Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 15-03-2014 and time 22:56:21 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 15-03-2014 22:56:21 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2014 23:56:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.7880, 14.6620 at 31 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
95 Km S of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
99 Km S of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.7 2014-03-15
22:56:21
39.7883 14.6623 31 2015-09-21
09:35:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15001671
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2014-03-15
22:56:22
39.7767 14.6855 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5759701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-03-15 22:56:21 ± 0.28
Latitude 39.7883 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.6623 ± 0.0164
Depth (km) 31 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15001671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1388
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1086
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 91
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1390.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 291
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.61963
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.02792
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5759701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-03-15 23:22:43

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 15001671
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-19 10:40:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:54.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 114.0969 54 -0.26 57
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:51.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 77 100.7214 103 -0.02 63
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:50.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 94.9383 103 -0.01 64
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:47.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 85.0482 105 -0.25 62
IV.CMPR.HHE. 2014-03-15T22:56:46.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 43 80.0643 106 -0.35 92
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:44.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 62 68.7756 109 0.37 96
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:41.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 114.0969 54 0.53 57
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:39.48 1.0 positive manual P 77 100.7214 103 0.21 31
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:38.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 94.9383 103 0.31 61
IV.CMPR.HHE. 2014-03-15T22:56:36.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 80.0643 106 -0.15 96
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:36.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 63 85.0482 105 -0.15 63
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2014-03-15T22:56:34.46 0.3 positive manual P 62 68.7756 109 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007515 0.92 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:46.21
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00010355000000000001 1.5 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:47.36
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00006475 0.66 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:52.65
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00004095 0.14 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:52.80
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008995 0.66 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:56.74
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00005075 1.2 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:57.68
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000293 0.5 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:51.87
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002715 0.3 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:53.73
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000446 0.96 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:49.39
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00003965 0.52 AML other m 2014-03-15T22:56:51.24
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