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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 18-07-2019 and time 07:57:18 (UTC) in region 2 km SE Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte (RC)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte (RC), on

  • 18-07-2019 07:57:18 (UTC)
  • 18-07-2019 09:57:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1560, 15.7700 at 8 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
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 2 343 343
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 2 1263 1606
Laganadi RC 3 413 2019
Calanna RC 5 934 2953
San Roberto RC 7 1750 4703
Cardeto RC 8 1641 6344
Fiumara RC 9 1018 7362
Campo Calabro RC 12 4536 11898
Scilla RC 12 4964 16862
Reggio di Calabria RC 12 183035 199897
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 213681
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 14 4120 217801
Bagnara Calabra RC 15 10255 228056
Bagaladi RC 15 1039 229095
Sinopoli RC 15 2089 231184
Delianuova RC 16 3352 234536
Roccaforte del Greco RC 17 476 235012
San Lorenzo RC 17 2640 237652
Scido RC 17 931 238583
San Procopio RC 18 534 239117
Motta San Giovanni RC 18 6208 245325
Condofuri RC 19 5113 250438
Melicuccà RC 19 930 251368
Messina ME 19 238439 489807
Cosoleto RC 19 859 490666
Montebello Ionico RC 19 6214 496880

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
19 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 2.1 2019-07-18
07:57:18		 38.1563 15.7698 8 2019-11-13
14:31:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73514991
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2019-07-18
07:57:18		 38.1603 15.7703 8 2019-07-18
08:02:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 70674731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-07-18 07:57:18 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.1563 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.7698 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73514991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 559
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 157
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07469
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70674731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-18 08:02:48

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73514991
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-29 13:58:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:42.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 72.9714 50 0.68 58
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:40.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 66.6777 50 0.83 55
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:38.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 119.2917 50 -0.82 66
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:36.42 0.1 negative manual P 255 97.125 50 0.81 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:35.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 246 51.2154 50 -0.22 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:34.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 285 48.618 50 -0.24 91
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:33.35 0.6 negative manual P 261 79.1652 50 0.51 41
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:32.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 72.9714 50 0.25 87
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:31.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 268 36.4413 50 -0.23 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:30.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 66.6777 50 -0.25 88
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:28.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 51.2154 50 -0.12 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:27.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 25.752 107 -0.43 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:27.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 285 48.618 50 -0.41 88
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-07-18T07:57:27.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 26.4513 107 -0.75 41
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:26.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 200 18.0708 114 0.35 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:25.93 0.1 positive manual P 268 36.4413 50 -0.31 92
IV.SOI.EHE. 2019-07-18T07:57:24.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 26.4513 107 -0.09 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:24.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 25.752 107 -0.03 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:24.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 15.7731 117 -0.28 48
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:23.39 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.06 0
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:23.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 18.0708 114 0.54 90
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:23.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 12.0768 123 -0.05 51
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:22.65 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.34 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:22.45 0.1 positive manual P 43 15.7731 117 0.09 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:21.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 12.0768 123 0.23 98
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:21.08 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.19 0
IT.RCU.HGZ. 2019-07-18T07:57:21.89 3.0 positive manual P 0.33 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:2.6 0.004755 0.22 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:23.87
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.3 0.002075 1.36 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:25.13
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0008415 0.38 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:36.53
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0007484999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:37.00
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000128 0.2 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:37.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001024 1.28 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:38.10
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:2.5 0.004002210500000001 0.2368 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:24.02
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00163074685 0.16 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:25.12
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.002058508 0.2816 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:24.81
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0016261282 0.16 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:25.12
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00045268665 0.224 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:27.04
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005587126 0.2432 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:26.33
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00059562115 0.224 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:29.45
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000465988 0.16 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:29.04
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006821458 0.16 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:33.51
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00067960945 0.2368 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:32.12
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011522487000000001 0.3648 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:42.95
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011781555 0.48 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:43.68
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00030665244999999997 0.4416 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:45.80
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00060997775 0.4992 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:43.61
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000067844065 0.5632 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:46.06
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009065046 0.6016 AML other m 2019-07-18T07:57:48.38
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