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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 14-11-2020 and time 02:56:37 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 14-11-2020 01:56:37 (UTC)
  • 14-11-2020 02:56:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8260, 15.6680 at 168 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
59 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.5 2020-11-14
01:56:37		 38.8258 15.6683 169 2021-02-26
14:56:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85797001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-14 01:56:37 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.8258 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.6683 ± 0.0185
Depth (km) 169 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85797001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1607
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 498
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 89
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 176
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.10707
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85797001
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-28 15:25:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:44.71 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.91 0
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:31.91 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.35 0
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-11-14T01:57:23.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 102.7194 147 0.1 66
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:20.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 81.7515 153 0.08 69
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:20.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 78.6657 153 -0.02 70
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:19.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 44 66.5778 157 0.07 47
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:19.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 63.8916 158 0.1 47
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:18.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 70 49.617 163 -0.17 48
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:17.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 30.747 169 0.03 51
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:08.06 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.65 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:05.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 122.8881 142 0.13 63
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:03.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 96.5256 148 0.52 60
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-11-14T01:57:03.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 102.7194 147 -0.12 66
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:03.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 91.3419 150 0.29 86
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:02.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 81.7515 153 -0.12 91
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:02.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 48 77.4669 154 -0.16 46
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:02.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 78.6657 153 -0.05 93
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-11-14T01:57:01.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 63.8916 158 -0.14 70
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:01.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 65.6898 157 0.05 48
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 66.5778 157 -0.08 71
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:00.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 30.747 169 -0.13 100
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-11-14T01:57:00.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 49.617 163 -0.21 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000014450973999999998 0.24 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:18.18
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00001301002 0.0992 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:18.52
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000011372605 0.4192 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:24.14
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000127568695 0.24 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:23.47
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000007983419 0.1008 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:03.17
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000008098181349999998 0.32 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:23.83
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000055526480000000005 0.0992 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:06.04
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000078038055 0.7984 AML other m 2020-11-14T01:57:34.14
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