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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 06-12-2018 and time 14:07:33 (UTC) in region Vallelonga (VV)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Vallelonga (VV), on

  • 06-12-2018 14:07:33 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2018 15:07:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6500, 16.3010 at 8 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
Vallelonga VV 0 706 706
San Nicola da Crissa VV 2 1335 2041
Capistrano VV 5 1042 3083
Vazzano VV 5 1067 4150
Pizzoni VV 5 1143 5293
Simbario VV 5 966 6259
Spadola VV 6 825 7084
Torre di Ruggiero CZ 6 1033 8117
Brognaturo VV 7 735 8852
Filogaso VV 7 1417 10269
Cardinale CZ 8 2188 12457
Monterosso Calabro VV 8 1729 14186
Soriano Calabro VV 8 2421 16607
Sorianello VV 9 1176 17783
Serra San Bruno VV 9 6734 24517
Gerocarne VV 10 2248 26765
Chiaravalle Centrale CZ 11 5759 32524
Maierato VV 11 2188 34712
Polia VV 11 1023 35735
San Vito sullo Ionio CZ 12 1811 37546
Cenadi CZ 12 563 38109
Argusto CZ 12 522 38631
Arena VV 12 1456 40087
Dasà VV 13 1208 41295
Olivadi CZ 14 529 41824
Acquaro VV 14 2484 44308
Centrache CZ 14 401 44709
Gagliato CZ 15 505 45214
Francavilla Angitola VV 15 1939 47153
Sant'Onofrio VV 15 3067 50220
Filadelfia VV 15 5384 55604
Mongiana VV 15 740 56344
Stefanaconi VV 15 2494 58838
Pizzo VV 15 9278 68116
Satriano CZ 16 3448 71564
Davoli CZ 16 5607 77171
Petrizzi CZ 16 1131 78302
San Sostene CZ 16 1370 79672
Palermiti CZ 17 1213 80885
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 17 2527 83412
Vibo Valentia VV 18 33941 117353
Francica VV 18 1651 119004
Fabrizia VV 18 2195 121199
Dinami VV 19 2168 123367
Montepaone CZ 19 5282 128649
Isca sullo Ionio CZ 20 1633 130282
Nardodipace VV 20 1305 131587
Curinga CZ 20 6779 138366

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
38 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
72 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2018-12-06
14:07:33		 38.6502 16.3007 8 2019-06-04
09:16:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 69048591
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2018-12-06
14:07:33		 38.6508 16.3127 9 2018-12-06
14:17:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 63710691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-12-06 14:07:33 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.6502 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.3007 ± 0.0127
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 69048591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1101
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 424
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 105
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91821
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 69048591
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-31 09:50:42

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 63710691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-12-06 14:17:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:08:03.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 101.9202 50 -0.38 61
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:55.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 70.7736 50 -0.21 45
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:54.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 0.13 46
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:51.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 55.7997 50 0.2 69
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:50.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 101.9202 50 -0.06 65
IV.LADO.EHE. 2018-12-06T14:07:50.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 91.5417 50 0.85 53
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:50.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 99.5226 50 0.07 66
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2018-12-06T14:07:46.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 71.1732 50 0.83 55
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:45.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 67.377 50 0.06 70
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:45.30 0.1 undecidable manual P -0.11 92
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:45.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 263 36.2415 50 -0.2 48
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:45.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 70.7736 50 -0.56 82
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:43.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 55.7997 50 -0.06 95
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:42.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 25.2525 108 -0.25 73
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:41.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 21.6672 111 -0.17 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:40.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 263 36.2415 50 -0.04 99
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:38.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 21.6672 111 0.17 99
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2018-12-06T14:07:38.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 25.2525 108 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0010145 0.62 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:42.82
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000994 0.64 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:42.83
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0013450000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:42.55
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:2.3 0.00149 0.42 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:42.76
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000762 0.36 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:43.53
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000764 0.38 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:43.52
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00021500000000000002 1.12 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:45.36
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00021650000000000003 0.56 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:47.46
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00019600000000000002 1.56 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:52.95
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0001725 1.56 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:52.95
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0001325 0.7 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:53.03
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013900000000000002 1.56 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:53.03
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.6 0.0007379999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:55.47
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.6 0.000755 0.16 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:56.03
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00020600000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:56.31
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000496 0.4 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:56.72
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000348 1.54 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:57.06
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00018099999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:07:57.40
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00007469999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:08:04.63
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00009884999999999999 0.88 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:08:05.06
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001385 1.1 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:08:07.56
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001278 1.16 AML other m 2018-12-06T14:08:07.10
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