Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 29-09-2020 and time 01:27:13 (UTC) in region 2 km S Vita (TP)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Vita (TP), on

  • 29-09-2020 01:27:13 (UTC)
  • 29-09-2020 03:27:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8490, 12.8210 at 14 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
Vita TP 2 2056 2056
Salemi TP 4 10794 12850
Gibellina TP 6 4115 16965
Calatafimi-Segesta TP 8 6712 23677
Santa Ninfa TP 10 5043 28720
Partanna TP 15 10607 39327
Castelvetrano TP 19 31806 71133
Salaparuta TP 19 1696 72829
Alcamo TP 20 45307 118136

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NE of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
33 Km SE of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2020-09-29
01:27:13
37.8488 12.8213 14 2021-02-26
14:55:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83410671
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-09-29
01:27:13
37.8227 12.8347 14 2020-09-29
02:21:42
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83349541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-29 01:27:13 ± 0.15
Latitude 37.8488 ± 0.0072
Longitude 12.8213 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83410671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 759
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 346
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 162
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.22393
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83410671
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-15 15:30:55

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83349541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-29 02:21:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:28:37.08 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.05 0
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:58.52 3.0 undecidable manual S 2.96 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:54.20 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.26 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:45.94 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.48 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:40.20 3.0 undecidable manual P 2.76 0
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:23.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 24.8529 101 0.07 72
IV.MARS.EHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:23.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 24.8529 101 0.54 62
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:21.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 16.872 113 0.7 63
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:20.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 15.7731 116 -0.26 46
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:19.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 10.9779 130 0.18 72
IV.MARS.EHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:19.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 24.8529 101 0.05 94
X3.T1582.EHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:19.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 11.9769 127 -0.19 71
X3.T1581.EHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:19.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 11.6772 128 0.08 47
X3.T1573.HHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:19.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 9.6792 135 -0.06 48
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:18.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 16.872 113 0.18 95
X3.T1574.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:18.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 0.7992 176 0.09 74
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:18.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 24.8529 101 -0.64 81
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:17.27 0.1 positive manual P 126 10.9779 130 -0.01 98
X3.T1582.EHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:17.14 0.1 positive manual P 198 11.9769 127 -0.27 93
IV.MBFT.HHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:17.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 15.7731 116 -0.01 73
X3.T1581.EHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:17.30 0.1 negative manual P 272 11.6772 128 -0.07 98
X3.T1573.HHE. 2020-09-29T01:27:17.12 0.1 positive manual P 81 9.6792 135 -0.01 98
X3.T1574.HHZ. 2020-09-29T01:27:16.53 0.1 positive manual P 173 0.7992 176 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
X3.T1574.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00046229670000000003 0.18 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:18.63
X3.T1574.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00043802874999999996 0.2008 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:18.61
X3.T1581.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0010350481999999999 0.78 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:19.34
X3.T1574.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0006194999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:19.25
X3.T1574.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0006125000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:19.27
X3.T1582.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0007464505 3.08 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:20.20
X3.T1582.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0014005295 3.02 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:18.93
X3.T1581.HNN. ML:2.1 0.001100479 1.7896 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:24.12
X3.T1582.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00095987775 0.92 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:25.48
X3.T1581.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0005563606 2.9 AML other m 2020-09-29T01:27:40.21
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