Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.4 on date 29-05-2016 and time 10:03:40 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude Md 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 29-05-2016 10:03:40 (UTC)
  • 29-05-2016 12:03:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4010, 15.7440 at 38 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 10 18930 18930
Seminara RC 13 2811 21741
Gioia Tauro RC 14 19864 41605
Bagnara Calabra RC 14 10255 51860
MelicuccĂ  RC 16 930 52790
Scilla RC 17 4964 57754
San Ferdinando RC 18 4490 62244
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 18 4120 66364
San Procopio RC 18 534 66898
Rizziconi RC 19 7829 74727
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 76816

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
33 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.4 2016-05-29
10:03:40
38.4007 15.744 38 2016-11-08
11:48:48
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 25835371
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 1.3
ML 1.7
2016-05-29
10:03:41
38.406 15.7583 35 2016-05-29
10:26:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 25423961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-05-29 10:03:40 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.4007 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.7440 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 38 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 25835371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 866
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 744
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 105
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 870.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59895
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25423961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-29 10:26:31

Md:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 25835371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-06-14 12:49:11

Md:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 25423961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-29 10:26:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:04:02.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 66.4779 54 -0.11 71
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:04:01.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 62.7927 54 -0.4 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:04:01.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 223 65.2902 54 -0.45 65
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:57.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 44.3223 127 0.31 72
IV.SOI.EHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:57.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 45.3213 126 -0.41 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:57.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 44.2224 127 -0.23 48
MN.CLTB.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:56.22 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.24 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 65.2902 54 0.39 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 66.4779 54 0.34 68
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 19.1697 151 0.16 77
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 234 25.5522 143 0.08 77
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 315 62.7927 54 0.49 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:53.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 25.9518 143 -0.29 75
MN.CEL.HHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:52.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 20.3685 149 -0.12 77
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:52.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 85 60.5949 54 0.14 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:50.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 44.2224 127 0.16 74
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:50.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 185 44.3223 127 -0.2 48
IV.SOI.EHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:50.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 45.3213 126 -0.1 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:48.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 25.9518 143 0.04 77
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:48.91 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.33 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:48.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 25.5522 143 -0.19 51
MN.CEL.HHE. 2016-05-29T10:03:47.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 20.3685 149 0.01 79
IV.MSCL.HHZ. 2016-05-29T10:03:47.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 19.1697 151 0.28 100
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