Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-09-2019 and time 14:49:24 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 24-09-2019 12:49:24 (UTC)
  • 24-09-2019 14:49:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4270, 15.8740 at 14 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 2 19864 19864
San Ferdinando RC 7 4490 24354
Rizziconi RC 8 7829 32183
Palmi RC 8 18930 51113
Seminara RC 10 2811 53924
Rosarno RC 12 14841 68765
MelicuccĂ  RC 14 930 69695
Nicotera VV 14 6290 75985
Taurianova RC 15 15636 91621
Varapodio RC 16 2160 93781
San Procopio RC 16 534 94315
Melicucco RC 16 5101 99416
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 17 523 99939
Limbadi VV 17 3695 103634
Bagnara Calabra RC 17 10255 113889
Cosoleto RC 18 859 114748
Joppolo VV 18 1926 116674
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 18 1695 118369
Polistena RC 18 10496 128865
Oppido Mamertina RC 18 5332 134197
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 136286
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 140406
Anoia RC 18 2212 142618
Molochio RC 19 2564 145182
Laureana di Borrello RC 20 5174 150356
Cinquefrondi RC 20 6539 156895
Maropati RC 20 1524 158419
Cittanova RC 20 10410 168829

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.5 2019-09-24
12:49:24
38.4268 15.874 14 2020-02-28
16:42:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75565301
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2019-09-24
12:49:24
38.4258 15.8748 16 2019-09-24
12:57:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72724951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-24 12:49:24 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.4268 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8740 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75565301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 604
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 376
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 136
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 203
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16727
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 6.45713
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75565301
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-15 15:23:21

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72724951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-24 12:57:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:51:00.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 716.7381 0.51 0
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:40.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 49.1175 95 0.29 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:38.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 158 42.2244 96 0.1 71
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:34.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 28.9488 101 -0.12 48
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2019-09-24T12:49:34.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 236 55.0005 94 0.28 45
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:33.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 49.1175 95 -0.14 70
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:32.60 3.0 positive manual P 69.375 -3.71 0
IV.FERC.HNN. 2019-09-24T12:49:32.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 22.2555 108 -0.03 75
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:32.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 216 23.4543 106 -0.11 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:31.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 18.5703 113 0.04 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:31.45 1.0 positive manual P 240 36.6411 98 0.17 24
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:31.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 42.2244 96 -0.29 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:30.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 28.9488 101 -0.04 73
IV.FERC.HNN. 2019-09-24T12:49:29.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 22.2555 108 -0.01 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:29.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 23.4543 106 0.01 75
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-24T12:49:28.69 0.1 positive manual P 175 18.5703 113 0.11 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002948998 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:31.96
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002793236 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:32.04
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016802315 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:31.94
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0001889692 0.224 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:31.91
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000249123235 0.256 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:33.27
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.2 0.0007102831000000001 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:35.78
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.2 0.0008306582 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:34.58
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000056879769999999995 0.6016 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:39.26
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00005532119 0.4608 AML other m 2019-09-24T12:49:39.61
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