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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 24-09-2019 and time 12:47:05 (UTC) in region 2 km SW Gioia Tauro (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Gioia Tauro (RC), on

  • 24-09-2019 12:47:05 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2019 14:47:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4190, 15.8850 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
Gioia Tauro RC 2 19864 19864
Rizziconi RC 7 7829 27693
Palmi RC 7 18930 46623
San Ferdinando RC 8 4490 51113
Seminara RC 9 2811 53924
Rosarno RC 12 14841 68765
Melicuccà RC 13 930 69695
Taurianova RC 13 15636 85331
Varapodio RC 14 2160 87491
Nicotera VV 15 6290 93781
San Procopio RC 15 534 94315
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 15 523 94838
Melicucco RC 15 5101 99939
Cosoleto RC 16 859 100798
Oppido Mamertina RC 17 5332 106130
Bagnara Calabra RC 17 10255 116385
Polistena RC 17 10496 126881
Limbadi VV 17 3695 130576
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 17 1695 132271
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 134360
Anoia RC 18 2212 136572
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 140692
Molochio RC 18 2564 143256
Cittanova RC 19 10410 153666
Cinquefrondi RC 19 6539 160205
Joppolo VV 19 1926 162131
Maropati RC 19 1524 163655
Laureana di Borrello RC 19 5174 168829
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 19 3058 171887
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 20 929 172816
Scido RC 20 931 173747
Delianuova RC 20 3352 177099

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.7 2019-09-24
12:47:05		 38.4192 15.8848 11 2020-02-28
16:42:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75563391
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2019-09-24
12:47:05		 38.4283 15.881 11 2019-09-24
12:54:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72724921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-24 12:47:05 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.4192 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.8848 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75563391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 812
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 414
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 161
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 204
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15918
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.73659
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75563391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-15 14:42:18

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72724921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-24 12:54:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:36.35 3.0 negative manual P 192.7626 0.02 0
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:24.95 3.0 undecidable manual P 114.7962 0.12 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:21.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 48.2184 50 0.33 45
IV.AIO.HHE. 2019-09-24T12:47:19.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 75.4689 50 0.72 38
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:19.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 41.1255 50 0.22 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:18.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 37.0296 50 0.12 72
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:15.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 190 28.2495 50 -0.15 73
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-09-24T12:47:15.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 55.3002 50 0 71
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:14.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 23.3544 50 -0.14 73
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:14.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 48.2184 50 -0.24 92
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:13.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 41.1255 50 -0.2 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:12.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 17.6712 121 -0.05 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:12.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 37.0296 50 -0.16 71
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:11.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 28.2495 50 0.03 75
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:10.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 23.3544 50 -0.04 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:47:09.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 17.6712 121 0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0004714448 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:13.28
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00045178735000000005 0.1792 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:13.38
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00023818165000000002 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:13.35
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0002520463 0.3776 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:14.05
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:0.0 0.0006903259500000001 0.1216 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:16.72
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:0.0 0.0010768987000000002 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:15.92
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00007987185 0.48 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:21.55
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.000068932015 0.416 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:21.12
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00025433475 1.2224 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:47:20.15
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