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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 01-12-2020 and time 02:10:26 (UTC) in region 1 km W Melicucco (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Melicucco (RC), on

  • 01-12-2020 02:10:26 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2020 03:10:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4380, 16.0460 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
Melicucco RC 1 5101 5101
Anoia RC 3 2212 7313
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 4 1695 9008
Polistena RC 4 10496 19504
Maropati RC 5 1524 21028
Cinquefrondi RC 5 6539 27567
Galatro RC 6 1709 29276
Laureana di Borrello RC 7 5174 34450
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 8 3058 37508
Rosarno RC 8 14841 52349
Rizziconi RC 8 7829 60178
Candidoni RC 8 416 60594
Giffone RC 9 1907 62501
Cittanova RC 10 10410 72911
Serrata RC 10 845 73756
Taurianova RC 10 15636 89392
San Pietro di Caridà RC 12 1195 90587
San Ferdinando RC 13 4490 95077
Gioia Tauro RC 13 19864 114941
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 13 523 115464
Dinami VV 14 2168 117632
Varapodio RC 15 2160 119792
Molochio RC 15 2564 122356
San Calogero VV 15 4315 126671
Limbadi VV 15 3695 130366
Nicotera VV 16 6290 136656
Oppido Mamertina RC 17 5332 141988
Rombiolo VV 18 4569 146557
Acquaro VV 18 2484 149041
Mileto VV 19 6763 155804
Seminara RC 19 2811 158615
Mammola RC 19 2847 161462
Canolo RC 19 746 162208
Palmi RC 19 18930 181138
Dasà VV 19 1208 182346
Filandari VV 20 1853 184199

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
97 Km S of Cosenza (67546 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 1.3 2020-12-01
02:10:26		 38.4377 16.0462 9 2021-02-26
14:56:17		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86655291
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2020-12-01
02:10:26		 38.4425 16.0453 9 2020-12-01
02:19:33		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85120721
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-01 02:10:26 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.4377 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0462 ± 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 86655291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 560
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 265
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 318
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
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 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.06565
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.09268
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86655291
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-28 13:02:19

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85120721
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-01 02:19:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:46.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 121.2897 50 -0.09 62
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-12-01T02:10:45.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 114.1968 50 0.5 57
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:42.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 50.616 50 -0.27 45
XK.ALB1.HNZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:41.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 80.6637 50 0.72 56
XK.SELL.HNE. 2020-12-01T02:10:39.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 78.6657 50 -0.34 64
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:39.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 40.4262 50 -0.1 72
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2020-12-01T02:10:38.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 35.1426 50 -0.19 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:38.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 68.4759 50 0.29 66
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:37.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 61.6938 50 0.56 62
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:37.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 34.1436 50 -0.41 68
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:36.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 212 56.8986 50 0.3 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:35.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 50.616 50 0.11 94
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:35.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 53.502 50 -0.29 68
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:34.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 23.754 111 -0.04 75
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:34.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 23.3544 111 -0.43 69
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2020-12-01T02:10:33.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 35.1426 50 0.27 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:33.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 40.4262 50 -0.15 95
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:32.91 0.1 positive manual P 88 34.1436 50 -0.22 95
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:31.02 0.1 positive manual P 323 23.3544 111 -0.17 97
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:31.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 23.754 111 0.03 75
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:30.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 7.2927 141 0.03 77
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-12-01T02:10:28.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 7.2927 141 0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000161919005 0.08 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:34.81
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00013244404999999997 0.1008 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:34.93
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00010028282999999999 0.2208 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:35.65
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009983770000000001 0.2 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:35.65
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000060542445 0.1792 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:36.37
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000060733120000000004 0.2592 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:37.33
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00009204747999999999 1.7408 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:39.93
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008887347500000001 0.2416 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:40.05
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008443063 0.2 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:40.25
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00008141594999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:40.35
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.00003142386499999999 0.2 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:40.69
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000540301735 1.7216 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:41.89
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000072210545 0.4 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:42.64
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00006438458999999999 0.24 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:43.93
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.000058992655 0.24 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:44.65
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006726058999999999 0.24 AML other m 2020-12-01T02:10:45.58
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