Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 31-10-2020 and time 15:31:47 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 31-10-2020 15:31:47 (UTC)
  • 31-10-2020 16:31:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4010, 15.3690 at 117 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 20 5021 13605

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N 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 1.9 2020-10-31
15:31:47
38.401 15.3687 117 2021-02-26
14:56:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86041501
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-10-31
15:31:47
38.41 15.3623 117 2020-10-31
15:45:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84324711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-31 15:31:47 ± 0.22
Latitude 38.4010 ± 0.0234
Longitude 15.3687 ± 0.0195
Depth (km) 117 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86041501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2829
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 915
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 153
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
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) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.14124
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86041501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-06 02:19:40

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84324711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-31 15:45:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2020-10-31T15:33:30.71 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.36 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:22.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 93.1401 138 0.28 45
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:17.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 50.3163 155 -0.16 50
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:17.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 48.3183 155 -0.03 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:16.37 1.0 undecidable manual S 183 28.2495 165 0.6 23
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 141 19.4694 170 0.12 53
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:15.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 220 18.6702 170 0.11 53
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:10.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 126.6732 128 0.29 84
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:09.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 119.3916 130 -0.06 67
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:07.62 0.1 positive manual P 86 93.1401 138 0.05 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:04.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 48.3183 155 -0.13 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:04.43 0.1 positive manual P 63 50.3163 155 -0.16 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:04.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 49.1175 155 0.36 48
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:04.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 33.9438 162 0.17 77
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:04.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 46.1205 157 0.32 97
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:03.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 34.1436 162 -0.41 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-31T15:32:03.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 28.2495 165 -0.37 99
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:03.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 141 19.4694 170 -0.26 52
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2020-10-31T15:32:03.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 220 18.6702 170 -0.2 52
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000032360755 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:17.77
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000034349195 0.2816 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:18.66
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00003051971 0.3968 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:19.04
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001209162 0.384 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:19.46
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00003458386 0.2304 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:19.73
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00014637595 0.4736 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:20.27
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000051949705 0.4096 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:23.78
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000046968735000000006 0.2944 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:23.74
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000023144235 0.3968 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:17.85
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000036904495 0.7552 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:23.21
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000055813125000000004 0.4992 AML other m 2020-10-31T15:32:23.41
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