Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 13-10-2018 and time 17:20:51 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 13-10-2018 15:20:51 (UTC)
  • 13-10-2018 17:20:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4550, 15.7520 at 43 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
Gioia Tauro RC 13 19864 19864
Palmi RC 14 18930 38794
San Ferdinando RC 15 4490 43284
Seminara RC 17 2811 46095
Nicotera VV 19 6290 52385
Rizziconi RC 19 7829 60214
Joppolo VV 19 1926 62140
Bagnara Calabra RC 19 10255 72395

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
89 Km SW 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2018-10-13
15:20:51
38.4552 15.7515 43 2019-06-04
09:16:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 65306451
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2018-10-13
15:20:51
38.4598 15.7587 45 2018-10-13
15:29:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 61913041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-10-13 15:20:51 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.4552 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7515 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 43 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 65306451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1057
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 353
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 204
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1060.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.18436
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60884
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 61913041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-10-13 15:29:20

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 65306451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-06 10:56:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:12.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 90 59.6958 106 0.52 42
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:05.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 24.9528 141 0.04 50
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:04.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 20.4684 147 0.18 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:04.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 67.5768 102 0.04 93
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:03.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 59.0964 107 0.02 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:02.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 49.617 114 0.14 70
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2018-10-13T15:21:02.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 50.3163 113 0.47 65
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:02.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 59.6958 106 -0.28 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:01.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 48.7179 114 -0.15 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:01.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 148 49.9167 113 -0.21 92
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-10-13T15:21:00.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 32.5452 131 -0.05 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:20:59.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 35 20.4684 147 -0.06 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-10-13T15:20:59.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 24.9528 141 -0.17 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00020766545 1.0784 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:03.55
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002118876 0.1024 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:03.55
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00033194585 0.0768 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:03.54
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00007575486000000001 1.1424 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:04.60
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000058408155 0.0768 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:05.22
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00012437435 0.1408 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:05.46
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000054139645 0.2176 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:05.64
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006669099 0.2176 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:05.77
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000047691825 0.192 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:05.68
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00014307736999999998 0.7936 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:06.74
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.4 0.00061380905 0.0768 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:08.47
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.4 0.0005763844499999999 0.0768 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:08.93
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000061364195 1.2064 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:10.64
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001430669 1.0656 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:10.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007525360000000001 0.1408 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:10.63
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011034225 0.2816 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:11.31
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006038937499999999 0.832 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:12.52
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000048552187499999995 0.3328 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:12.71
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000041905214999999994 0.4864 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:14.52
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00019958895 0.704 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:15.23
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000030542205 1.0912 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:24.12
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00008471090500000001 1.1168 AML other m 2018-10-13T15:21:30.14
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