Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 16-12-2020 and time 22:13:17 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Ussita (MC)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Ussita (MC), on

  • 16-12-2020 21:13:17 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2020 22:13:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9500, 13.1470 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ussita MC 1 444 444
Visso MC 5 1107 1551
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 6 281 1832
Bolognola MC 8 142 1974
Acquacanina MC 9 121 2095
Fiastra MC 10 559 2654
Fiordimonte MC 11 202 2856
Preci PG 12 724 3580
Monte Cavallo MC 13 145 3725
Pieve Torina MC 13 1458 5183
Pievebovigliana MC 14 866 6049
Montemonaco AP 16 604 6653
Sarnano MC 16 3264 9917
Montefortino FM 16 1178 11095
Muccia MC 17 915 12010
Amandola FM 17 3629 15639
Norcia PG 18 4957 20596
Sellano PG 19 1079 21675
Montegallo AP 19 523 22198
Cessapalombo MC 20 512 22710

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
70 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2020-12-16
21:13:17
42.9497 13.1467 6 2020-12-16
21:20:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85480351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-16 21:13:17 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.9497 ± 0.0009
Longitude 13.1467 ± 0.0012
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85480351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 140
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 60
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 95
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.06
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.23203
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85480351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-16 21:20:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:38.85 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.1 0
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:25.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 20.5683 106 0.1 73
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:23.15 1.0 positive manual P 80 25.752 103 0.11 24
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:23.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 15.6732 111 0.04 50
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:23.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 16.4724 110 0.02 50
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:22.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 13.1757 115 -0.04 75
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:21.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 15.6732 111 -0.04 99
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:21.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 10.7781 119 -0.06 75
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:21.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 16.4724 110 -0.02 99
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:21.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 20.5683 106 -0.1 97
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:20.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 10.7781 119 0.03 100
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-12-16T21:13:20.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 13.1757 115 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.5 0.00003795 1.52 AML other m 2020-12-16T21:13:23.00
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.4 0.0000309 1.38 AML other m 2020-12-16T21:13:24.01
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