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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-02-2020 and time 06:59:37 (UTC) in region 1 km W San Pietro di Caridà (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W San Pietro di Caridà (RC), on

  • 16-02-2020 06:59:37 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2020 07:59:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5170, 16.1190 at 16 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
San Pietro di Caridà RC 1 1195 1195
Serrata RC 2 845 2040
Dinami VV 3 2168 4208
Candidoni RC 3 416 4624
Laureana di Borrello RC 4 5174 9798
Galatro RC 6 1709 11507
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 7 1695 13202
Acquaro VV 8 2484 15686
Maropati RC 8 1524 17210
Dasà VV 9 1208 18418
Giffone RC 9 1907 20325
Anoia RC 9 2212 22537
Arena VV 10 1456 23993
Melicucco RC 11 5101 29094
Mileto VV 11 6763 35857
San Calogero VV 11 4315 40172
Cinquefrondi RC 11 6539 46711
Francica VV 12 1651 48362
Gerocarne VV 12 2248 50610
Rosarno RC 12 14841 65451
Polistena RC 13 10496 75947
Sorianello VV 13 1176 77123
Soriano Calabro VV 13 2421 79544
Filandari VV 13 1853 81397
Ionadi VV 14 4238 85635
Rombiolo VV 14 4569 90204
San Costantino Calabro VV 14 2239 92443
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 14 2527 94970
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 14 3058 98028
Limbadi VV 14 3695 101723
Fabrizia VV 17 2195 103918
Pizzoni VV 17 1143 105061
Nicotera VV 17 6290 111351
Vazzano VV 17 1067 112418
Mongiana VV 18 740 113158
Stefanaconi VV 18 2494 115652
Vibo Valentia VV 18 33941 149593
San Ferdinando RC 18 4490 154083
Rizziconi RC 18 7829 161912
Cittanova RC 18 10410 172322
Cessaniti VV 18 3290 175612
Serra San Bruno VV 19 6734 182346
Zungri VV 20 1976 184322

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km S 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 1.9 2020-02-16
06:59:37		 38.517 16.1193 16 2020-07-18
21:08:31		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77949381
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2020-02-16
06:59:38		 38.5157 16.1215 17 2020-02-16
07:07:25		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76560321
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-16 06:59:37 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.5170 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.1193 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77949381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 527
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 119
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.08548
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77949381
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-06 09:37:39

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76560321
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-16 07:07:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-02-16T07:00:24.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 83.1501 2.184 0
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2020-02-16T07:00:19.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 83.1501 2.778 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2020-02-16T07:00:07.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.5 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-16T07:00:01.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 78.366 94 0.13 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:57.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 120.4905 93 -0.19 81
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:56.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 103.8183 93 0.69 75
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:56.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 113.0979 93 -0.44 59
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:56.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 60.0954 96 0.29 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:54.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 100.2219 93 -0.32 82
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:53.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 49.5171 97 -0.66 62
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:52.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 45.5211 98 -0.2 70
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:52.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 87.9453 94 -0.17 66
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:52.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 82.0512 94 0.38 64
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:51.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 37 42.7239 99 -0.49 67
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:51.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 239 78.366 94 0.04 69
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:51.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 81.8514 94 0 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:50.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 67.6767 95 0.75 59
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:49.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 34.5432 102 -0.2 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:48.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 60.0954 96 0.16 71
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:48.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 28.6491 106 -0.06 76
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:46.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 296 22.5552 113 -0.08 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:46.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 45.5211 98 0.02 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:46.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 49.5171 97 -0.16 71
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:45.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 42.7239 99 -0.09 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:44.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 34.5432 102 -0.04 74
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:44.03 0.1 positive manual P 105 28.6491 106 0.17 98
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:43.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 7.1928 151 0.04 78
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:43.21 0.1 positive manual P 296 22.5552 113 0.24 99
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-02-16T06:59:41.40 0.1 negative manual P 174 7.1928 151 0.25 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0010553923000000002 0.1408 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:47.27
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001301317 0.16 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:46.96
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00046185635000000003 0.4576 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:49.23
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0004160989 0.4384 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:49.24
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007012225999999999 0.3616 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:48.78
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0006795274499999999 0.3424 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:48.79
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001836762 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:50.38
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00019811805 0.1824 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:50.90
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0001974961 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:50.26
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00019279995 0.1824 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:50.90
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00030564515 0.3232 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:53.27
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00019640174999999998 0.4384 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:52.12
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00043894905 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:55.66
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00020933541 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:55.93
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00008439366000000001 0.2208 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:54.93
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00010517944 0.2816 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:54.06
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00025375155 0.4192 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:59.53
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000218195425 0.2208 AML other m 2020-02-16T06:59:58.91
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000059690424999999995 0.6816 AML other m 2020-02-16T07:00:08.70
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000081586855 0.6208 AML other m 2020-02-16T07:00:01.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00039617455000000003 0.3808 AML other m 2020-02-16T07:00:03.50
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00045589179999999994 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-16T07:00:04.12
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