Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 23-11-1998 and time 00:58:54 (UTC) in region 3 km NE Gioiosa Ionica (RC)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Gioiosa Ionica (RC), on

  • 23-11-1998 00:58:54 (UTC)
  • 23-11-1998 01:58:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3560, 16.3340 at 5 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
Gioiosa Ionica RC 3 7181 7181
Martone RC 4 530 7711
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 5 481 8192
Marina di Gioiosa Ionica RC 6 6625 14817
Grotteria RC 6 3154 17971
Roccella Ionica RC 7 6557 24528
Caulonia RC 7 7110 31638
Mammola RC 8 2847 34485
Siderno RC 10 18191 52676
Agnana Calabra RC 11 562 53238
Placanica RC 12 1200 54438
Canolo RC 12 746 55184
Nardodipace VV 13 1305 56489
Gerace RC 14 2652 59141
Stignano RC 14 1335 60476
Locri RC 15 12504 72980
Fabrizia VV 15 2195 75175
Riace RC 15 2238 77413
Camini RC 16 801 78214
Pazzano RC 17 568 78782
Bivongi RC 18 1398 80180
Mongiana VV 18 740 80920
Stilo RC 18 2622 83542
Portigliola RC 18 1201 84743
Antonimina RC 19 1317 86060
Giffone RC 19 1907 87967
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 19 1377 89344

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
65 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Messina (238439 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.9
1998-11-23
00:58:54
38.356 16.334 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 355199
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-11-23 00:58:54 ± 0.312
Latitude 38.3560 ± 0.0160
Longitude 16.3340 ± 0.0312
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 355199

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) 3247.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 209
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.00316
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00559
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 355199
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:32:55

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 355199
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
--.MSI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:17.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 255 0.6216 -0.38 0.6
--.MO9.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:17.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 234 0.6105 0.51 0.5
--.GRI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:12.55 10.0 undecidable manual SG 8 0.4662 -0.11 0.8
--.GMB.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:11.93 10.0 undecidable manual SG 244 0.4329 0.3 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:08.12 10.0 undecidable manual SG 217 0.3552 -0.45 0.6
--.MSI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:07.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 255 0.6216 -0.61 1
--.MO9.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:07.93 10.0 undecidable manual PG 234 0.6105 0.19 1.7
--.SC9.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:06.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 258 0.4995 0.99 0.4
--.GRI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:05.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 8 0.4662 0.04 2.1
--.GMB.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:03.73 10.0 undecidable manual PG 244 0.4329 -0.74 0.8
--.SOI.Z. 1998-11-23T00:59:02.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 217 0.3552 0.2 1.9
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