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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 26-01-2020 and time 21:13:00 (Italy) in region 8 km NW Villa San Giovanni (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 8 km NW Villa San Giovanni (RC), on

  • 26-01-2020 20:13:00 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2020 21:13:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2770, 15.5910 at 64 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villa San Giovanni RC 8 13784 13784
Campo Calabro RC 9 4536 18320
Messina ME 10 238439 256759
Scilla RC 11 4964 261723
Fiumara RC 12 1018 262741
Villafranca Tirrena ME 15 8584 271325
San Roberto RC 15 1750 273075
Calanna RC 16 934 274009
Saponara ME 16 3988 277997
Laganadi RC 17 413 278410
Bagnara Calabra RC 18 10255 288665
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 289008
Rometta ME 19 6650 295658
Reggio di Calabria RC 19 183035 478693
Spadafora ME 20 5021 483714

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
19 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 1.7 2020-01-26
20:13:00		 38.2767 15.5907 64 2020-07-18
21:08:28		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77558791
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-01-26
20:13:00		 38.2677 15.5537 63 2020-01-26
20:21:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75890821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-26 20:13:00 ± 0.32
Latitude 38.2767 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.5907 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 64 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77558791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2036
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1375
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 161
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2040.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 113
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82198
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77558791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-25 10:27:37

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75890821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-26 20:21:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:41.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.39 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:35.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.15 0
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:26.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 76.1682 121 0.56 55
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:25.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 67.6767 125 1.26 39
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:21.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 46.0206 138 0.54 56
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:21.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 54.3012 133 -0.1 64
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:20.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 44.7219 139 0.27 61
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:18.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 94 26.4513 154 -0.02 67
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:18.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 120 23.9538 156 0.51 60
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:17.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 25.2525 155 -0.77 56
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:16.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 253 91.242 115 0.15 58
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:16.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 7.2927 172 -0.45 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:14.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 248 67.6767 125 0.39 58
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:14.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 76.1682 121 -0.14 87
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:12.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 44.7219 139 0.09 64
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:12.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 282 54.3012 133 -0.2 61
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:11.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 46.0206 138 -0.19 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:10.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 25.2525 155 -0.55 59
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:10.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 26.4513 154 0.05 100
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-01-26T20:13:10.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 23.9538 156 -0.15 64
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:10.71 3.0 negative manual P 31.3464 -0.28 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-01-26T20:13:09.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 7.2927 172 -0.46 63
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001775681 1.616 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:18.09
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000089868715 0.3456 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:18.68
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009023906500000001 1.808 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:19.94
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011857285000000001 0.2688 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:20.13
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00017975645 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:19.60
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011580902 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:18.68
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000047926425 0.2816 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:19.69
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00004673734 0.2048 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:19.67
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000030898385 1.7824 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:22.08
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000040323185 0.1792 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:21.12
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000039770095 0.3968 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:26.25
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00003971255 0.6016 AML other m 2020-01-26T20:13:28.37
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