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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.3 on date 03-10-2012 and time 21:27:27 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Mormanno (CS)

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

  • 03-10-2012 19:27:27 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2012 21:27:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9180, 16.0120 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
Laino Castello CS 4 848 3875
Rotonda PZ 4 3494 7369
Laino Borgo CS 5 1921 9290
Viggianello PZ 9 3025 12315
Papasidero CS 10 734 13049
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 10 2131 15180
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 11 824 16004
Morano Calabro CS 14 4576 20580
Orsomarso CS 16 1265 21845
San Severino Lucano PZ 16 1563 23408
Aieta CS 16 823 24231
Santa Domenica Talao CS 17 1263 25494
San Basile CS 18 1055 26549
Episcopia PZ 19 1434 27983
Latronico PZ 19 4556 32539
Praia a Mare CS 20 6725 39264
Verbicaro CS 20 3056 42320

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km N of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Matera (60436 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2012-10-03
19:27:46		 39.9145 16.0078 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2286601
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 1.3 2012-10-03
19:27:27		 39.918 16.0117 9 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3112441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-03 19:27:27 ± 0.12
Latitude 39.9180 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.0117 ± 0.0082
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 3112441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 704
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 210
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 245
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03148
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39120
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:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2286601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-03 19:33:03

Md:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 3112441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-04-26 07:12:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:39.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 31.746 105 0.55 42
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:36.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 43.4232 50 0.12 92
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:36.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 22.6551 111 0.28 46
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:34.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 18.6702 115 -0.24 47
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:34.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 31.746 105 -0.04 96
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:33.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 28.8489 107 -0.51 87
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:32.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 22.6551 111 0.1 96
IV.T0701.HNZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:32.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 11.6772 127 0.13 49
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:31.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 297 18.6702 115 -0.21 94
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:30.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 3.4965 158 -0.07 50
IV.T0701.HNZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:30.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 11.6772 127 0.16 97
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-03T19:27:29.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 3.4965 158 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000441 0.5 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:53.68
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00035299999999999996 0.58 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:55.74
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004125 0.32 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:58.61
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00040649999999999996 0.34 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:58.61
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00045999999999999996 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:58.72
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000473 0.28 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:58.72
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000161 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:58.69
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002595 1.38 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:27:59.89
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00023449999999999998 1.46 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:28:00.80
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000167 0.56 AML other m 2012-10-03T19:28:01.27
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