Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 16-03-2020 and time 19:38:21 (Italy) in region Costa Garganica (Foggia)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Garganica (Foggia), on

  • 16-03-2020 18:38:21 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2020 19:38:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.9840, 15.4240 at 23 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Lesina FG 15 6410 6410
Isole Tremiti FG 17 469 6879
Poggio Imperiale FG 19 2724 9603
San Nicandro Garganico FG 20 15566 25169

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km N of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
57 Km NW of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
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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 1.3 2020-03-16
18:38:21
41.9843 15.4242 23 2020-07-18
21:08:38
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79840751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2020-03-16
18:38:21
42.0063 15.4158 10 2020-03-16
18:57:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77310161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-16 18:38:21 ± 0.4
Latitude 41.9843 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.4242 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 23 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79840751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2140
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1428
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 29
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2140.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 268
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.24372
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45236
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77310161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-16 18:57:50

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79840751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-03 02:37:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:36.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 39.4272 113 0.9 45
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:34.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 158 38.9277 114 -0.38 68
OT.OT03.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:34.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 35.5422 116 -0.32 47
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:34.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 36.741 115 0.07 71
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:34.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 36.0417 116 0.35 47
IV.APRC.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:32.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 27.0507 124 -0.08 75
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:31.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 50.2164 108 0.12 92
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:29.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 36.741 115 -0.06 98
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:29.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 39.4272 113 0.13 98
OT.OT03.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:29.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 35.5422 116 0.63 62
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:28.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 36.0417 116 -0.04 100
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:28.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 38.9277 114 -0.76 82
IV.APRC.HHZ. 2020-03-16T18:38:27.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 27.0507 124 -0.25 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.APRC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006564232 1.0912 AML other m 2020-03-16T18:38:33.26
IV.APRC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009262702000000001 1.0656 AML other m 2020-03-16T18:38:33.80
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