Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 26-09-2022 and time 18:15:00 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 26-09-2022 16:15:00 (UTC)
  • 26-09-2022 18:15:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9760, 16.1140 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Brancaleone RC 1 3584 3584
Bruzzano Zeffirio RC 5 1111 4695
Staiti RC 8 248 4943
Ferruzzano RC 8 772 5715
Africo RC 9 3075 8790
Samo RC 12 809 9599
Bianco RC 13 4273 13872
Palizzi RC 13 2480 16352
Caraffa del Bianco RC 13 539 16891
Sant'Agata del Bianco RC 13 592 17483
Casignana RC 14 759 18242
Bova RC 16 448 18690
Bova Marina RC 18 4235 22925
San Luca RC 19 3881 26806
Bovalino RC 20 8905 35711

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Acireale (52622 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 1.6 2022-09-26
16:15:00
37.9762 16.1142 11 2024-03-01
15:28:10
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 112801641
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2022-09-26
16:15:00
37.9763 16.1078 11 2022-09-26
16:22:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110184571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-26 16:15:00 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.9762 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.1142 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112801641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 602
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 358
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 138
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 227
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) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08813
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55668
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110184571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-26 16:22:54

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112801641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-14 13:49:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:19.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 301 61.7937 50 0.34 43
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-09-26T16:15:13.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 300 41.4252 50 -0.06 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:12.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 36.9297 50 0.12 47
1J.FX12.HHE.00 2022-09-26T16:15:12.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 36.8298 50 -0.12 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:11.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 61.7937 50 0.32 64
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:11.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 33.5442 50 -0.25 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:10.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 59.5959 50 -0.04 68
IV.FERC.HHE.00 2022-09-26T16:15:09.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 1 52.9026 50 0.07 46
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2022-09-26T16:15:08.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 22.6551 50 -0.16 71
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-09-26T16:15:08.23 0.1 positive manual P 300 41.4252 50 0.08 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:07.52 0.1 positive manual P 329 36.9297 50 0.06 95
1J.FX12.HHE.00 2022-09-26T16:15:07.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 36.8298 50 0.07 71
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:06.89 0.1 positive manual P 344 33.5442 50 -0.05 95
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:05.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 255 9.7791 138 0.03 75
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:05.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 11.9769 132 -0.03 74
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2022-09-26T16:15:05.08 0.1 negative manual P 278 22.6551 50 -0.18 95
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:03.25 0.1 negative manual P 255 9.7791 138 -0.01 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-26T16:15:03.55 0.1 negative manual P 334 11.9769 132 -0.03 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0006507281000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:05.96
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0015249999999999999 1.82 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:06.93
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00032893025 0.2304 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:06.23
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0006696825 0.2432 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:06.11
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000032349425 0.3072 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:12.75
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000022159999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:13.46
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00015012903499999998 0.3712 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:13.68
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00015125175 0.3712 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:13.68
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00018136795 0.32 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:15.42
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00019602714999999998 0.3584 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:15.95
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001024628 2.2016 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:20.13
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000125696955 0.4224 AML other m 2022-09-26T16:15:22.53
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