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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 03-02-2020 and time 06:07:55 (Italy) in region 1 km W Ucria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Ucria (ME), on

  • 03-02-2020 05:07:55 (UTC)
  • 03-02-2020 06:07:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0470, 14.8720 at 6 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
Ucria ME 1 1058 1058
Raccuja ME 4 1041 2099
Tortorici ME 4 6435 8534
Sinagra ME 5 2705 11239
Castell'Umberto ME 7 3128 14367
Floresta ME 7 485 14852
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 8 3090 17942
Ficarra ME 8 1469 19411
San Piero Patti ME 8 2915 22326
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 9 1319 23645
Galati Mamertino ME 9 2627 26272
Librizzi ME 10 1660 27932
Longi ME 11 1473 29405
Naso ME 11 3813 33218
Mirto ME 11 974 34192
Frazzanò ME 12 711 34903
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 36518
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 38805
Piraino ME 13 3962 42767
Brolo ME 13 5783 48550
Patti ME 13 13431 61981
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 69055
Alcara li Fusi ME 15 1980 71035
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 15 1996 73031
Capri Leone ME 16 4515 77546
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 17 980 78526
Basicò ME 17 612 79138
Capo d'Orlando ME 17 13254 92392
Militello Rosmarino ME 17 1324 93716
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 94382
Torrenova ME 18 4386 98768
Oliveri ME 19 2181 100949
Randazzo CT 20 10900 111849

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
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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 2020-02-03
05:07:55		 38.0472 14.8722 6 2020-07-18
21:08:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76971391
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-02-03
05:07:54		 38.0342 14.881 7 2020-02-03
05:14:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76157041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-03 05:07:55 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0472 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8722 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76971391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 428
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 411
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 110
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 55
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00450
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.69787
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76971391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-02 10:24:29

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76157041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-03 05:14:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:17.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 261 72.2721 50 -0.09 46
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:17.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 320 70.2741 50 0.23 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:15.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 60.495 50 0.49 44
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:15.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 63.9915 50 0 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:09.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 77.4669 50 0.21 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:09.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 43.4232 50 -0.49 45
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:09.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 37.7289 99 0.7 42
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-02-03T05:08:09.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 39.5271 99 0.22 48
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:08.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 40.0266 99 -0.29 47
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:08.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 320 70.2741 50 0.22 68
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:07.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 72.2721 50 -0.33 88
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-02-03T05:08:07.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 336 62.8926 50 0.52 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:07.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 32.6451 101 0.44 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:06.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 63.9915 50 -0.25 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:05.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 60.495 50 -0.56 64
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:05.21 1.0 undecidable manual S 183 24.753 104 1.24 17
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2020-02-03T05:08:05.03 1.0 undecidable manual P 164 47.9187 50 0.5 22
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:04.25 1.0 undecidable manual P 216 45.9207 50 0.03 25
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:04.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 26.0517 103 0.1 75
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2020-02-03T05:08:04.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 150 45.9207 50 0.35 23
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:03.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 43.4232 50 -0.6 86
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:03.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 40.0266 99 0.25 95
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:02.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 37.7289 99 0.21 96
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-02-03T05:08:02.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 39.5271 99 -0.16 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:01.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 32.6451 101 -0.67 85
IV.EMCN.HNE. 2020-02-03T05:08:01.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 31.746 101 0.28 96
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2020-02-03T05:08:01.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 30.747 101 0.19 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:08:00.74 0.1 negative manual P 165 26.0517 103 0.28 97
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:07:59.91 0.1 positive manual P 183 24.753 104 -0.32 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:07:56.02 0.1 negative manual P 162 0.4995 176 -0.34 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-03T05:07:56.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 162 0.4995 176 -0.33 50
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0005443416 0.3008 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:07.13
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0010948745 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:08.12
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0004056908 0.3616 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:10.70
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00039490369999999996 0.5024 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:11.05
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00024471314999999997 0.4224 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:20.46
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000264179 0.3392 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:18.66
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.014485709999999999 0.0992 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:07:57.04
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.015982210000000004 0.1984 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:07:57.10
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005203924 0.2208 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:06.95
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00084296665 0.4 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:07.15
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00027050425 0.3808 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:08.78
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00035147855 0.2208 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:08.00
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013888925 0.4768 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:11.49
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013665860000000002 1.2992 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:10.79
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00032329295000000003 0.4608 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:09.53
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00019749695 0.3008 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:10.00
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00005081846 0.8 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:15.68
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000080127905 0.3008 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:20.36
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000084393175 0.56 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:21.45
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0001234203 0.48 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:25.43
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000024959290000000003 0.7424 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:21.09
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003087314 1.9776 AML other m 2020-02-03T05:08:21.97
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