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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-09-2015 and time 13:13:54 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza), on

  • 19-09-2015 11:13:54 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2015 13:13:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.2480, 15.8710 at 62 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
Fiumefreddo Bruzio CS 17 2994 2994
San Lucido CS 17 6047 9041
Longobardi CS 18 2312 11353
Falconara Albanese CS 19 1427 12780
Paola CS 19 16013 28793

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
49 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2015-09-19
11:13:54		 39.248 15.8713 62 2016-02-19
13:21:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21753891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2015-09-19
11:13:55		 39.2518 15.8818 61 2015-09-19
11:39:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21471031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-09-19 11:13:54 ± 0.15
Latitude 39.2480 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.8713 ± 0.0139
Depth (km) 62 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21753891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1273
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 171
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 71
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.15473
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21471031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-19 11:39:23

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21753891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-10-09 08:39:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:33.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 15.28 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:30.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.49 0
IV.GROG.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:23.11 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.2 0
IV.MDAR.HNZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:15.27 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.3 0
IV.CPGN.EHZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:13.47 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.15 0
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:15:09.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.44 0
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:59.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.27 0
IV.VULT.HNZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:45.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.17 0
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:25.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 101.3208 111 0.62 60
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:25.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 360 103.6185 110 -0.22 44
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:25.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 345 102.3198 111 0.35 43
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:20.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 74.1702 120 0.47 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:19.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 71.1732 122 0.01 73
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:16.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 57.2982 129 -0.25 72
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:16.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 55.5 130 -0.12 74
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:15.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 128.1717 105 0.03 87
IV.MSCL.HHE. 2015-09-19T11:14:13.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 112.8981 108 -0.1 88
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:13.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 13 31.9458 148 0.23 75
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:13.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 113.3976 108 -0.56 79
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:12.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 345 102.3198 111 -0.02 92
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:12.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 29.2485 150 -0.52 71
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:12.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 101.3208 111 0.33 86
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:12.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 103.6185 110 -0.54 82
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:10.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 85.1481 116 0.51 85
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:10.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 80.7636 117 0.39 89
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:09.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 74.1702 120 0.06 96
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:09.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 71.1732 122 0.18 95
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:07.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 55.5 130 -0.14 98
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:07.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 57.2982 129 -0.37 93
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:05.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 31.9458 148 0.26 100
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2015-09-19T11:14:04.96 0.1 positive manual P 89 29.2485 150 -0.28 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00010180000000000001 1.54 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:13.11
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001053 1.06 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:13.37
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000572 0.98 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:20.22
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005015 0.76 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:21.78
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000445 0.44 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:13.84
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00032499999999999993 0.56 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:14.16
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000644 1.44 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:19.93
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000060700000000000005 0.84 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:20.34
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002755 1.1 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:22.86
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000019849999999999998 1.42 AML other m 2015-09-19T11:14:23.44
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