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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 20-02-2014 and time 22:44:09 (UTC) in region 3 km NE Joppolo (VV)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Joppolo (VV), on

  • 20-02-2014 22:44:09 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2014 23:44:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6000, 15.9220 at 17 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
Joppolo VV 3 1926 1926
Spilinga VV 4 1464 3390
Ricadi VV 6 4900 8290
Limbadi VV 6 3695 11985
Nicotera VV 6 6290 18275
Rombiolo VV 7 4569 22844
Zaccanopoli VV 7 752 23596
Drapia VV 8 2085 25681
Zungri VV 8 1976 27657
San Calogero VV 9 4315 31972
Tropea VV 9 6441 38413
Parghelia VV 9 1300 39713
Filandari VV 10 1853 41566
Cessaniti VV 12 3290 44856
Ionadi VV 12 4238 49094
Mileto VV 12 6763 55857
Zambrone VV 13 1775 57632
San Ferdinando RC 13 4490 62122
San Costantino Calabro VV 14 2239 64361
Rosarno RC 14 14841 79202
Francica VV 16 1651 80853
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 16 2527 83380
Briatico VV 17 4053 87433
Candidoni RC 18 416 87849
Vibo Valentia VV 18 33941 121790
Serrata RC 18 845 122635
Laureana di Borrello RC 19 5174 127809
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 147673
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 20 1695 149368
Stefanaconi VV 20 2494 151862

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 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 2014-02-20
22:44:09		 38.6002 15.9223 17 2015-09-21
09:34:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 14094891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2014-02-20
22:44:10		 38.5975 15.9402 15 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5583301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-02-20 22:44:09 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.6002 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.9223 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 14094891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 473
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 378
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 119
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) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02968
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.92810
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5583301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-20 23:00:25

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 0
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 14094891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-10 10:58:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:39.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 2 103.0191 94 -0.23 81
IV.SERS.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:34.32 0.1 undecidable manual S 54 81.9513 95 0.24 86
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:33.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 19 76.6677 95 0.44 84
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:31.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 174 72.1722 95 0.42 83
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:30.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 225 70.5738 96 -0.26 88
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:30.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 70.2741 96 -0.06 91
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:28.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 169 59.5959 97 -0.12 93
IV.CET2.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:27.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 2 103.0191 94 0.35 81
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:26.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 224 51.8037 98 0.22 90
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:25.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 110 47.8188 99 0.38 88
IV.GRI.EHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:24.96 0.1 undecidable manual S 60 49.617 99 -0.54 84
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:24.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 85.4478 94 -0.1 88
IV.SERS.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:24.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 81.9513 95 0.42 83
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:23.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 196 42.4242 101 -0.4 90
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:22.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 76.6677 95 -0.1 89
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:22.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 72.1722 95 -0.09 91
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:22.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 184 37.7289 103 -0.25 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:22.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 70.5738 96 0.06 90
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:21.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 70.2741 96 -0.11 90
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:20.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 59.5959 97 -0.16 92
IV.IST3.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:20.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 63.8916 96 -0.13 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:19.63 0.1 negative manual P 224 51.8037 98 0.49 85
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:18.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 47.8188 99 -0.1 94
IV.GRI.EHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:18.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 49.617 99 -0.52 85
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:17.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 42.4242 101 0.04 95
MN.CEL.HHE. 2014-02-20T22:44:16.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 37.7289 103 -0.12 96
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:15.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 283 3.2967 167 -0.12 100
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2014-02-20T22:44:13.03 0.1 positive manual P 283 3.2967 167 0.21 100
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