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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 24-09-2020 and time 08:40:29 (Italy) in region 1 km S Terme Vigliatore (ME)

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

  • 24-09-2020 06:40:29 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2020 08:40:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1270, 15.1620 at 10 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Terme Vigliatore ME 1 7395 7395
Rodì Milici ME 2 2056 9451
Furnari ME 4 3784 13235
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 5 1531 14766
Castroreale ME 5 2504 17270
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 6 41583 58853
Falcone ME 7 2808 61661
Merì ME 9 2338 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
Tripi ME 10 873 67053
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 74168
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 11 4650 78818
Basicò ME 11 612 79430
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 80767
Milazzo ME 13 31646 112413
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 118652
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 14 1807 120459
Condrò ME 16 493 120952
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 121971
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 124808
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 127095
Patti ME 17 13431 140526
Librizzi ME 18 1660 142186
Antillo ME 18 919 143105
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 150536
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 152151
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 155066
Mandanici ME 19 601 155667
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 156800
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 159577
Valdina ME 20 1355 160932

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 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 2020-09-24
06:40:29		 38.1267 15.1617 10 2021-02-26
14:56:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84846501
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2020-09-24
06:40:29		 38.125 15.1618 10 2020-09-24
06:49:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83189511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-24 06:40:29 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1267 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1617 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84846501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 412
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 297
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 114
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10072
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45775
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84846501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-19 12:50:13

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83189511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-24 06:49:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:45.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 258 50.8158 50 0.26 67
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:40.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 34.743 50 -0.31 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:40.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 33.8439 50 -0.24 70
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:40.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 31.8459 50 0.2 47
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:40.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 33.5442 50 -0.25 70
IV.ECTS.HHN. 2020-09-24T06:40:39.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 27.3504 50 0.31 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:38.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 50.8158 50 0.09 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:38.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 250 26.751 50 -0.46 90
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:36.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 17.1717 121 0.07 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:36.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 160 18.3705 119 -0.36 93
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.73 0.1 positive manual P 330 31.8459 50 0.14 95
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 33.5442 50 0 98
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.95 0.1 undecidable manual S 82 16.872 121 -0.04 100
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 330 34.743 50 -0.12 71
IV.ECTS.HHN. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.24 0.1 negative manual P 187 27.3504 50 0.35 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:35.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 33.8439 50 -0.03 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:34.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 191 11.1777 133 -0.09 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:34.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 26.751 50 0.01 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:33.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 17.1717 121 0.17 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:33.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 18.3705 119 -0.01 100
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2020-09-24T06:40:33.22 0.1 positive manual P 82 16.872 121 0.12 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-24T06:40:32.28 0.1 negative manual P 191 11.1777 133 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001558954 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:34.47
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0013386684999999998 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:34.38
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0005139929999999999 0.2016 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.14
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0008063240000000001 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.24
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0005660992499999999 0.3008 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.33
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0009357481000000001 0.24 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.44
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00024436945 0.2624 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.30
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00018673690000000002 0.48 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:38.77
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000112275035 0.1408 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:39.24
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00028194390000000003 0.24 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:39.55
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00030199999999999997 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:41.04
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00033580515 0.2592 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:40.90
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022204045 0.3808 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:44.99
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002113191 0.24 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:41.21
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0005439341 0.2208 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:36.56
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002996518 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-24T06:40:39.90
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