Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 12-02-2020 and time 13:20:43 (UTC) in region Costa Ionica Catanzarese (Catanzaro)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ionica Catanzarese (Catanzaro), on

  • 12-02-2020 13:20:43 (UTC)
  • 12-02-2020 14:20:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8660, 16.8340 at 29 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Botricello CZ 8 5220 5220
Sellia Marina CZ 9 7513 12733
Cropani CZ 12 4778 17511
Soveria Simeri CZ 16 1564 19075
Belcastro CZ 17 1399 20474
Andali CZ 18 769 21243
Marcedusa CZ 18 448 21691
Sersale CZ 19 4630 26321
Cerva CZ 19 1223 27544
Simeri Crichi CZ 19 4698 32242

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km E of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
35 Km SW of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
46 Km E of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
69 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.8 2020-02-12
13:20:43
38.8663 16.8345 29 2020-07-18
21:08:25
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77153931
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2020-02-12
13:20:42
38.8598 16.9925 10 2020-02-12
13:31:18
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76462611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-12 13:20:43 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.8663 ± 0.0162
Longitude 16.8345 ± 0.0347
Depth (km) 29 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77153931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2526
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2026
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 97
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 202
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) 0.52
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.20415
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94968
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77153931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-22 18:08:41

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76462611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-12 13:31:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:21:06.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 68.7756 108 1.27 25
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:21:03.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 57.5979 111 1.69 31
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:21:01.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 314 105.4167 101 -0.06 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:58.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 87.0462 104 -0.4 71
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:57.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 349 35.3424 125 0.19 80
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:56.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 68.6757 108 1.04 35
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:55.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 68.7756 108 -0.07 74
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:54.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 22.6551 138 -0.09 53
IV.CELI.HNZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:54.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 65.7897 109 -0.47 74
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:53.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 57.5979 111 -0.24 72
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:53.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 48.0186 116 0.66 70
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:50.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 35.3424 125 -0.41 100
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2020-02-12T13:20:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 22.6551 138 -0.61 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000037836165 0.32 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:53.12
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000403067 1.776 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:55.05
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00034583324999999996 0.3392 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:55.03
IV.SERS.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00035909935 0.3776 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:55.64
MN.TIP.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00025158715 0.4992 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:57.88
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002400835 0.4608 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:57.87
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010216430500000001 0.4992 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:20:59.01
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00004424142 3.2576 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:02.94
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00014212955499999999 0.7616 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:04.14
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00013142495 0.5376 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:06.66
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000129779575 0.192 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:06.45
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009108257 1.6544 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:06.07
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00017788675 0.624 AML other m 2020-02-12T13:21:06.90
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