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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 30-09-2019 and time 10:15:57 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 30-09-2019 08:15:57 (UTC)
  • 30-09-2019 10:15:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5750, 15.8210 at 10 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
Joppolo VV 7 1926 1926
Ricadi VV 7 4900 6826
Spilinga VV 10 1464 8290
Nicotera VV 10 6290 14580
Limbadi VV 12 3695 18275
Drapia VV 13 2085 20360
San Ferdinando RC 13 4490 24850
Tropea VV 13 6441 31291
Zaccanopoli VV 14 752 32043
Parghelia VV 15 1300 33343
Rombiolo VV 16 4569 37912
San Calogero VV 17 4315 42227
Zungri VV 17 1976 44203
Rosarno RC 17 14841 59044
Gioia Tauro RC 17 19864 78908
Filandari VV 19 1853 80761

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 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 1.8 2019-09-30
08:15:57		 38.5752 15.8212 10 2020-02-28
16:42:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75830351
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-09-30
08:15:57		 38.5722 15.8222 12 2019-09-30
08:24:13		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72915951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-30 08:15:57 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.5752 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8212 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75830351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 590
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 112
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 106
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.26980
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98476
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72915951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-30 08:24:13

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75830351
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-25 08:54:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:22.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 82.4508 50 -0.02 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:16.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 221 62.5929 50 -0.28 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:16.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 55.4001 50 1.13 34
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:15.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 56.8986 50 0.22 47
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:15.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 33 109.3128 50 -0.19 42
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:15.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 59.2962 50 -0.13 47
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:12.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 45.1215 50 -0.31 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:11.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 43.9227 50 -0.11 49
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:11.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 82.4508 50 -0.11 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:10.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 253 76.2681 50 -0.18 45
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-09-30T08:16:10.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 36.5412 50 0.82 40
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:09.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 35.5422 50 -0.29 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:09.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 221 62.5929 50 0.25 69
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2019-09-30T08:16:09.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 64.2912 50 0.19 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:08.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 59.2962 50 0.28 92
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:07.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 104 55.4001 50 -0.08 72
IV.FERC.HNN. 2019-09-30T08:16:07.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 29.9478 50 -0.62 44
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:07.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 56.8986 50 -0.05 73
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:06.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 45.1215 50 0 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:05.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 43.9227 50 -0.04 74
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2019-09-30T08:16:04.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 36.5412 50 -0.18 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-09-30T08:16:04.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 35.5422 50 -0.08 100
IV.FERC.HNN. 2019-09-30T08:16:03.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 29.9478 50 0.01 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000656 1.44 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:11.84
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006500000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:13.86
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000156 0.32 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:13.73
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001325 1.5 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:13.76
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.1 0.0003565 1.6 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:15.99
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.1 0.00033850000000000004 0.2 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:15.31
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00004095 0.68 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:16.98
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0005315000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:17.08
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000445 0.22 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:17.23
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00005205 1.12 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:17.95
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000060200000000000006 0.72 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:18.06
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000701 0.14 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:18.70
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002035 0.3 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:18.71
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00021250000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:19.48
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008365 1.6 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:24.05
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006884999999999999 1.18 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:24.67
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00006835 0.44 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:30.75
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00006185 0.42 AML other m 2019-09-30T08:16:31.20
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