Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 04-08-2020 and time 15:16:21 (Italy) in region 4 km W San Teodoro (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W San Teodoro (ME), on

  • 04-08-2020 13:16:21 (UTC)
  • 04-08-2020 15:16:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8370, 14.6560 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
San Teodoro ME 4 1403 1403
CesarĂ² ME 5 2439 3842
Troina EN 8 9373 13215
Cerami EN 13 2006 15221
Maniace CT 14 3765 18986
Capizzi ME 16 3176 22162
Bronte CT 17 19172 41334
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 18 3593 44927
Maletto CT 19 3920 48847

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2020-08-04
13:16:21
37.8372 14.6562 10 2020-11-19
12:36:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 81846491
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2020-08-04
13:16:21
37.8352 14.6447 10 2020-08-04
13:32:32
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81642381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-04 13:16:21 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8372 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.6562 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81846491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 694
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 587
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75543
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
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 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81846491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-10 14:15:01

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81642381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-04 13:32:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:38.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 73 52.6029 50 0.32 68
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:35.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 83.8494 50 -0.17 66
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:34.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 72.8715 50 0.6 60
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:32.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 57.6978 50 0.79 57
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:31.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 29.748 50 -0.37 70
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:30.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 48.1185 50 -0.03 73
IV.NOV.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:30.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 63 47.0196 50 -0.11 48
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:30.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 52.6029 50 -0.47 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:30.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 22.5552 114 0.47 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:30.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 282 53.502 50 -0.23 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:28.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 17.6712 119 0.4 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:27.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 16.0728 122 -0.18 74
IV.CAGR.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:27.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 27.5502 50 0.46 68
IV.EMSG.HHE. 2020-08-04T13:16:27.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 25.752 111 0.31 71
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:27.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 141 31.2465 50 -0.39 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:26.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 29.748 50 -0.54 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:25.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 22.5552 114 -0.44 69
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:25.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 17.6712 119 0.17 100
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:24.55 0.1 positive manual P 209 16.0728 122 -0.51 92
IV.ECHR.HHZ. 2020-08-04T13:16:17.20 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001551806 1.6224 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:29.07
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001957122 0.384 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:30.56
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00026510295 0.3776 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:30.56
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00011389458500000001 0.4608 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:30.62
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00011371501 0.4416 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:30.92
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00029059029999999996 0.3968 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:31.07
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00026482175000000003 0.4224 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:33.72
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002649615 1.36 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:33.12
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00037675825 0.48 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:36.12
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00052500835 0.5184 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:37.24
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002966429 0.5376 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:42.32
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00028380565000000004 1.52 AML other m 2020-08-04T13:16:43.80
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download