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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 26-10-2012 and time 02:58:40 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Mormanno (CS)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Mormanno (CS), on

  • 26-10-2012 02:58:40 (UTC)
  • 26-10-2012 04:58:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9030, 15.9960 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 2 3027 3027
Laino Castello CS 4 848 3875
Laino Borgo CS 6 1921 5796
Rotonda PZ 7 3494 9290
Papasidero CS 8 734 10024
Viggianello PZ 11 3025 13049
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 12 2131 15180
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 12 824 16004
Orsomarso CS 14 1265 17269
Morano Calabro CS 14 4576 21845
Aieta CS 15 823 22668
Santa Domenica Talao CS 15 1263 23931
San Basile CS 18 1055 24986
Verbicaro CS 18 3056 28042
San Severino Lucano PZ 18 1563 29605
San Nicola Arcella CS 18 1957 31562
Praia a Mare CS 18 6725 38287
Tortora CS 20 6187 44474
Saracena CS 20 3828 48302

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
71 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
84 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
99 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 1.5 2012-10-26
02:58:40		 39.9042 15.9923 9 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2432161
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.5 2012-10-26
02:58:40		 39.903 15.9958 9 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3121361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-26 02:58:40 ± 0.08
Latitude 39.9030 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.9958 ± 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 3121361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 694
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 235
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 60
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
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) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01259
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41189
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3121361
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:37

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2432161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-26 05:09:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:56.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 45.7209 50 0.11 70
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:54.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 41.625 50 -0.52 64
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:49.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 41.625 50 0.09 94
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:49.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 21.5673 112 0.02 75
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:49.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 45.7209 50 0.2 92
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:47.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 18.3705 116 -0.25 71
IV.T0701.HNZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:46.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 13.7751 123 -0.23 48
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:45.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 21.5673 112 0.23 95
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:45.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 18.3705 116 -0.01 100
IV.T0701.HNZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:44.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 13.7751 123 -0.05 100
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:43.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 1.3986 171 -0.13 50
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2012-10-26T02:58:42.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 1.3986 171 0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000165 0.26 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:50.53
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00021950000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:50.38
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002455 1.34 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:47.70
MN.CUC.HLE. ML:1.4 0.000201 1.36 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:47.71
MN.CUC.HLN. ML:1.4 0.0001975 1.58 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:47.57
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000219 1.58 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:47.57
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000831 0.26 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:56.98
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00007135 1.28 AML other m 2012-10-26T02:59:56.58
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