Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 20-03-2020 and time 05:32:29 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud occidentale (Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 20-03-2020 05:32:29 (UTC)
  • 20-03-2020 06:32:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.0360, 16.0620 at 24 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
Serra d'Aiello CS 8 458 458
Nocera Terinese CZ 9 4731 5189
Falerna CZ 10 4028 9217
Amantea CS 11 13975 23192
San Mango d'Aquino CZ 11 1564 24756
San Pietro in Amantea CS 12 505 25261
Cleto CS 13 1301 26562
Aiello Calabro CS 13 1729 28291
Gizzeria CZ 14 4982 33273
Belmonte Calabro CS 14 2003 35276
Martirano Lombardo CZ 15 1112 36388
Lago CS 17 2624 39012
Martirano CZ 17 884 39896
Grimaldi CS 19 1680 41576
Longobardi CS 19 2312 43888
Altilia CS 20 711 44599
Conflenti CZ 20 1392 45991

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
33 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
48 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Crotone (62178 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
ML 0.8 2020-03-20
05:32:29
39.0358 16.0625 24 2020-07-18
21:08:41
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80478161
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.8 2020-03-20
05:32:29
39.0373 16.0677 24 2020-03-20
05:38:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77396801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-20 05:32:29 ± 0.21
Latitude 39.0358 ± 0.0063
Longitude 16.0625 ± 0.0139
Depth (km) 24 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80478161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1113
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 314
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 152
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50362
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:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80478161
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-24 19:30:00

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77396801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-20 05:38:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:47.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 55.8996 106 -0.01 49
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:46.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 55.5 106 -0.74 59
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 50.0166 108 -0.43 45
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:42.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 36.9297 116 -0.01 75
IV.GRI.EHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:42.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 38.9277 114 0.04 75
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:40.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 55.5 106 0.79 79
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:39.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 27.3504 124 -0.05 51
IV.CELI.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:39.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 55.8996 106 0.09 96
IV.JOPP.HHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:38.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 198 50.0166 108 0.1 97
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:37.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 13.9749 146 0.04 52
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:36.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 36.9297 116 -0.33 94
IV.GRI.EHE. 2020-03-20T05:32:36.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 38.9277 114 -0.27 95
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:35.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 28 27.3504 124 0.22 49
XK.GIZZ.HHZ. 2020-03-20T05:32:34.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 13.9749 146 0.25 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000039149245 0.5792 AML other m 2020-03-20T05:32:40.43
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00002755846 0.1184 AML other m 2020-03-20T05:32:40.17
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00009527568 0.8704 AML other m 2020-03-20T05:32:40.65
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000010975 0.32 AML other m 2020-03-20T05:32:42.46
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000006585 0.22 AML other m 2020-03-20T05:32:43.27
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