Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 17-12-2020 and time 14:33:05 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Castiglione d'Orcia (SI)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Castiglione d'Orcia (SI), on

  • 17-12-2020 14:33:05 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2020 15:33:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9770, 11.5990 at 12 km depth.

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

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Castiglione d'Orcia SI 4 2346 2346
Seggiano GR 6 961 3307
San Quirico d'Orcia SI 9 2662 5969
Castel del Piano GR 11 4690 10659
Abbadia San Salvatore SI 12 6444 17103
Arcidosso GR 13 4285 21388
Montalcino SI 13 5093 26481
Pienza SI 13 2107 28588
Piancastagnaio SI 16 4230 32818
Santa Fiora GR 16 2622 35440
Radicofani SI 16 1097 36537
Cinigiano GR 19 2618 39155
San Giovanni d'Asso SI 20 853 40008
Montepulciano SI 20 14097 54105

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km SE of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Grosseto (82087 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
92 Km SE of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
93 Km SE of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Civitavecchia (52991 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 1.2 2020-12-17
14:33:05
42.9772 11.5992 12 2020-12-17
15:11:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85496061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-17 14:33:05 ± 0.18
Latitude 42.9772 ± 0.0099
Longitude 11.5992 ± 0.0098
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85496061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 873
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 781
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 338
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 870.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 263
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.26080
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85496061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-17 15:11:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:50.40 3.0 positive manual Pn -5.12 0
OT.OT14.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:47.26 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.24 0
SL.BOJS.BHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:37.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.73 0
IV.MCT.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:32.90 3.0 positive manual Pg 19.6 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:26.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.66 0
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:19.32 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.24 0
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:18.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 18.52 0
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:17.11 3.0 positive manual Pn 4.24 0
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:12.26 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.49 0
OX.SABO.HNZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:09.26 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:05.75 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.75 0
IV.VVLD.HNZ. 2020-12-17T14:34:01.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -1.16 0
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:22.01 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.07 0
TV.SF14.HHN. 2020-12-17T14:33:14.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 24.6531 92 0.12 72
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:13.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 22.8549 92 -0.18 48
TV.SF01.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:13.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 18.5703 94 0.58 43
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:12.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 216 17.1717 95 0.37 46
TV.SF03.EHE. 2020-12-17T14:33:12.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 20.5683 93 -0.2 48
TV.SF13.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:12.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 17.6712 95 -0.12 49
IV.IMOL.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:12.93 3.0 negative manual P -1.04 0
IV.CAFI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:12.91 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.SACS.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:11.96 1.0 positive manual P 119 28.9488 91 0.9 19
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:11.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 16.4724 96 -0.2 72
TV.SF11.HHN. 2020-12-17T14:33:11.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 13.6752 105 -0.11 49
TV.SF14.HHN. 2020-12-17T14:33:10.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 24.6531 92 -0.03 98
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:10.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 22.8549 92 -0.04 98
TV.SF13.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:09.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 17.6712 95 -0.05 99
TV.SF03.EHE. 2020-12-17T14:33:09.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 20.5683 93 -0.08 98
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:09.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 16.4724 96 0.01 100
TV.SF01.EHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:09.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 18.5703 94 -0.06 98
TV.SF11.HHN. 2020-12-17T14:33:08.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 13.6752 105 0.19 97
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T14:33:08.96 0.3 negative manual P 216 17.1717 95 -0.29 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
TV.SF04.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00033350000000000003 1.12 AML other m 2020-12-17T14:33:12.84
IV.ARCI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00006185 0.14 AML other m 2020-12-17T14:33:12.91
TV.SF04.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000333 0.16 AML other m 2020-12-17T14:33:13.20
IV.ARCI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000614 0.6 AML other m 2020-12-17T14:33:14.11
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