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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 12-04-2009 and time 14:32:56 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Santa Maria del Cedro (CS)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Santa Maria del Cedro (CS), on

  • 12-04-2009 14:32:56 (UTC)
  • 12-04-2009 16:32:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.7610, 15.8250 at 6 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
Santa Maria del Cedro CS 2 4954 4954
Grisolia CS 5 2249 7203
Maierà CS 5 1224 8427
Scalea CS 6 10913 19340
Santa Domenica Talao CS 7 1263 20603
Verbicaro CS 8 3056 23659
Orsomarso CS 8 1265 24924
Diamante CS 9 5329 30253
Buonvicino CS 9 2247 32500
San Nicola Arcella CS 10 1957 34457
Papasidero CS 14 734 35191
Praia a Mare CS 16 6725 41916
Belvedere Marittimo CS 16 9371 51287
Tortora CS 19 6187 57474
Aieta CS 19 823 58297
Sangineto CS 19 1338 59635
San Donato di Ninea CS 20 1360 60995

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
64 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Potenza (67122 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 2.4
ML 2.3 		2009-04-12
14:32:56		 39.761 15.825 6 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 795599
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-12 14:32:56 ± 0.29
Latitude 39.7610 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.8250 ± 0.0187
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 795599

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1669
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 562
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 65
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1941.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.58
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.39575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 795599
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:04:09

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 795599
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:04:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTCC.SHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:57.02 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:37.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SGO.SHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:26.21 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
CH.DIX.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:23.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CDRU.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:23.88 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 332 92.1411 -0.253 65
IV.NOCI.HHE. 2009-04-12T14:33:22.59 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 42 154.9227 0.648 34
IV.AMUR.HHE. 2009-04-12T14:33:20.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 27 143.1456 0.808 65
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:19.69 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 325 76.0683 -0.16 68
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:18.10 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 37 123.4875 1 31
IV.CARO.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:16.77 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 149 65.5899 -0.285 68
IV.ACER.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:16.27 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 5 114.1968 0.602 38
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:15.28 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 358 62.5929 -0.975 54
IV.BULG.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:14.31 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 313 51.8037 0.921 56
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:14.93 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 354 56.3991 0.325 91
IV.CDRU.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:11.80 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 332 92.1411 -0.456 62
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:11.94 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 4 46.8198 -0.115 73
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:09.45 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 325 76.0683 -0.337 66
IV.CARO.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:08.00 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 149 65.5899 -0.171 70
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:07.44 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 358 62.5929 -0.269 69
IV.BULG.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:06.34 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 313 51.8037 0.286 93
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:06.47 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 354 56.3991 -0.288 69
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2009-04-12T14:33:05.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 4 46.8198 -0.207 95
MN.CUC.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:04.92 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 358 25.8519 -0.344 72
MN.CUC.HHN. 2009-04-12T14:33:01.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 358 25.8519 0.155 100
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