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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 08-09-2020 and time 07:30:13 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 08-09-2020 05:30:13 (UTC)
  • 08-09-2020 07:30:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3480, 14.6030 at 5 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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An earthquake occurred to
85 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
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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 2020-09-08
05:30:13		 38.348 14.6027 5 2021-02-26
14:55:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83805341
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-09-08
05:30:13		 38.3483 14.6035 4 2020-09-08
05:41:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82725541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-08 05:30:13 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3480 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.6027 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83805341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 435
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 303
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 153
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64122
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83805341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-15 14:00:12

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82725541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-08 05:41:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:31:16.87 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.56 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:58.26 3.0 positive manual Pg 2.3 0
IV.PANTE.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:57.20 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.08 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:29.55 3.0 negative manual P -3.65 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:28.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 41.3253 96 0.02 65
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:27.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 71.1732 50 0.46 85
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:27.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 70.7736 50 0.23 89
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:26.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 69.0753 50 0.08 92
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:26.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 34.8429 97 -0.01 66
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-09-08T05:30:26.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 64.0914 50 0.17 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:26.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 69.0753 50 0.09 92
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2020-09-08T05:30:26.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 65.7897 50 -0.29 89
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:25.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 33.744 98 -0.14 65
IV.PLLN.EHE. 2020-09-08T05:30:25.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 56.1993 50 0.31 90
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:25.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 32.9448 98 -0.09 66
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-09-08T05:30:25.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 31.6461 98 -0.05 66
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:25.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 31.9458 98 0.29 63
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:24.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 55.4001 50 -0.63 82
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:24.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 29.748 99 -0.27 63
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:24.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 58.5969 50 -0.45 87
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:22.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 24.0537 101 0.35 63
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-09-08T05:30:21.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 31.6461 98 0.67 84
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:21.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 182 34.8429 97 0.01 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:21.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 41.3253 96 -0.37 91
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:20.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 32.9448 98 -0.01 100
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:20.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 31.9458 98 0.23 96
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:20.47 1.0 undecidable manual P 81 33.744 98 -0.35 31
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:19.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 29.748 99 -0.25 96
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-08T05:30:18.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 24.0537 101 -0.18 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001400279 0.3008 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:27.30
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002230416 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:27.64
IV.ILOS.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00046971045 0.2016 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:27.25
IV.ILOS.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00049572185 0.3392 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:28.02
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005012634 0.2016 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:27.26
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00052654715 0.3392 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:28.04
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000044617885 0.2208 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:27.30
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000034956630000000006 0.1792 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:26.66
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00018980724999999998 0.4992 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:30.19
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00012220075 0.4224 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:30.41
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00012039289999999999 0.64 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:38.65
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00018636445000000002 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:35.31
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00016196840000000002 0.3424 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:37.03
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00021344555 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:33.79
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000054244395 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:38.97
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000032903565000000006 0.6784 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:41.88
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00010312953999999999 0.6592 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:43.17
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00023153199999999998 0.4384 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:38.01
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000059171075000000005 0.5408 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:39.70
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000049762135 0.6016 AML other m 2020-09-08T05:30:43.52
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