Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 14-09-2018 and time 02:36:57 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 14-09-2018 02:36:57 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2018 04:36:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5760, 15.8170 at 55 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
Ricadi VV 7 4900 4900
Joppolo VV 7 1926 6826
Spilinga VV 10 1464 8290
Nicotera VV 11 6290 14580
Limbadi VV 13 3695 18275
Drapia VV 13 2085 20360
San Ferdinando RC 13 4490 24850
Tropea VV 14 6441 31291
Zaccanopoli VV 14 752 32043
Parghelia VV 15 1300 33343
Rombiolo VV 16 4569 37912
Zungri VV 17 1976 39888
San Calogero VV 17 4315 44203
Rosarno RC 18 14841 59044
Gioia Tauro RC 18 19864 78908
Filandari VV 19 1853 80761

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.1 2018-09-14
02:36:57
38.5762 15.8167 55 2019-06-04
09:16:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 63445021
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2018-09-14
02:36:57
38.573 15.8263 54 2018-09-14
02:50:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 60923791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-09-14 02:36:57 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.5762 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.8167 ± 0.0150
Depth (km) 55 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 63445021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1378
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 605
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 121
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 131
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82018
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63445021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-11-28 09:35:31

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 60923791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-09-14 02:50:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSFT.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:38:18.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.19 0
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:51.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.87 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-09-14T02:37:24.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 217 84.1491 111 0.17 63
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:19.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 59.496 122 0.67 60
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:19.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 220 62.493 120 -0.43 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:16.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 218 43.8228 133 -0.09 70
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:16.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 45.3213 132 -0.09 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:15.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 169 35.6421 140 -0.12 94
IV.SERS.HNN. 2018-09-14T02:37:14.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 91.0422 109 0.72 56
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:13.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 84.8484 111 0.09 64
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:12.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 6.8931 171 -0.07 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:12.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 253 75.9684 114 0.23 63
IV.AIO.HHE. 2018-09-14T02:37:12.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 84.1491 111 0.03 65
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:12.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 82.4508 111 -0.15 64
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:10.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 220 62.493 120 -0.37 86
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:10.14 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.38 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:10.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 59.496 122 0.13 91
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:09.54 0.1 positive manual P 104 55.6998 124 -0.14 88
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:08.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 45.3213 132 -0.14 69
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:08.35 0.1 negative manual P 218 43.8228 133 -0.17 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:07.56 0.1 negative manual P 169 35.6421 140 -0.26 91
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-09-14T02:37:06.32 0.1 negative manual P 60 6.8931 171 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000134 0.98 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:12.62
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001305 1.24 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:12.64
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000169 0.18 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:15.25
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00008285000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:16.00
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.6 0.0006174999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:16.85
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.6 0.0006495 1.6 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:16.87
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0002235 0.16 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:19.88
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00028849999999999997 0.88 AML other m 2018-09-14T02:37:20.49
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