Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 20-08-2020 and time 04:28:28 (UTC) in region 5 km NW Posta (RI)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Posta (RI), on

  • 20-08-2020 04:28:28 (UTC)
  • 20-08-2020 06:28:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5480, 13.0470 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Posta RI 5 694 694
Leonessa RI 7 2435 3129
Borbona RI 8 617 3746
Micigliano RI 11 127 3873
Cittareale RI 12 482 4355
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 14 599 4954
Poggio Bustone RI 14 2055 7009
Antrodoco RI 15 2588 9597
Cantalice RI 15 2755 12352
Borgo Velino RI 16 972 13324
Rivodutri RI 16 1253 14577
Montereale AQ 17 2581 17158
Castel Sant'Angelo RI 17 1308 18466
Polino TR 17 233 18699
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 18 1369 20068
Morro Reatino RI 18 373 20441
Cascia PG 19 3217 23658
Cittaducale RI 20 6828 30486

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Velletri (53303 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.8 2020-08-20
04:28:28
42.5478 13.0468 12 2020-08-20
04:38:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82165851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-20 04:28:28 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.5478 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.0468 ± 0.0073
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82165851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 697
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 260
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 23
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43347
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82165851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-20 04:38:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:30:26.31 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 16.200001 0
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:30:18.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 16.02 0
IV.VOBA.HNZ. 2020-08-20T04:30:14.62 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.81 0
IV.IMI.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:30:11.03 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.6 0
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:52.64 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 20.120001 0
MN.TIR.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:50.44 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 9.34 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:45.62 3.0 positive manual Pg 10.63 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:42.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.11 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:41.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.81 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:33.95 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.81 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:27.58 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.74 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:10.68 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.26 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:06.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.3 0
IV.ROSPO.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:29:05.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.35 0
IV.MOMA.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:44.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 48.1185 92 0.76 38
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:43.30 3.0 negative manual P 0.31 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:41.69 3.0 undecidable manual P 1.64 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:39.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 32.1456 93 -0.05 48
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:38.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 25.2525 95 0.24 48
IV.MOMA.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:37.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 306 48.1185 92 0.22 45
IV.T1299.EHN. 2020-08-20T04:28:36.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 21.4674 97 -0.03 49
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:36.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 20.2686 98 -0.21 48
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:36.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 23.2545 96 -0.37 47
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:36.91 3.0 positive manual P 0.38 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:34.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 14.3745 111 -0.1 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:34.74 0.1 positive manual P 10 32.1456 93 -0.21 94
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:33.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 23.2545 96 -0.26 72
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:33.98 0.6 negative manual P 69 25.2525 95 0.09 49
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2020-08-20T04:28:33.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 6.0939 145 0.08 51
IV.T1299.EHN. 2020-08-20T04:28:33.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 21.4674 97 0.13 73
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:33.04 0.6 negative manual P 322 20.2686 98 -0.09 50
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:32.06 3.0 positive manual P -0.74 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-08-20T04:28:32.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 14.3745 111 -0.07 100
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2020-08-20T04:28:31.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 6.0939 145 0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.6 0.000041599999999999995 0.76 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:35.38
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.5 0.00003105 0.94 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:35.19
IV.GAVE.EHE. ML:1.0 0.00006469999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:36.46
IV.ARRO.EHE. ML:0.5 0.000021400000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:37.41
IV.GAVE.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00009645000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:37.30
IV.ARRO.EHN. ML:0.5 0.0000218 0.1 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:37.78
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.2 0.00010139999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:38.28
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.1 0.0000658 0.62 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:39.36
IV.FIAM.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000013999999999999998 1.14 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:39.68
IV.FIAM.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000013000000000000001 1.48 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:40.75
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000349 0.22 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:40.70
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000042300000000000005 0.14 AML other m 2020-08-20T04:28:41.35
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