Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 14-10-2012 and time 10:18:00 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

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

  • 14-10-2012 08:18:00 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2012 10:18:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.3170, 15.5980 at 5 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2012-10-14
08:18:00
39.3393 15.6492 5 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2355301
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2012-10-14
08:18:00
39.3172 15.5983 5 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2957601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-14 08:18:00 ± 0.39
Latitude 39.3172 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.5983 ± 0.0209
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2957601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2230
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1320
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 45
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2230.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 250
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.88853
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2957601
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:44:39

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2355301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-14 08:34:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:31.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 98.6235 50 1.09 33
IV.MGR.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:27.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 91.1421 50 -0.56 41
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:25.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 78.6657 50 0.75 40
IV.JOPP.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:25.05 3.0 undecidable manual S 78.8655 -0.18 0
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:23.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 71.9724 50 -0.03 49
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:20.92 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.3 0
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:18.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 98.6235 50 0.94 70
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:17.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 53.1024 50 -0.29 48
IV.MGR.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:15.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 91.1421 50 -0.63 40
IV.BULG.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:15.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 86.5467 50 -0.22 68
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:14.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 78.6657 50 0.15 70
IV.JOPP.HNZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:14.73 3.0 undecidable manual P 78.8655 0.01 0
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:13.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 71.9724 50 -0.09 72
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:13.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 38.5281 97 -0.34 49
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:10.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 53.1024 50 -0.07 100
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-14T08:18:07.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 38.5281 97 -0.32 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000632 1.4 AML other m 2012-10-14T08:18:32.49
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00010449999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-14T08:18:33.41
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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