Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 20-12-2022 and time 18:29:29 (UTC) in region 3 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 20-12-2022 18:29:29 (UTC)
  • 20-12-2022 19:29:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1040, 15.7500 at 15 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Cardeto RC 3 1641 1641
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 8 343 1984
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 8 1263 3247
Laganadi RC 8 413 3660
Calanna RC 9 934 4594
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 187629
Bagaladi RC 11 1039 188668
San Roberto RC 12 1750 190418
Motta San Giovanni RC 12 6208 196626
San Lorenzo RC 13 2640 199266
Fiumara RC 13 1018 200284
Montebello Ionico RC 14 6214 206498
Condofuri RC 15 5113 211611
Roccaforte del Greco RC 15 476 212087
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 216623
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 230407
Scilla RC 17 4964 235371
Messina ME 20 238439 473810
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 20 4120 477930
Roghudi RC 20 1104 479034

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
20 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 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 1.4 2022-12-20
18:29:29
38.1043 15.75 15 2024-03-01
15:28:26
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118277801
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2022-12-20
18:29:29
38.102 15.7468 15 2022-12-20
18:34:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112984071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-20 18:29:29 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1043 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7500 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118277801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 280
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 137
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 51
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 61
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02968
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31476
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118277801
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-10 16:06:10

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112984071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-20 18:34:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:40.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 34.9428 99 -0.24 70
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:39.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 28.9488 103 -0.19 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:39.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 27.5502 104 -0.14 73
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:39.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 28.0497 103 0.16 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:38.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 97 26.751 104 -0.33 71
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:36.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 17.1717 118 -0.09 75
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-12-20T18:29:36.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 18.0708 116 -0.07 50
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:36.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 34.9428 99 0.03 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:35.03 0.1 positive manual P 310 27.5502 104 0.05 100
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:35.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 28.0497 103 0.05 99
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:35.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 28.9488 103 0.16 97
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-12-20T18:29:35.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 14.5743 124 -0.17 75
1J.FX12.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:34.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 3.2967 165 -0.11 77
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:34.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 7.5813 147 0.04 76
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:34.88 0.1 negative manual P 97 26.751 104 0.01 100
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-12-20T18:29:33.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 18.0708 116 0.03 76
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-12-20T18:29:33.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 14.5743 124 0.11 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:33.57 0.1 positive manual P 350 17.1717 118 0.09 100
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:32.59 0.1 negative manual P 327 7.5813 147 0.22 99
1J.FX12.HHZ. 2022-12-20T18:29:32.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 3.2967 165 0.03 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
1J.FX12.HHN.00 ML:0.4 0.000032084315 0.3072 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:34.33
1J.FX12.HHE.00 ML:0.7 0.00006396002 0.3584 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:34.37
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007989999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:34.93
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001189 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:34.96
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000587 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:36.93
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.5 0.0002119067 0.2304 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:37.13
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.4 0.000127 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:39.21
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010016852 0.2304 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:39.32
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011573679 0.3456 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:39.55
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000029905220000000004 1.552 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:39.01
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000115866785 0.2944 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:39.92
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000150053065 1.8336 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:40.96
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.00001658434 0.384 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:40.72
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00010156907500000001 0.3712 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:40.62
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009496614000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:41.11
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001555 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-20T18:29:41.43
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