05.67
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000638 0.18 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:05.75
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004995 1.32 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:05.91
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003465 1.6 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:06.14
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005145 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:08.16
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021250000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:12.34
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001625 0.22 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:12.27
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00033199999999999994 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:12.72
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006725000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:13.56
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00006165 0.82 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:14.33
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003465 0.5 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:14.74
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000039 1.04 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:22.96
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000412 0.76 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:23.75
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000013250000000000002 0.84 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:25.81
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000143 0.38 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:29.88
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00007845 0.58 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:33.39
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0000885 0.66 AML other m 2020-07-24T16:25:35.49
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