Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.1 on date 17-12-2020 and time 23:23:21 (Italy) in region Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 3.1 earthquake occured in region: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 17-12-2020 22:23:21 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2020 23:23:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 18-12-2020 00:23:21 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1270, 20.2280 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 3.1 2020-12-17
22:23:21
37.1268 20.2282 10 2021-02-26
14:56:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86167801
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.1 2020-12-17
22:23:58
37.2665 16.8477 10 2020-12-17
22:35:24
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85502461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-17 22:23:21 ± 0.68
Latitude 37.1268 ± 0.0396
Longitude 20.2282 ± 0.0575
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86167801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5570
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3800
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 320
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.27083
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.83116
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:3.1

Field Value
Value 3.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86167801
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-11 10:44:05

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85502461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-17 22:35:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:25:13.69 1.0 undecidable manual S 275 473.5704 38 -1.2 20
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:25:10.84 1.0 undecidable manual S 269 452.4027 38 0.51 29
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:25:09.96 1.0 undecidable manual S 274 448.5177 38 0.48 30
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-12-17T22:25:02.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 414.0744 38 0.26 67
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-12-17T22:24:53.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 374.4474 38 -0.27 72
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:36.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 536.2632 38 2.32 23
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:32.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 518.4921 38 0.2 80
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:28.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 482.4504 38 0.13 89
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:26.08 0.3 negative manual P 266 462.6924 38 0.66 81
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:25.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 275 473.5704 38 -0.95 46
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:24.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 459.2958 38 -0.81 77
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-12-17T22:24:24.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 284 449.106 38 1.02 48
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:24.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 455.6994 38 -0.19 93
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:23.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 452.4027 38 -0.26 93
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:22.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 448.5177 38 -0.79 79
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-12-17T22:24:19.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 414.0744 38 -0.3 100
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2020-12-17T22:24:18.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 400.599 38 0.42 100
IV.SERS.HNN. 2020-12-17T22:24:14.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 306 374.4474 38 0.13 37
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-12-17T22:24:13.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 363.0588 38 0.08 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000020141199749999997 47.9232 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:22.50
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.2 0.000063966465 0.1536 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:24.84
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.000070293145 0.3712 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:24.86
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:3.1 0.000043173630000000005 0.1536 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:26.34
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.9 0.000027843815 0.1408 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:26.63
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.0 0.000036052589999999994 0.2176 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:26.62
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0000264531995 0.128 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:26.75
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.2 0.000057373125 1.7312 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:27.98
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00013067139999999998 1.7824 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:29.92
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.2 0.000040079115 1.3184 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:32.84
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:3.0 0.000039295415 0.64 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:24:33.75
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.1 0.000034331905 1.4848 AML other m 2020-12-17T22:25:08.65
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