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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 29-10-2020 and time 06:35:30 (UTC) in region 1 km SE Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Santo Stefano in Aspromonte (RC), on

  • 29-10-2020 06:35:30 (UTC)
  • 29-10-2020 07:35:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1650, 15.7970 at 9 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 1 1263 1263
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 4 343 1606
Laganadi RC 5 413 2019
Calanna RC 7 934 2953
San Roberto RC 7 1750 4703
Cardeto RC 9 1641 6344
Fiumara RC 10 1018 7362
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 12 4120 11482
Scilla RC 12 4964 16446
Sinopoli RC 13 2089 18535
Bagnara Calabra RC 13 10255 28790
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 33326
Delianuova RC 14 3352 36678
Reggio di Calabria RC 15 183035 219713
Scido RC 15 931 220644
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 234428
San Procopio RC 15 534 234962
Bagaladi RC 16 1039 236001
Roccaforte del Greco RC 16 476 236477
Cosoleto RC 17 859 237336
Melicuccà RC 17 930 238266
San Lorenzo RC 17 2640 240906
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 18 929 241835
Condofuri RC 19 5113 246948
Motta San Giovanni RC 20 6208 253156

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
21 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 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 2.0 2020-10-29
06:35:30		 38.1653 15.7967 9 2021-02-26
14:56:05		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84693371
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2020-10-29
06:35:30		 38.1603 15.793 9 2020-10-29
06:41:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84230211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-29 06:35:30 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.1653 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7967 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84693371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 521
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 370
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 153
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 520.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11152
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57736
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 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84693371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-05 11:30:21

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84230211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-29 06:41:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:51.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 64.0914 50 1.06 33
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:46.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 49.617 50 -0.76 38
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:44.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 267 38.7279 50 0.06 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:42.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 64.0914 50 0.16 67
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:41.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 59.5959 50 -0.05 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:40.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 53.7018 50 -0.03 70
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-10-29T06:35:40.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 27.4503 108 -0.32 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:39.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 49.617 50 -0.14 92
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:39.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 24.6531 110 -0.72 61
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:38.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 19.869 114 -0.07 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:38.23 0.1 positive manual P 267 38.7279 50 -0.14 94
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-10-29T06:35:36.45 0.1 positive manual P 294 27.4503 108 -0.03 98
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:36.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 39 13.4754 123 -0.04 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:35.93 0.1 undecidable manual S 325 12.3765 126 -0.07 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:35.97 0.1 positive manual P 114 24.6531 110 0 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:35.43 0.1 positive manual P 205 19.869 114 0.36 93
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:34.09 0.1 positive manual P 325 12.3765 126 0.33 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-10-29T06:35:34.20 0.1 positive manual P 39 13.4754 123 0.25 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.2 0.0019700000000000004 0.16 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.18
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.1 0.00146 0.26 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.25
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00171 0.14 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.50
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001845 0.12 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.49
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0016400000000000002 0.12 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.47
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00163 0.14 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:36.48
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003143642 0.6592 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:38.62
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.4 0.0001606745 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:39.32
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00016199999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:39.34
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00030235574999999996 0.5024 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:44.68
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000199050275 0.1792 AML other m 2020-10-29T06:35:45.61
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