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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 03-10-2018 and time 15:30:25 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 03-10-2018 15:30:25 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2018 17:30:25 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3840, 15.7320 at 11 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Palmi RC 11 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 13 10255 29185
Seminara RC 13 2811 31996
Scilla RC 15 4964 36960
Gioia Tauro RC 15 19864 56824
Melicuccà RC 16 930 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 19 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 20 1018 67265
San Ferdinando RC 20 4490 71755
Campo Calabro RC 20 4536 76291
Villa San Giovanni RC 20 13784 90075

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Acireale (52622 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 2.4 2018-10-03
15:30:25		 38.3845 15.7315 11 2019-06-04
09:15:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62039781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.5 2018-10-03
15:30:24		 38.3868 15.7355 19 2018-10-03
15:38:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61597121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-03 15:30:25 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3845 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7315 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62039781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1120
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 94
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94519
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61597121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-03 15:38:08

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62039781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-17 06:56:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:56.92 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.66 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:55.21 0.1 undecidable manual S 23 104.9172 50 -0.55 77
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:50.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 83.7495 50 0.26 85
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:45.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 65.1903 50 0.33 87
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-10-03T15:30:45.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 61.8936 50 0.85 54
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:45.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 269 65.3901 50 0.29 88
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2018-10-03T15:30:45.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 276 68.376 50 -0.2 90
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:42.13 0.1 positive manual P 23 104.9172 50 -0.75 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:39.31 0.1 positive manual P 243 83.7495 50 -0.31 86
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:39.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 184 42.4242 50 0.09 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:39.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 141 44.5221 50 -0.51 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:39.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 254 45.3213 50 -0.23 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:38.59 0.1 undecidable manual S 231 42.2244 50 -0.44 90
IV.ILLI.HHE. 2018-10-03T15:30:37.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 68.376 50 0.47 84
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:36.26 0.1 positive manual P 233 65.1903 50 -0.49 85
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2018-10-03T15:30:36.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 61.8936 50 0.19 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:36.88 0.1 positive manual P 269 65.3901 50 0.11 92
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:35.15 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.39 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:35.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 28 28.0497 50 0.04 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:34.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 236 23.5542 50 0.15 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:33.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 134 19.7691 50 0.02 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:33.63 0.1 positive manual P 254 45.3213 50 -0.05 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:33.13 0.1 positive manual P 184 42.4242 50 -0.11 97
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:33.32 0.1 positive manual P 141 44.5221 50 -0.25 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:32.76 0.1 negative manual P 231 42.2244 50 -0.45 90
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:31.40 0.1 negative manual P 28 28.0497 50 0.37 92
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:30.43 0.1 negative manual P 236 23.5542 50 0.09 99
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:30.68 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.08 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:29.98 0.1 positive manual P 134 19.7691 50 0.24 96
MN.ISTR.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:28.01 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
MN.IST3.HHZ. 2018-10-03T15:30:22.11 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0012296425 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:33.99
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0009861004 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:33.84
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.001391274 0.1792 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:34.45
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0011052958500000001 0.192 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:34.45
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0021486419999999997 0.192 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:34.95
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.002655792 0.2176 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:34.55
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008287416000000001 0.3072 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:36.26
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.6 0.001996526 0.32 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:36.61
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00107905575 0.1664 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:40.15
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.8 0.001973437 0.384 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:39.92
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00052495735 0.4096 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:40.41
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0016681585 0.2176 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:40.77
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0007966993 0.1792 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:40.57
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0007386591 0.1792 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:46.61
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00088263245 0.2048 AML other m 2018-10-03T15:30:46.55
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