Earthquake (controlled explosion) with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 15-07-2017 and time 09:26:47 (UTC) in region Golfo di Taranto (Taranto)

A magnitude ML 1.8 (controlled explosion) earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Taranto (Taranto), on

  • 15-07-2017 09:26:47 (UTC)
  • 15-07-2017 11:26:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4120, 17.1270 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Event type: controlled explosion.

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
Taranto TA 11 201100 201100
Leporano TA 18 8068 209168
Statte TA 18 13983 223151
Pulsano TA 19 11311 234462
Massafra TA 20 33003 267465

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km SW of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
67 Km SE of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Brindisi (88302 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Lecce (94773 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.8 2017-07-15
09:26:47
40.4118 17.1267 0 2018-07-06
12:40:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 51246461
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2017-07-15
09:26:48
40.4162 17.1582 16 2017-07-15
09:38:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 47917141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-07-15 09:26:47 ± 0.21
Latitude 40.4118 ± 0.0144
Longitude 17.1267 ± 0.0177
Depth (km) 0 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type controlled explosion
Origin ID 51246461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1610
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1460
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
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) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.54
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.41553
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 47917141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-07-15 09:38:22

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 51246461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-03-20 15:40:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:35.45 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.87 0
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:33.11 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 6.79 0
IV.T1245.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:31.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.56 0
CR.ZAG.BHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:28.78 3.0 negative manual Pg 18.25 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2017-07-15T09:28:17.14 3.0 negative manual Pg 10.29 0
IV.PARC.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:16.99 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.81 0
IV.FSSB.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:14.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.280001 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:28:13.61 3.0 positive manual Pn 6.18 0
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:50.40 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.34 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:47.37 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.18 0
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:46.01 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.36 0
IV.T1245.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:46.71 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.2 0
IV.T1299.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:42.31 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.98 0
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:33.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.01 0
IV.SERS.HNN. 2017-07-15T09:27:15.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 157.1205 50 1.04 42
MN.TIP.HHN. 2017-07-15T09:27:13.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 140.2485 50 1.06 44
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:11.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 136.5633 50 -0.1 61
IV.SCTE.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:09.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 119.5914 50 -0.1 64
IV.CELI.HHE. 2017-07-15T09:27:09.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 123.6873 50 -0.33 60
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:08.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 112.3986 50 0.15 64
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:07.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 293 108.0141 50 0.61 57
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:03.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 88.8444 50 -1.09 64
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:27:00.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 70.374 50 -0.99 53
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:59.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 61.6938 50 -0.4 89
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:59.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 267 58.497 90 0.15 95
IV.MESG.HHE. 2017-07-15T09:26:59.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 64.1913 50 -1.16 49
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:56.72 0.1 positive manual P 307 44.2224 90 0 100
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:56.16 0.1 positive manual P 353 42.1245 90 -0.14 98
IV.LTRZ.EHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:55.14 0.1 positive manual P 309 33.5442 90 0.57 89
OT.TAR1.HHZ. 2017-07-15T09:26:52.23 0.1 positive manual P 46 18.3705 90 0.69 87
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
OT.TAR1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003675 0.92 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:26:58.33
OT.TAR1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000462 0.68 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:26:59.35
IV.NOCI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000406 0.2 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:02.57
IV.NOCI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000315 1.24 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:03.04
GE.MATE.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021200000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:05.22
GE.MATE.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00020750000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:07.35
IV.CRAC.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00027800000000000004 0.78 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:10.45
IV.CRAC.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0003045 0.66 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:11.40
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000863 0.42 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:14.72
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00002425 0.9 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:15.87
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000769 0.42 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:17.97
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000047799999999999996 0.7 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:18.15
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000044200000000000004 0.26 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:21.37
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000942 0.58 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:28.60
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001515 0.4 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:29.02
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000246 0.52 AML other m 2017-07-15T09:27:40.37
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