Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 12-01-2012 and time 03:26:24 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza), on

  • 12-01-2012 03:26:24 (UTC)
  • 12-01-2012 04:26:24 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.1780, 15.6880 at 84 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 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 2.0
ML 2.1
2012-01-12
03:26:24
39.178 15.688 84 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1331459
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-01-12 03:26:24 ± 0.05
Latitude 39.1780 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.6880 ± 0.0058
Depth (km) 84 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1331459

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 519
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 186
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 66
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 583.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 225
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.04
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.67089
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1331459
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:30:11

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1331459
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:30:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MESG.HHN. 2012-01-12T03:27:05.28 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MURB.HHE. 2012-01-12T03:27:05.01 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SALB.HHN. 2012-01-12T03:26:59.84 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.GRI.EHE. 2012-01-12T03:26:51.81 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 122 74.4699 0.02 49
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2012-01-12T03:26:50.45 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 165 65.5899 0.007 50
IV.CET2.HHE. 2012-01-12T03:26:47.74 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 30 45.2214 -0.026 52
IV.SALB.HHN. 2012-01-12T03:26:44.61 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GRI.EHE. 2012-01-12T03:26:40.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 122 74.4699 -0.023 73
IV.JOPP.HHN. 2012-01-12T03:26:39.29 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 165 65.5899 -0.006 100
IV.CET2.HHE. 2012-01-12T03:26:37.78 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 30 45.2214 0.03 77
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