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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 15-09-2020 and time 06:14:37 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 15-09-2020 04:14:37 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2020 06:14:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.7070, 14.2430 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.

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An earthquake occurred to
95 Km NE 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 2.4 2020-09-15
04:14:37		 38.707 14.2432 9 2021-02-26
14:55:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83551131
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.0 2020-09-15
04:14:38		 38.549 14.243 13 2020-11-30
09:11:04		 Sala Operativa INGV-OE (Catania) 82916481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-15 04:14:37 ± 0.23
Latitude 38.7070 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.2432 ± 0.0104
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 83551131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 982
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 749
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 125
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 40
Number of defining phases 40
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19425
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.75098
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82916481
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-15 04:38:21

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83551131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-30 09:10:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:08.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 194.361 38 0.46 29
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-09-15T04:15:07.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 50 179.6868 38 0.65 29
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:07.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 192.4629 38 -0.74 40
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:06.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 98.4237 50 -0.39 41
IV.SSY.HHN. 2020-09-15T04:15:06.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 157 186.5688 38 -0.93 25
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:05.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 58 173.1933 50 -0.15 35
IV.CAR1.HHN. 2020-09-15T04:15:05.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 70 180.1863 38 -0.82 27
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-09-15T04:15:04.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 114 172.3941 50 -1.16 24
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:04.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 165.0126 50 0.16 36
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:04.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 79 172.3941 50 -0.46 32
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:04.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 91.8414 50 -0.26 42
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:03.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 160.4172 50 -0.59 49
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:02.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 81.7515 50 0.45 42
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:01.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 148.8399 50 -0.72 49
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:01.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 80.5638 50 0.28 43
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:01.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 151.6371 50 -1.12 41
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:15:00.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 142.746 50 -0.53 54
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:59.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 71.1732 50 0.62 40
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:59.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 73.0713 50 0.15 45
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:57.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 118.6923 50 0.58 37
IV.GALF.HHN. 2020-09-15T04:14:56.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 166 114.0969 50 -0.11 42
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:55.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 108.2139 50 -0.18 42
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:53.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 98.4237 50 -0.09 65
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:53.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 97.5246 50 0.04 66
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:53.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 232 97.7244 50 -0.01 44
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:53.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 95.238 50 0.11 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:52.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 91.8414 50 -0.06 89
IV.USI.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:52.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 92.1411 50 -0.08 66
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:52.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 86.8464 50 -0.27 64
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:51.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 79.7646 50 -0.04 68
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:51.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 73.0713 50 0.88 54
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:51.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 81.7515 50 0.26 65
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:51.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 80.5638 50 -0.13 67
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:50.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 67.6767 50 1.32 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:50.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 73.6707 50 0.62 40
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:50.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 71.1732 50 0.64 60
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:49.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 119 32.8449 50 0.18 73
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:44.66 0.1 positive manual P 119 32.8449 50 0.72 83
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:44.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 21.5673 112 -0.74 63
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-09-15T04:14:41.90 0.1 positive manual P 153 21.5673 112 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00533 0.62 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:14:46.39
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0037649999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:14:47.24
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00148 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:14:51.32
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0035 0.26 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:14:51.51
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00026000000000000003 1.22 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:03.13
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.6 0.000587 0.98 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:04.92
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00011499999999999999 1.24 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:05.23
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000359 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:05.58
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008155 0.7 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:05.43
IV.ILOS.HNN. ML:2.8 0.0010065 1.44 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:06.27
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0010135 0.58 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:06.29
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00027350000000000003 1.1 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:06.91
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001255 0.28 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:06.78
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00027150000000000004 1.52 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:06.17
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000272 1.26 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:07.02
IV.ILOS.HNE. ML:2.6 0.000745 1.06 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:07.26
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000286 0.94 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:07.77
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00047599999999999997 1.5 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:08.96
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008334999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:10.33
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000166 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:10.47
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000363 0.88 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:11.54
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000119 0.8 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:11.34
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000793 0.44 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:11.63
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0002455 1.18 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:11.27
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000359 1.18 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:11.36
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00028149999999999996 0.86 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:12.25
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000372 0.5 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:13.56
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000193 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:14.75
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001865 1.52 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:15.16
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00013450000000000002 1.44 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:16.15
IV.TDS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00002255 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:50.29
IV.TDS.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000021499999999999997 0.44 AML other m 2020-09-15T04:15:57.00
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