Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 03-08-2006 and time 16:15:29 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 03-08-2006 14:15:29 (UTC)
  • 03-08-2006 16:15:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1990, 16.3850 at 10 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
Siderno RC 11 18191 18191
Locri RC 11 12504 30695
Marina di Gioiosa Ionica RC 13 6625 37320
Roccella Ionica RC 14 6557 43877
Portigliola RC 16 1201 45078
Gerace RC 17 2652 47730
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 17 1377 49107
Gioiosa Ionica RC 17 7181 56288
Agnana Calabra RC 18 562 56850
Ardore RC 19 5088 61938
Bovalino RC 19 8905 70843
Martone RC 19 530 71373

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
66 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km S of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
87 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 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
Md 1.8
ML 1.2
2006-08-03
14:15:29
38.199 16.385 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 584289
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-03 14:15:29 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.1990 ± 0.0081
Longitude 16.3850 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 584289

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1263
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 47
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1345.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 235
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.25361
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39031
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 584289
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:11:21

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 584289
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:11:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-08-03T14:15:43.94 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 279 43.3233 -0.012 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-08-03T14:15:41.07 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 244 32.0457 0.126 49
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2006-08-03T14:15:40.11 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 9 28.1496 0.205 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2006-08-03T14:15:37.81 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 279 43.3233 -0.115 97
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-08-03T14:15:36.23 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 244 32.0457 0.044 100
IV.PLAC.HHN. 2006-08-03T14:15:35.50 0.1 positive manual Pg 9 28.1496 -0.086 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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