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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-05-2019 and time 13:50:37 (Italy) in region Costa Ionica Cosentina (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ionica Cosentina (Cosenza), on

  • 16-05-2019 11:50:37 (UTC)
  • 16-05-2019 13:50:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.6660, 16.7020 at 30 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.

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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
Rossano CS 12 36842 36842
Crosia CS 12 9762 46604
Calopezzati CS 15 1369 47973
Paludi CS 15 1062 49035
Cropalati CS 17 1084 50119
Corigliano Calabro CS 17 40427 90546
Caloveto CS 18 1263 91809

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km NE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Catanzaro (90612 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2019-05-16
11:50:37		 39.6657 16.7015 30 2019-11-13
14:30:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 68941231
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2019-05-16
11:50:36		 39.6635 16.7408 32 2019-05-16
11:56:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 68607451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-05-16 11:50:37 ± 0.25
Latitude 39.6657 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.7015 ± 0.0140
Depth (km) 30 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 68941231

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1046
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 619
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 255
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1050.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 252
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.27969
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71676
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68941231
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-10 10:39:32

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 68607451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-05-16 11:56:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:58.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 65.5899 109 0.24 46
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:56.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 62.0934 110 -0.29 46
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 51.9036 114 -0.22 47
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:51.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 38.3283 122 -0.01 51
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:50.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 210 33.5442 127 0.23 49
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2019-05-16T11:50:50.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 79.5648 105 -0.44 65
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:49.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 31.0467 129 -0.3 49
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:49.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 65.5899 109 0.09 96
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:48.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 62.0934 110 -0.21 93
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:47.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 51.9036 114 -0.07 98
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:45.70 0.1 negative manual P 308 38.3283 122 0.24 97
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:45.05 0.1 positive manual P 210 33.5442 127 0.21 99
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2019-05-16T11:50:44.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 31.0467 129 0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.TDS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009145887 0.2368 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:50.45
IV.TDS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00006693083 0.7424 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:50.71
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00019761065 0.48 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:50.72
IV.CELI.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0000592431665 0.1984 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:50.86
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021273505 0.8192 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:50.86
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000084235955 0.2624 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:53.16
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008597357499999999 0.3392 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:54.77
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000043741025 0.2368 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:55.11
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000077068385 0.64 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:57.12
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001901919 0.5824 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:58.31
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00015995404999999998 0.3008 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:59.19
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00012098385000000001 0.4416 AML other m 2019-05-16T11:50:59.54
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