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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-12-2020 and time 08:37:17 (UTC) in region 4 km E Cicala (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Cicala (CZ), on

  • 14-12-2020 08:37:17 (UTC)
  • 14-12-2020 09:37:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.0370, 16.5300 at 14 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
Sorbo San Basile CZ 4 809 809
Cicala CZ 4 968 1777
Taverna CZ 5 2703 4480
Albi CZ 6 949 5429
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 6 1691 7120
Fossato Serralta CZ 6 594 7714
Gimigliano CZ 7 3381 11095
Carlopoli CZ 7 1516 12611
Panettieri CS 7 351 12962
Pentone CZ 7 2113 15075
Magisano CZ 9 1258 16333
Serrastretta CZ 10 3176 19509
Tiriolo CZ 10 3870 23379
Sellia CZ 11 530 23909
Miglierina CZ 11 767 24676
Amato CZ 12 835 25511
Zagarise CZ 12 1647 27158
Marcellinara CZ 12 2285 29443
Bianchi CS 13 1305 30748
Simeri Crichi CZ 14 4698 35446
Settingiano CZ 14 3124 38570
Colosimi CS 14 1247 39817
Soveria Mannelli CZ 14 3076 42893
Feroleto Antico CZ 15 2171 45064
Decollatura CZ 15 3159 48223
Pianopoli CZ 15 2589 50812
Catanzaro CZ 16 90612 141424
Soveria Simeri CZ 17 1564 142988
Sersale CZ 17 4630 147618
Parenti CS 17 2188 149806
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 18 1866 151672
Cerva CZ 19 1223 152895
Platania CZ 19 2172 155067
Lamezia Terme CZ 19 70714 225781
Petronà CZ 20 2629 228410

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km NW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
19 Km E of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
37 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.4 2020-12-14
08:37:17		 39.0372 16.5297 14 2021-02-26
14:56:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86175251
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2020-12-14
08:37:17		 39.0312 16.5387 15 2020-12-14
08:43:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85419251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-14 08:37:17 ± 0.09
Latitude 39.0372 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.5297 ± 0.0058
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86175251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 467
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 378
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 3
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 62
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66280
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85419251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-14 08:43:19

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86175251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-11 17:05:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:39.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 318 73.5708 93 0.19 65
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:39.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 73.371 93 0.03 44
IV.LADO.EHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:33.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 47.4192 95 0.75 39
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:31.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 357 40.626 97 0.65 42
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:30.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 73.371 93 0.3 62
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:29.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 73.5708 93 -0.06 66
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:28.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 65.6898 93 -0.37 64
XK.GIZZ.HHN. 2020-12-14T08:37:27.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 28.4493 101 0.16 46
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:27.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 32.6451 99 -0.59 41
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:26.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 25.2525 104 -0.22 69
IV.LADO.EHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:25.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 47.4192 95 0.08 70
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:24.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 40.626 97 -0.23 68
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:23.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 10.3785 135 0.1 98
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:23.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 330 32.6451 99 -0.19 69
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:23.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 13.6752 124 -0.06 74
XK.GIZZ.HHN. 2020-12-14T08:37:22.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 28.4493 101 -0.03 73
XK.ALB1.HHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:22.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 104 5.994 152 -0.16 73
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:22.51 0.1 positive manual P 51 25.2525 104 -0.01 97
XK.ALB1.HHE. 2020-12-14T08:37:20.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 5.994 152 -0.05 100
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:20.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 10.3785 135 0.05 99
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-12-14T08:37:20.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 13.6752 124 0.09 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00023899999999999998 0.16 AML other m 2020-12-14T08:37:23.80
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005655 0.22 AML other m 2020-12-14T08:37:23.74
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010564999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-14T08:37:26.66
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010745 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-14T08:37:26.71
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