Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 14-08-2020 and time 07:15:51 (UTC) in region 1 km S Falcone (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km S Falcone (ME), on

  • 14-08-2020 07:15:51 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2020 09:15:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1130, 15.0820 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
Falcone ME 1 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 2 2181 4989
Furnari ME 4 3784 8773
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 10304
Basicò ME 6 612 10916
Tripi ME 7 873 11789
Terme Vigliatore ME 8 7395 19184
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 21240
Patti ME 11 13431 34671
Librizzi ME 11 1660 36331
Montalbano Elicona ME 11 2287 38618
Castroreale ME 11 2504 41122
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 42459
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 44074
San Piero Patti ME 12 2915 46989
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 13 41583 88572
Merì ME 16 2338 90910
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 91929
Raccuja ME 16 1041 92970
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 17 3090 96060
San Filippo del Mela ME 18 7115 103175
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 110249
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 18 4650 114899
Milazzo ME 19 31646 146545
Ucria ME 19 1058 147603
Piraino ME 20 3962 151565

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 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 1.8 2020-08-14
07:15:51
38.113 15.082 10 2020-11-19
12:36:58
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82287581
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2020-08-14
07:15:51
38.1002 15.0783 11 2020-08-14
07:22:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81961511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-14 07:15:51 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1130 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0820 ± 0.0034
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 82287581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 438
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 287
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 190
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 81
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70777
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82287581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-24 11:33:57

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81961511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-14 07:22:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:15.59 3.0 undecidable manual S -2.02 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:13.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 72.6717 50 -0.2 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:09.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 55.3002 50 0.43 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:04.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 40.7259 50 -0.01 73
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:04.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 78.5658 50 -0.12 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:03.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 72.6717 50 -0.19 89
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-08-14T07:16:02.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 33.2445 50 -0.35 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:02.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 30.5472 50 0.45 45
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-08-14T07:16:02.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 345 32.4453 50 -0.19 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:01.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 55.3002 50 -0.24 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:00.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 81 23.9538 112 -0.15 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:16:00.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 25.8519 110 -0.03 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:59.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 40.7259 50 -0.05 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:59.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 20.5683 115 0.06 50
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-08-14T07:15:58.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 32.4453 50 0.11 48
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-08-14T07:15:58.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 341 33.2445 50 0.29 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:58.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 19.7691 116 -0.24 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:57.86 0.1 positive manual P 343 30.5472 50 0.24 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:56.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 10.5783 132 0.15 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:56.50 0.1 positive manual P 81 23.9538 112 0.06 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:56.84 0.1 positive manual P 172 25.8519 110 0.03 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:55.62 0.1 negative manual P 247 19.7691 116 -0.06 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:55.74 0.1 positive manual P 140 20.5683 115 -0.08 100
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-08-14T07:15:54.31 0.1 positive manual P 153 10.5783 132 0.17 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00012169775 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:17.87
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000085776405 1.7984 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:18.94
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000014078075 0.1984 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:21.15
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000010878433 0.7808 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:24.37
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0027013695 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:56.74
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00198108425 0.2176 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:56.65
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003601437 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:59.26
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003026263 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:59.48
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008376362500000001 0.1824 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:59.98
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00053475435 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:15:59.96
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00049139475 0.16 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:01.46
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005192256 0.1984 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:00.72
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00069966065 0.1984 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:01.16
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041602830000000003 0.2784 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:00.00
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003686368 0.2208 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:02.82
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00028471365000000003 0.2016 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:04.33
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001803989 0.2592 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:05.10
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001722532 0.2592 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:05.12
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000018733214999999996 0.1184 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:15.79
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00002938664 0.2176 AML other m 2020-08-14T07:16:15.82
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