Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 20-08-2020 and time 08:20:58 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC), on

  • 20-08-2020 06:20:58 (UTC)
  • 20-08-2020 08:20:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1330, 15.8140 at 18 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 5 1263 1263
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 7 343 1606
Cardeto RC 7 1641 3247
Laganadi RC 8 413 3660
Calanna RC 10 934 4594
San Roberto RC 11 1750 6344
Bagaladi RC 12 1039 7383
Roccaforte del Greco RC 12 476 7859
San Lorenzo RC 14 2640 10499
Fiumara RC 14 1018 11517
Condofuri RC 15 5113 16630
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 15 4120 20750
Reggio di Calabria RC 15 183035 203785
Delianuova RC 15 3352 207137
Sinopoli RC 16 2089 209226
Scilla RC 16 4964 214190
Scido RC 16 931 215121
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 219657
Bagnara Calabra RC 17 10255 229912
Montebello Ionico RC 17 6214 236126
Motta San Giovanni RC 18 6208 242334
San Procopio RC 18 534 242868
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 256652
Bova RC 18 448 257100
Cosoleto RC 19 859 257959
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 19 929 258888
MelicuccĂ  RC 20 930 259818

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
24 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 0.9 2020-08-20
06:20:58
38.1327 15.814 18 2020-11-19
12:37:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84602341
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2020-08-20
06:20:58
38.1347 15.8068 16 2020-08-20
06:40:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82167481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-20 06:20:58 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.1327 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.8140 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84602341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 659
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 77
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 114
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 108
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03687
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58276
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84602341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-10 10:49:14

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82167481
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-20 06:40:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-08-20T06:21:18.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 57 64.6908 97 0.49 63
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-08-20T06:21:16.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 53.8017 99 0.82 37
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2020-08-20T06:21:14.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 53.0025 99 -0.52 40
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:11.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 40.2264 103 -0.25 46
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-08-20T06:21:09.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 64.6908 97 -0.16 66
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-08-20T06:21:08.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 53.8017 99 -0.04 70
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2020-08-20T06:21:08.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 53.0025 99 0.37 66
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:06.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 17.4714 126 -0.08 75
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:06.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 21.9669 118 -0.14 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:05.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 26 15.7731 130 -0.13 73
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:05.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 40.2264 103 -0.23 68
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:04.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 4.0959 164 0.04 51
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:03.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 21.9669 118 -0.07 98
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:02.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 15.7731 130 -0.04 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:02.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 17.4714 126 -0.02 100
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-08-20T06:21:01.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 4.0959 164 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000997 0.2 AML other m 2020-08-20T06:21:05.79
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001053 0.24 AML other m 2020-08-20T06:21:05.85
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000025399999999999997 1.48 AML other m 2020-08-20T06:21:06.15
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.6 0.000022349999999999998 1.54 AML other m 2020-08-20T06:21:09.98
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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