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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 08-10-2019 and time 11:46:02 (Italy) in region 1 km E Caraffa di Catanzaro (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Caraffa di Catanzaro (CZ), on

  • 08-10-2019 09:46:02 (UTC)
  • 08-10-2019 11:46:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8810, 16.4950 at 23 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
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 1 1866 1866
Settingiano CZ 4 3124 4990
San Floro CZ 5 716 5706
Marcellinara CZ 6 2285 7991
Borgia CZ 6 7611 15602
Amato CZ 7 835 16437
Tiriolo CZ 7 3870 20307
Miglierina CZ 8 767 21074
Cortale CZ 8 2117 23191
Girifalco CZ 9 5945 29136
Catanzaro CZ 9 90612 119748
Amaroni CZ 10 1855 121603
Jacurso CZ 11 624 122227
Gimigliano CZ 11 3381 125608
Squillace CZ 11 3608 129216
Maida CZ 11 4566 133782
Vallefiorita CZ 12 1771 135553
Pianopoli CZ 12 2589 138142
Feroleto Antico CZ 13 2171 140313
San Pietro a Maida CZ 13 4200 144513
Stalettì CZ 13 2433 146946
Pentone CZ 14 2113 149059
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 14 1691 150750
Montauro CZ 15 1732 152482
Fossato Serralta CZ 15 594 153076
Palermiti CZ 15 1213 154289
Simeri Crichi CZ 16 4698 158987
Gasperina CZ 16 2160 161147
Cicala CZ 16 968 162115
Serrastretta CZ 16 3176 165291
Curinga CZ 16 6779 172070
Sellia CZ 16 530 172600
Sorbo San Basile CZ 17 809 173409
Taverna CZ 17 2703 176112
Centrache CZ 18 401 176513
Montepaone CZ 18 5282 181795
Soveria Simeri CZ 18 1564 183359
Olivadi CZ 18 529 183888
Lamezia Terme CZ 18 70714 254602
Albi CZ 18 949 255551
Magisano CZ 19 1258 256809
Cenadi CZ 20 563 257372
Zagarise CZ 20 1647 259019
Petrizzi CZ 20 1131 260150
Carlopoli CZ 20 1516 261666

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
18 Km SE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
59 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 1.7 2019-10-08
09:46:02		 38.8812 16.4947 23 2020-02-28
16:41:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73265891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-10-08
09:46:03		 38.8882 16.4968 20 2019-10-08
09:52:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73133491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-08 09:46:02 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.8812 ± 0.0036
Longitude 16.4947 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73265891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 653
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 444
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 290
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08274
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.98746
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73265891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-15 09:51:15

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73133491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-08 09:52:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:27.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 85.5477 99 -0.37 64
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2019-10-08T09:46:21.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 232 109.6125 97 0.1 42
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:21.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 57.8976 105 0.36 65
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:18.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 47.4192 108 0.14 69
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:18.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 48.1185 108 0.33 46
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:18.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 47.9187 108 0.14 46
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:17.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 86.3469 99 0.01 44
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:17.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 327 85.5477 99 0.01 44
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-10-08T09:46:16.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 34 40.1265 112 -0.06 73
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:13.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 57.8976 105 0 94
IV.LADO.EHE. 2019-10-08T09:46:13.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 43 61.1943 104 0.07 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:12.15 0.1 positive manual P 186 48.1185 108 0.22 93
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:11.70 0.1 negative manual P 330 47.9187 108 -0.2 93
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-10-08T09:46:11.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 344 47.4192 108 0.08 47
MN.TIP.HHN. 2019-10-08T09:46:10.62 0.1 positive manual P 34 40.1265 112 -0.14 95
IV.GRI.EHN. 2019-10-08T09:46:10.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 9.1797 155 -0.28 49
IV.GRI.EHN. 2019-10-08T09:46:06.99 0.1 positive manual P 225 9.1797 155 -0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00046310115 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:10.60
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000449236 0.2816 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:11.83
MN.TIP.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000139801535 0.4992 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:17.08
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001363744 0.4992 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:17.08
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001425794 0.224 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:17.12
MN.TIP.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0001439895 0.224 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:17.12
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008093840500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:19.88
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00003426571000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:20.52
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00018642639999999998 0.3008 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:21.30
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002039185 0.4032 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:21.31
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009763336999999999 0.2624 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:21.44
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000037117345 0.3008 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:21.71
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000086715975 0.5184 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:22.16
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00020072390000000002 0.64 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:22.45
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0002695771 0.64 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:22.45
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000133982 0.7616 AML other m 2019-10-08T09:46:22.96
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