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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 02-10-2020 and time 05:48:40 (Italy) in region 5 km E Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC), on

  • 02-10-2020 03:48:40 (UTC)
  • 02-10-2020 05:48:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1880, 15.8390 at 8 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
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 5 1263 1263
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 7 343 1606
Laganadi RC 9 413 2019
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 9 4120 6139
Delianuova RC 9 3352 9491
Sinopoli RC 9 2089 11580
San Roberto RC 9 1750 13330
Calanna RC 10 934 14264
Scido RC 10 931 15195
Bagnara Calabra RC 11 10255 25450
San Procopio RC 12 534 25984
Cosoleto RC 13 859 26843
Cardeto RC 13 1641 28484
Fiumara RC 13 1018 29502
Scilla RC 13 4964 34466
Melicuccà RC 13 930 35396
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 14 929 36325
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 40861
Roccaforte del Greco RC 17 476 41337
Seminara RC 17 2811 44148
Oppido Mamertina RC 18 5332 49480
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 63264
Bagaladi RC 18 1039 64303
Platì RC 18 3812 68115
Palmi RC 19 18930 87045
Varapodio RC 19 2160 89205
Reggio di Calabria RC 19 183035 272240
San Lorenzo RC 20 2640 274880

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
25 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 2020-10-02
03:48:40		 38.1877 15.8388 8 2021-02-26
14:56:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87310421
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2020-10-02
03:48:40		 38.1808 15.8492 8 2020-10-02
03:55:11		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83429091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-02 03:48:40 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1877 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.8388 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87310421

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 638
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 448
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 155
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) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02158
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53779
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87310421
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-20 01:21:21

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83429091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-02 03:55:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:49:00.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 59.6958 50 1.03 33
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2020-10-02T03:48:58.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 53.7018 50 -0.03 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:55.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 42.624 50 0 47
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:55.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 5 46.62 50 -0.94 35
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:51.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 30.0477 105 -0.28 46
IV.AIO.HHE. 2020-10-02T03:48:51.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 58.0974 50 0.12 68
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:51.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 59.6958 50 0.17 67
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2020-10-02T03:48:50.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 53.7018 50 0.08 69
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:49.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 46.62 50 -0.2 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:49.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 23.754 108 -0.11 48
IV.FERC.HNN. 2020-10-02T03:48:48.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 38.7279 50 -0.16 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:48.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 22.6551 109 -0.78 40
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:48.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 42.624 50 -0.12 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:47.04 0.1 positive manual P 286 30.0477 105 0.2 93
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:45.40 0.1 positive manual P 124 22.6551 109 -0.03 98
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:45.87 0.1 positive manual P 211 23.754 108 0.22 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:44.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 9.3795 130 -0.02 50
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-10-02T03:48:43.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 202 2.3976 163 -0.16 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-02T03:48:43.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 9.3795 130 0.25 96
IV.GMB.BHE. 2020-10-02T03:48:42.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 2.3976 163 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000927972 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:45.20
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0009547504 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:45.20
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00031740420000000004 0.1408 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:45.63
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00033848405 0.16 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:45.63
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00008074564 0.2624 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:48.35
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.8 0.000039874605 0.48 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:49.61
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000074214815 0.3168 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:50.78
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00005733527 1.6192 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:50.98
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009261871999999998 0.1376 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:52.04
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008752026 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:52.46
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000055807659999999995 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:56.73
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000905941 0.4192 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:48:56.88
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000018414390000000004 0.2624 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:49:00.07
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.3 0.000044584875 1.0784 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:49:07.78
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000015504864 0.72 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:49:11.35
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000049175465 1.2384 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:49:14.36
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00002440299 1.0592 AML other m 2020-10-02T03:49:16.77
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