Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 12-03-2020 and time 03:19:41 (UTC) in region 6 km SE Reggio di Calabria (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Reggio di Calabria (RC), on

  • 12-03-2020 03:19:41 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2020 04:19:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0750, 15.6980 at 11 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
Cardeto RC 6 1641 1641
Reggio di Calabria RC 6 183035 184676
Motta San Giovanni RC 8 6208 190884
Montebello Ionico RC 12 6214 197098
Laganadi RC 12 413 197511
Bagaladi RC 12 1039 198550
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 12 343 198893
Calanna RC 12 934 199827
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 13 1263 201090
San Lorenzo RC 14 2640 203730
Fiumara RC 15 1018 204748
San Roberto RC 16 1750 206498
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 211034
Condofuri RC 16 5113 216147
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 229931
Roghudi RC 18 1104 231035
Roccaforte del Greco RC 18 476 231511
Messina ME 18 238439 469950
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 19 11355 481305
Scilla RC 20 4964 486269

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
18 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.3 2020-03-12
03:19:41
38.0753 15.6978 11 2020-07-18
21:08:38
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79844941
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2020-03-12
03:19:41
38.0752 15.6957 11 2020-03-12
03:36:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77208101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-12 03:19:41 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0753 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.6978 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79844941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 636
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 202
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.05216
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55128
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79844941
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-03 05:16:58

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77208101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-12 03:36:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:20:00.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 61.1943 50 0.27 43
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:52.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 61.1943 50 0.12 89
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:52.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 31.1466 50 -0.42 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:52.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 285 31.1466 50 -0.26 46
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:51.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 26.6511 50 -0.38 67
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:51.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 26.751 50 -0.18 47
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-03-12T03:19:49.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 20.1687 50 -0.03 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:48.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 31.1466 50 0.37 66
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:48.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 15.3735 125 0.15 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:48.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 31.1466 50 -0.1 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:47.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 26.6511 50 0.03 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:47.56 0.1 positive manual P 40 26.751 50 0.13 94
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:46.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 15.3735 125 0.4 69
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:46.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 7.9809 143 -0.06 74
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2020-03-12T03:19:46.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 20.1687 50 0.05 97
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:45.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 5.7942 152 -0.28 69
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:44.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 5.7942 152 0.05 100
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-12T03:19:44.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 7.9809 143 0.1 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000195 0.36 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:46.57
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00037050000000000006 0.3 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:46.57
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008625 0.62 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:51.52
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000068 1.16 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:52.24
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000131 0.4 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:52.75
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008444999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2020-03-12T03:19:52.32
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