Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 17-07-2020 and time 18:39:55 (Italy) in region 7 km SE Modica (RG)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SE Modica (RG), on

  • 17-07-2020 16:39:55 (UTC)
  • 17-07-2020 18:39:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.8120, 14.8200 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
Modica RG 7 54633 54633
Ispica RG 8 16061 70694
Pozzallo RG 10 19552 90246
Scicli RG 10 27077 117323
Rosolini SR 12 21427 138750
Ragusa RG 15 73313 212063

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km SE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
29 Km SE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
50 Km SW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
81 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Acireale (52622 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 1.6 2020-07-17
16:39:55
36.8123 14.8203 23 2020-11-19
12:37:00
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82712041
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2020-07-17
16:39:56
36.8442 14.8187 8 2020-07-17
16:52:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81110801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-07-17 16:39:55 ± 0.25
Latitude 36.8123 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8203 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82712041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1118
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 464
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 235
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54949
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82712041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-21 12:36:23

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81110801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-17 16:52:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:29.46 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.51 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:15.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 60.9945 104 0.98 41
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:14.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 60.1953 104 -0.32 48
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:14.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 59.6958 104 0.12 52
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:11.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 44.4222 110 0.4 49
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-07-17T16:40:10.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 41.625 111 0.2 53
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:08.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 1 33.1446 117 0.26 53
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:07.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 318 60.9945 104 0.35 98
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:06.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 60.1953 104 -0.62 66
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:06.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 59.6958 104 -0.43 93
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:05.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 25.4523 125 -0.51 48
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:05.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 121 22.4553 129 -0.09 83
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:04.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 44.4222 110 -0.27 100
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:03.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 8.1807 158 -0.07 85
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2020-07-17T16:40:03.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 41.625 111 -0.03 79
IV.MEU.EHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:03.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 33.1446 117 0.69 70
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:02.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 22.4553 129 0.76 67
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2020-07-17T16:40:01.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 25.4523 125 -0.23 78
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2020-07-17T16:39:59.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 8.1807 158 -0.38 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00040411435 0.1408 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:05.56
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00018036173 0.192 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:05.65
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000082762455 0.1024 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:06.85
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000088314725 1.9072 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:12.52
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002411821 0.1024 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:11.81
IV.CROCE.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00013913885 1.5616 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:12.33
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001125 0.58 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:15.32
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000076310325 0.0768 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:16.13
IV.CROCE.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00016043825 0.7808 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:15.94
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001029 0.96 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:17.01
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009793162499999999 1.4848 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:19.53
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000064605205 0.7808 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:26.68
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000046659740000000006 0.8192 AML other m 2020-07-17T16:40:32.76
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