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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-03-2020 and time 00:03:46 (Italy) in region 1 km NE San Roberto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE San Roberto (RC), on

  • 14-03-2020 23:03:46 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2020 00:03:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2190, 15.7430 at 13 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 Roberto RC 1 1750 1750
Calanna RC 4 934 2684
Fiumara RC 5 1018 3702
Scilla RC 5 4964 8666
Laganadi RC 5 413 9079
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 5 343 9422
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 7 1263 10685
Campo Calabro RC 7 4536 15221
Bagnara Calabra RC 9 10255 25476
Villa San Giovanni RC 9 13784 39260
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 11 4120 43380
Sinopoli RC 13 2089 45469
San Procopio RC 15 534 46003
Reggio di Calabria RC 15 183035 229038
Cardeto RC 15 1641 230679
Melicuccà RC 15 930 231609
Delianuova RC 16 3352 234961
Messina ME 17 238439 473400
Scido RC 17 931 474331
Seminara RC 17 2811 477142
Cosoleto RC 18 859 478001
Palmi RC 18 18930 496931

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
17 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 1.2 2020-03-14
23:03:46		 38.2188 15.7432 13 2020-07-18
21:08:41		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80411301
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2020-03-14
23:03:46		 38.2145 15.7435 13 2020-03-14
23:08:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77259281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-14 23:03:46 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.2188 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7432 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80411301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 439
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 329
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 178
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
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) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04407
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40559
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80411301
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-22 17:36:16

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77259281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-14 23:08:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:04:00.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 45.0216 93 -0.28 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:58.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 34.9428 94 0.1 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:56.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 31.5462 95 -0.79 38
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:55.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 24.2535 98 0.01 49
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:54.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 45.0216 93 -0.16 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:54.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 21.0678 100 -0.11 72
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:53.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 71 13.875 115 0.07 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:53.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 34.9428 94 -0.03 71
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:52.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 9.3795 132 0.08 49
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:52.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 24.2535 98 0.17 95
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:52.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 12.7761 119 -0.16 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:52.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 31.5462 95 -0.05 95
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:51.42 0.1 negative manual P 284 21.0678 100 0.02 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:51.18 0.1 undecidable manual S 329 4.8951 153 -0.09 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:50.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 13.875 115 0.02 99
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:50.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 9.3795 132 0.29 95
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:50.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 212 12.7761 119 0.11 73
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-03-14T23:03:49.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 4.8951 153 0.13 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000273 0.26 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:51.40
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.3 0.000264 0.34 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:51.25
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000648 0.4 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:53.25
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001945 0.18 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:54.93
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001805 0.86 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:54.95
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000526 0.42 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:55.02
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00005685 0.86 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:57.27
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.00003515 0.68 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:03:59.46
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001245 0.8 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:04:02.57
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007630000000000001 1.14 AML other m 2020-03-14T23:04:03.58
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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