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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 25-09-2020 and time 05:42:29 (Italy) in region 1 km N Rodì Milici (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Rodì Milici (ME), on

  • 25-09-2020 03:42:29 (UTC)
  • 25-09-2020 05:42:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1210, 15.1680 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
Rodì Milici ME 1 2056 2056
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 9451
Furnari ME 4 3784 13235
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 4 1531 14766
Castroreale ME 5 2504 17270
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 5 41583 58853
Falcone ME 7 2808 61661
Merì ME 9 2338 63999
Oliveri ME 9 2181 66180
Tripi ME 10 873 67053
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 10 4650 71703
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 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
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 121478
Condrò ME 15 493 121971
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 124808
Montalbano Elicona ME 17 2287 127095
Antillo ME 17 919 128014
Patti ME 18 13431 141445
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 148876
Mandanici ME 19 601 149477
Librizzi ME 19 1660 151137
San Piero Patti ME 19 2915 154052
Montagnareale ME 19 1615 155667
Monforte San Giorgio ME 19 2777 158444
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 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)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.6 2020-09-25
03:42:29		 38.1208 15.1678 10 2021-02-26
14:55:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83326751
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-09-25
03:42:29		 38.1212 15.1613 10 2020-09-25
03:51:07		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83223481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-25 03:42:29 ± 0.04
Latitude 38.1208 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.1678 ± 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 83326751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 351
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 250
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 105
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
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) 0.09623
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64212
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83326751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-28 08:11:30

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83223481
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-25 03:51:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:46.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 259 51.2154 50 0.04 24
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:42.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 71.2731 50 0.33 64
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:42.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 34.3434 50 0.24 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:41.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 62 33.6441 50 -0.17 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:41.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 32.745 50 0.28 46
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:41.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 35.5422 50 -0.27 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:39.10 1.0 undecidable manual S 251 27.0507 50 -0.71 21
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:39.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 51.2154 50 0 95
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:39.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 189 26.8509 50 0.06 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:38.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 48.3183 50 -0.1 94
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 34.3434 50 -0.12 96
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 18 17.5713 120 0 76
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 62 33.6441 50 0.03 49
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 17.5713 120 -0.29 71
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 32.745 50 0.04 98
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 35.5422 50 -0.26 93
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:36.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 16.3725 121 -0.04 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:35.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 27.0507 50 -0.16 72
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:35.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 26.8509 50 0.32 93
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:34.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 10.6782 133 -0.06 76
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:34.00 0.1 positive manual P 161 17.5713 120 0.07 100
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-09-25T03:42:33.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 17.5713 120 -0.05 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:33.92 0.1 positive manual P 80 16.3725 121 0.19 97
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-25T03:42:32.94 0.1 negative manual P 195 10.6782 133 0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0016145 1.76 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:35.99
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0012749999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:35.12
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00037708569999999995 0.9184 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:37.25
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0004010023 1.1808 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:38.02
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000122 0.44 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:39.73
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00008335 1.64 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:40.05
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000222 1.68 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:41.94
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000182 1.22 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:42.62
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00015500000000000003 1.2 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:42.07
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000123 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-25T03:42:43.45
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