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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 07-10-2019 and time 08:41:20 (Italy) in region 5 km N Cortale (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Cortale (CZ), on

  • 07-10-2019 06:41:20 (UTC)
  • 07-10-2019 08:41:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8920, 16.4220 at 21 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
Cortale CZ 5 2117 2117
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 6 1866 3983
Maida CZ 6 4566 8549
Jacurso CZ 6 624 9173
Amato CZ 7 835 10008
Pianopoli CZ 8 2589 12597
Girifalco CZ 8 5945 18542
Marcellinara CZ 8 2285 20827
Miglierina CZ 8 767 21594
San Pietro a Maida CZ 8 4200 25794
Feroleto Antico CZ 8 2171 27965
Settingiano CZ 8 3124 31089
Tiriolo CZ 10 3870 34959
San Floro CZ 10 716 35675
Borgia CZ 11 7611 43286
Amaroni CZ 11 1855 45141
Curinga CZ 11 6779 51920
Lamezia Terme CZ 13 70714 122634
Vallefiorita CZ 13 1771 124405
Gimigliano CZ 13 3381 127786
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 13 1691 129477
Serrastretta CZ 14 3176 132653
Squillace CZ 15 3608 136261
Catanzaro CZ 15 90612 226873
Platania CZ 15 2172 229045
Cicala CZ 16 968 230013
Palermiti CZ 16 1213 231226
Filadelfia VV 16 5384 236610
Stalettì CZ 17 2433 239043
Pentone CZ 17 2113 241156
Montauro CZ 17 1732 242888
Centrache CZ 18 401 243289
Fossato Serralta CZ 18 594 243883
Polia VV 18 1023 244906
Francavilla Angitola VV 18 1939 246845
Decollatura CZ 18 3159 250004
Olivadi CZ 18 529 250533
Gasperina CZ 19 2160 252693
Carlopoli CZ 19 1516 254209
Panettieri CS 19 351 254560
Sorbo San Basile CZ 19 809 255369
Cenadi CZ 19 563 255932
Montepaone CZ 20 5282 261214
San Vito sullo Ionio CZ 20 1811 263025

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km SE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
15 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
47 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
64 Km W 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 1.6 2019-10-07
06:41:20		 38.8917 16.422 21 2020-02-28
16:41:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73493441
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2019-10-07
06:41:20		 38.8915 16.4205 21 2019-10-07
06:53:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73102921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-07 06:41:20 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.8917 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.4220 ± 0.0058
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73493441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 479
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 92
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 273
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 150
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06925
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.73205
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73493441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-28 14:02:47

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73102921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-07 06:53:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:44.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 81.252 98 0.2 63
IV.LADO.EHE. 2019-10-07T06:41:40.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 64.7907 101 0.46 42
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:38.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 7 57.1983 102 -0.12 68
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:36.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 178 49.1175 105 0.04 70
MN.TIP.HHE. 2019-10-07T06:41:34.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 42 43.1235 107 -0.26 67
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:34.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 44.0226 107 -0.04 71
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:34.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 81.252 98 0.03 88
IV.LADO.EHE. 2019-10-07T06:41:31.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 64.7907 101 0.08 90
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:30.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 57.1983 102 -0.07 91
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:29.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 49.1175 105 0.08 93
MN.TIP.HHE. 2019-10-07T06:41:28.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 43.1235 107 -0.12 92
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:28.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 44.0226 107 -0.09 94
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:27.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 7.6812 157 0.07 76
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2019-10-07T06:41:24.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 7.6812 157 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001625 0.22 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:36.33
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00015346415 0.4384 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:36.44
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00013700000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:36.37
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009405 0.28 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:37.23
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00012203475 0.2208 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:37.48
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00009201925999999999 0.48 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:37.47
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010425000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:37.80
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00005607944450000001 0.1824 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:45.65
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000041851635 0.2016 AML other m 2019-10-07T06:41:46.43
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