Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 27-07-2020 and time 08:17:09 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Rodì Milici (ME)

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

  • 27-07-2020 08:17:09 (UTC)
  • 27-07-2020 10:17:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1260, 15.1900 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.

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
Terme Vigliatore ME 3 7395 9451
Castroreale ME 4 2504 11955
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 53538
Furnari ME 6 3784 57322
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 58853
Merì ME 7 2338 61191
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 8 4650 65841
San Filippo del Mela ME 9 7115 72956
Falcone ME 9 2808 75764
Oliveri ME 11 2181 77945
Tripi ME 11 873 78818
Milazzo ME 12 31646 110464
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 12 1807 112271
Pace del Mela ME 12 6239 118510
Novara di Sicilia ME 13 1337 119847
Basicò ME 13 612 120459
Condrò ME 13 493 120952
San Pier Niceto ME 15 2837 123789
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 124808
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 132239
Antillo ME 17 919 133158
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 135935
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 137068
Mandanici ME 18 601 137669
Valdina ME 18 1355 139024
Venetico ME 19 3911 142935
Montalbano Elicona ME 19 2287 145222
Spadafora ME 20 5021 150243
Patti ME 20 13431 163674

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.5 2020-07-27
08:17:09
38.1255 15.1895 9 2020-11-19
12:36:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81445071
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-07-27
08:17:09
38.1198 15.1893 9 2020-07-27
08:25:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81396861
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-27 08:17:09 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1255 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.1895 ± 0.0057
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 81445071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 498
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 152
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 239
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56927
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81445071
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-29 08:20:03

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81396861
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-27 08:25:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:22.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 329 34.8429 50 0.23 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:21.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 33.2445 50 0.3 69
MN.CEL.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:20.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 63.1923 50 -0.43 61
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:19.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 27.6501 108 0.27 70
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:19.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 53.2023 50 0.02 92
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:19.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 252 29.0487 107 -0.4 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:16.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 33.2445 50 -0.04 96
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:16.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 34.8429 50 0 95
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:16.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 31.746 50 0.47 89
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2020-07-27T08:17:15.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 27.6501 108 0.37 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:15.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 81 14.4744 122 -0.22 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:15.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 29.0487 107 0.2 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:15.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 17.5713 117 -0.42 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:13.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 14.4744 122 0.13 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-07-27T08:17:13.48 0.1 positive manual P 167 17.5713 117 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003855 0.2 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:15.57
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00019250000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:16.27
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0005465 0.42 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:16.37
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000273 0.24 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:16.58
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000054199999999999996 0.82 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:20.91
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008854999999999998 0.88 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:21.82
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001615 0.56 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:22.21
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001485 0.94 AML other m 2020-07-27T08:17:23.32
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