Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 14-09-1992 and time 06:31:49 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 14-09-1992 06:31:49 (UTC)
  • 14-09-1992 08:31:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3800, 15.7260 at 41 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
Palmi RC 11 18930 18930
Bagnara Calabra RC 12 10255 29185
Seminara RC 14 2811 31996
Scilla RC 14 4964 36960
Gioia Tauro RC 16 19864 56824
MelicuccĂ  RC 16 930 57754
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 17 4120 61874
San Procopio RC 18 534 62408
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 64497
San Roberto RC 19 1750 66247
Fiumara RC 19 1018 67265
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 71801
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 85585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Acireale (52622 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
Md 2.1
ML-VAX 1.8
1992-09-14
06:31:49
38.38 15.726 41 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 173409
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1992-09-14 06:31:49 ± 0.323
Latitude 38.3800 ± 0.0222
Longitude 15.7260 ± 0.0241
Depth (km) 41 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 173409

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3237.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00801
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 173409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:42:16

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 173409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.VPL.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:09.50 10.0 undecidable manual S 270 0.5772 -0.67 0.2
--.CZI.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:06.60 10.0 undecidable manual P 20 0.888 0.46 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:06.31 10.0 undecidable manual S 139 0.3996 0.1 0.7
--.MO9.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:06.35 10.0 undecidable manual S 183 0.3774 0.59 0.3
--.ME3.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:05.40 10.0 undecidable manual S 182 0.3552 -0.02 0.8
--.ATN.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:05.00 10.0 undecidable manual S 223 0.2997 0.73 0.2
--.GMB.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:03.69 10.0 undecidable manual S 159 0.222 0.73 0.2
--.SC9.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:02.12 10.0 undecidable manual S 183 0.1221 0.47 0.5
--.VPL.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:01.50 10.0 undecidable manual P 270 0.5772 0.12 1.5
--.ME2.Z. 1992-09-14T06:32:00.80 10.0 undecidable manual S 191 0.1332 -1.04 0.1
--.ME3.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:59.20 10.0 undecidable manual P 182 0.3552 0.56 0.9
--.SOI.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:58.56 10.0 negative manual P 139 0.3996 -0.53 1.9
--.MO9.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:58.99 10.0 undecidable manual P 183 0.3774 0.16 1.9
--.GMB.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:57.29 10.0 undecidable manual P 159 0.222 0.07 2
--.ATN.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:57.60 10.0 undecidable manual P 223 0.2997 -0.38 1.5
--.ME2.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:56.20 10.0 undecidable manual P 191 0.1332 -0.37 1.5
--.SC9.Z. 1992-09-14T06:31:56.46 10.0 undecidable manual P 183 0.1221 0 2.1
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