Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 21-09-2020 and time 09:43:39 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Roccaforte del Greco (RC)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Roccaforte del Greco (RC), on

  • 21-09-2020 07:43:39 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2020 09:43:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0830, 15.9260 at 45 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
Roccaforte del Greco RC 5 476 476
Bova RC 10 448 924
Condofuri RC 10 5113 6037
Bagaladi RC 11 1039 7076
San Lorenzo RC 11 2640 9716
Samo RC 12 809 10525
Staiti RC 13 248 10773
Sant'Agata del Bianco RC 14 592 11365
Cardeto RC 14 1641 13006
Caraffa del Bianco RC 14 539 13545
San Luca RC 14 3881 17426
Casignana RC 15 759 18185
Ferruzzano RC 15 772 18957
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 15 1263 20220
Bruzzano Zeffirio RC 16 1111 21331
Bova Marina RC 17 4235 25566
Delianuova RC 18 3352 28918
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 18 343 29261
Scido RC 18 931 30192
Africo RC 18 3075 33267
Montebello Ionico RC 18 6214 39481
Platì RC 19 3812 43293
Palizzi RC 19 2480 45773
Laganadi RC 19 413 46186
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 20 929 47115
Bianco RC 20 4273 51388
Careri RC 20 2360 53748

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
35 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2020-09-21
07:43:39
38.0833 15.9257 45 2021-02-26
14:55:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83153511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-09-21
07:43:39
38.1153 15.9472 45 2020-09-21
07:53:11
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83093781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-21 07:43:39 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.0833 ± 0.0189
Longitude 15.9257 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 45 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83153511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1917
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 942
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 177
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 150
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10162
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62323
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83093781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-21 07:53:11

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83153511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-15 14:22:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:57.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 50.5161 115 0.24 68
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:57.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 44.622 121 0.66 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:56.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 299 41.5251 123 0.08 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:53.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 21.6672 147 0.42 72
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:52.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 69.1752 104 0.41 86
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:52.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 12.6762 160 -0.05 51
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:52.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 19.869 149 -0.43 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:51.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 96 11.2776 162 -0.13 73
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:51.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 60.3951 109 0.26 66
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:50.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 58.1973 110 -0.54 66
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:49.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 23 44.622 121 0.53 62
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:49.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 50.5161 115 -0.1 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:48.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 41.5251 123 -0.3 93
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:47.26 0.1 positive manual P 246 21.6672 147 0.08 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:46.62 0.1 positive manual P 352 19.869 149 -0.44 93
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:46.47 0.1 negative manual P 96 11.2776 162 -0.15 97
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2020-09-21T07:43:46.47 0.1 positive manual P 318 12.6762 160 -0.2 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0002845 0.24 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:52.09
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.7 0.001405 0.56 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:52.52
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.6 0.001165 0.56 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:52.32
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006920000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:52.61
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0001965 0.66 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:52.72
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001615 0.46 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:53.82
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002 0.38 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:54.18
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00008005 0.98 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:54.05
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002185 0.62 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:56.29
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000257 0.64 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:57.32
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002515 0.3 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:58.60
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000251 0.48 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:43:59.38
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000242 0.7 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:44:00.45
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000257 0.26 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:44:00.44
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000209 0.72 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:44:04.80
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001985 1.58 AML other m 2020-09-21T07:44:05.86
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