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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 03-10-2012 and time 04:38:00 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Mormanno (CS)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Mormanno (CS), on

  • 03-10-2012 02:38:00 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2012 04:38:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9110, 16.0310 at 9 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
Mormanno CS 4 3027 3027
Rotonda PZ 5 3494 6521
Laino Castello CS 6 848 7369
Laino Borgo CS 7 1921 9290
Viggianello PZ 9 3025 12315
Papasidero CS 11 734 13049
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 12 2131 15180
Morano Calabro CS 12 4576 19756
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 12 824 20580
San Severino Lucano PZ 15 1563 22143
San Basile CS 16 1055 23198
Orsomarso CS 16 1265 24463
Aieta CS 18 823 25286
Santa Domenica Talao CS 18 1263 26549
Saracena CS 18 3828 30377
Castrovillari CS 18 22240 52617
Episcopia PZ 19 1434 54051
Latronico PZ 20 4556 58607
Verbicaro CS 20 3056 61663
Lungro CS 20 2592 64255

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
71 Km N of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Matera (60436 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2012-10-03
02:38:00		 39.8788 15.971 8 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2280701
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.3 2012-10-03
02:38:00		 39.9108 16.0308 9 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3108151
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-03 02:38:00 ± 0.08
Latitude 39.9108 ± 0.0036
Longitude 16.0308 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3108151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 430
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 403
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
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) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03687
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44876
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3108151
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:34

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2280701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-03 05:25:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:12.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 32.2455 105 0.33 46
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:09.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 49.8168 50 0.02 95
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:08.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 21.5673 112 -0.14 49
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:07.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 20.4684 113 -0.17 49
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:07.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 33.1446 50 0.1 97
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:06.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 32.2455 105 -0.25 94
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:05.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 27.0507 108 -0.08 98
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:05.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 21.5673 112 0.15 97
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:04.67 0.1 negative manual P 297 20.4684 113 -0.01 100
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:03.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 4.0959 155 -0.08 51
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-03T02:38:02.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 4.0959 155 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00009800000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:09.03
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001365 0.44 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:09.31
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000586 1.02 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:13.91
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008945 1.58 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:14.25
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014800000000000002 0.34 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:14.11
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001315 0.98 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:13.76
IV.T0702.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00013176000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:09.55
IV.T0702.EHE. ML:1.3 0.0001295 1.3 AML other m 2012-10-03T02:38:10.38
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