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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 27-10-2020 and time 18:13:50 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza), on

  • 27-10-2020 18:13:50 (UTC)
  • 27-10-2020 19:13:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.3550, 16.0220 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.

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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
Paola CS 2 16013 16013
San Lucido CS 6 6047 22060
Fuscaldo CS 7 8140 30200
San Fili CS 11 2719 32919
Falconara Albanese CS 11 1427 34346
San Vincenzo La Costa CS 11 2195 36541
San Benedetto Ullano CS 12 1555 38096
Guardia Piemontese CS 13 1911 40007
Montalto Uffugo CS 13 19669 59676
Fiumefreddo Bruzio CS 14 2994 62670
Marano Marchesato CS 14 3553 66223
Rende CS 14 35338 101561
Marano Principato CS 14 3180 104741
Rota Greca CS 15 1156 105897
Lattarico CS 16 4013 109910
Castrolibero CS 16 9894 119804
Cerisano CS 16 3196 123000
Acquappesa CS 17 1907 124907
San Martino di Finita CS 17 1100 126007
Longobardi CS 17 2312 128319
Mendicino CS 18 9450 137769
Cerzeto CS 19 1373 139142
Cetraro CS 19 10128 149270
Torano Castello CS 20 4614 153884

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
49 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
70 Km NW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
100 Km W of Crotone (62178 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 2020-10-27
18:13:50		 39.3553 16.0223 11 2021-02-26
14:56:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86027071
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2020-10-27
18:13:49		 39.3442 15.9917 11 2020-10-27
18:24:20		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84187001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-27 18:13:50 ± 0.07
Latitude 39.3553 ± 0.0000
Longitude 16.0223 ± 0.0128
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86027071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1120
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 200
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 270
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.17807
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.86065
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84187001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-27 18:24:20

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86027071
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-05 10:28:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-10-27T18:14:14.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 83.8494 90 -0.62 39
XK.SELL.HNE. 2020-10-27T18:14:10.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 66.4779 90 0.41 43
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:10.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 67.377 90 -0.02 45
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:06.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 95.5377 90 0.05 64
IV.TDS.HHE. 2020-10-27T18:14:04.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 43.2234 90 0.48 44
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-10-27T18:14:04.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 188 83.8494 90 -0.37 42
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:04.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 83 42.0246 90 0.33 68
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2020-10-27T18:14:04.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 45.1215 90 -0.46 45
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:02.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 64.1913 90 0.78 55
XK.SELL.HNE. 2020-10-27T18:14:02.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 66.4779 90 0.09 68
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:02.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 67.377 90 0.01 69
MN.TIP.HHN. 2020-10-27T18:14:02.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 66.1893 90 0.09 68
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:14:00.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 28.0497 90 0.02 73
IV.MMN.HHE. 2020-10-27T18:14:00.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 59.496 90 -0.12 69
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:58.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 19.7691 90 -0.01 74
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2020-10-27T18:13:58.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 45.1215 90 -0.4 67
IV.TDS.HHE. 2020-10-27T18:13:58.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 43.2234 90 0.06 71
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:58.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 83 42.0246 90 -0.08 71
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:57.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 20.0688 90 -0.21 49
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:56.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 28.0497 90 -0.06 73
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:54.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 20.0688 90 -0.04 99
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-10-27T18:13:54.82 0.1 positive manual P 125 19.7691 90 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002089778 0.1152 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.50
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00017344130000000003 0.1152 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.39
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001425365 0.1152 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.48
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00017949041500000003 0.1536 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.49
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002549653 0.5248 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.49
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001245026 0.448 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:13:58.72
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000023780685000000003 0.3968 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:00.44
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00002831701 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:00.94
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000020865060000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:04.47
IV.CELI.HNE. ML:1.0 0.0000351892865 0.7424 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:04.47
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000035560925 0.8864 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:05.49
IV.CELI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00005525505 1.1008 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:08.35
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00001886834 0.9248 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:12.55
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00003413787 1.232 AML other m 2020-10-27T18:14:14.94
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