Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 29-02-2020 and time 17:09:58 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Platì (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Platì (RC), on

  • 29-02-2020 16:09:58 (UTC)
  • 29-02-2020 17:09:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2310, 16.0370 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Platì RC 1 3812 3812
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 6 929 4741
Oppido Mamertina RC 8 5332 10073
Molochio RC 8 2564 12637
Careri RC 9 2360 14997
Scido RC 9 931 15928
Ciminà RC 9 568 16496
San Luca RC 10 3881 20377
Benestare RC 10 2556 22933
Delianuova RC 10 3352 26285
Varapodio RC 11 2160 28445
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 11 523 28968
Cosoleto RC 11 859 29827
Antonimina RC 11 1317 31144
Ardore RC 12 5088 36232
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 14 1377 37609
Taurianova RC 14 15636 53245
San Procopio RC 14 534 53779
Sinopoli RC 14 2089 55868
Cittanova RC 15 10410 66278
Portigliola RC 15 1201 67479
Bovalino RC 15 8905 76384
Casignana RC 15 759 77143
Melicuccà RC 16 930 78073
Sant'Agata del Bianco RC 16 592 78665
Caraffa del Bianco RC 16 539 79204
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 16 4120 83324
Gerace RC 17 2652 85976
Canolo RC 17 746 86722
Samo RC 17 809 87531
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 18 3058 90589
Agnana Calabra RC 18 562 91151
Bianco RC 19 4273 95424
Seminara RC 19 2811 98235
Locri RC 20 12504 110739
Polistena RC 20 10496 121235

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
90 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 1.1 2020-02-29
16:09:58
38.2312 16.0368 16 2020-07-18
21:08:36
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79046561
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2020-02-29
16:09:58
38.2187 16.0217 20 2020-02-29
16:18:45
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76934431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-29 16:09:58 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.2312 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.0368 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79046561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 564
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 500
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 59
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11601
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41639
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79046561
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-11 13:23:30

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76934431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-29 16:18:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:13.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 46.2204 98 -0.03 49
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2020-02-29T16:10:12.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 43.7229 98 0.28 47
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:08.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 28.2495 106 -0.21 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:07.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 46.2204 98 0.39 70
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-02-29T16:10:06.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 19.4694 117 -0.1 51
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2020-02-29T16:10:06.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 43.7229 98 -0.25 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:06.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 17.5713 120 0.01 52
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-02-29T16:10:06.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 42.5241 99 0.02 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:05.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 285 12.876 132 0.32 74
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:04.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 276 28.2495 106 -0.27 48
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:02.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 12.876 132 0.13 78
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-02-29T16:10:02.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 19.4694 117 -0.22 99
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-02-29T16:10:02.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 17.5713 120 0.04 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000070625945 0.3584 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:05.40
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000094429265 0.2816 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:05.41
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.0 0.000075353945 0.256 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:06.39
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.000059469025 0.2432 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:06.42
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00010467334 1.1008 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:08.28
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00013223825 1.0624 AML other m 2020-02-29T16:10:08.46
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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