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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 07-01-2021 and time 02:33:54 (Italy) in region 2 km S San Giorgio Morgeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S San Giorgio Morgeto (RC), on

  • 07-01-2021 01:33:54 (UTC)
  • 07-01-2021 02:33:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3730, 16.1030 at 12 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.

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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
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 2 3058 3058
Cittanova RC 3 10410 13468
Polistena RC 5 10496 23964
Cinquefrondi RC 5 6539 30503
Anoia RC 7 2212 32715
Melicucco RC 8 5101 37816
Maropati RC 8 1524 39340
Taurianova RC 8 15636 54976
Giffone RC 9 1907 56883
Molochio RC 10 2564 59447
Galatro RC 10 1709 61156
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 10 523 61679
Canolo RC 11 746 62425
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 11 1695 64120
Antonimina RC 12 1317 65437
Mammola RC 12 2847 68284
Varapodio RC 12 2160 70444
Agnana Calabra RC 13 562 71006
Laureana di Borrello RC 13 5174 76180
Rizziconi RC 13 7829 84009
Oppido Mamertina RC 13 5332 89341
Grotteria RC 14 3154 92495
Ciminà RC 14 568 93063
Candidoni RC 15 416 93479
Gerace RC 15 2652 96131
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 15 481 96612
Serrata RC 16 845 97457
Martone RC 16 530 97987
Rosarno RC 17 14841 112828
San Pietro di Caridà RC 17 1195 114023
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 17 929 114952
Platì RC 18 3812 118764
Gioiosa Ionica RC 18 7181 125945
Dinami VV 18 2168 128113
Portigliola RC 18 1201 129314
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 19 1377 130691
Cosoleto RC 19 859 131550
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 151414

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2021-01-07
01:33:54		 38.3728 16.1028 12 2021-07-12
16:55:07		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89290721
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2021-01-07
01:33:54		 38.3768 16.1 12 2021-01-07
01:37:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86062361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-07 01:33:54 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.3728 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.1028 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89290721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 395
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 149
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 307
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 113
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08184
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51261
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89290721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-28 02:49:21

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86062361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-07 01:37:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:12.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 56.8986 92 0.54 42
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:11.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 53.1024 92 0.24 45
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:06.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 36.1416 93 0.02 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:05.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 33.5442 93 -0.17 47
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:04.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 30.3474 94 -0.02 74
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:04.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 32.0457 94 -0.29 70
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:04.29 0.1 positive manual P 29 56.8986 92 -0.05 93
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:03.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 53.1024 92 -0.01 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:02.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 22.0668 98 -0.07 74
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:01.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 36.1416 93 0.2 94
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:00.38 0.1 positive manual P 324 32.0457 94 -0.13 96
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:00.58 0.1 positive manual P 187 33.5442 93 -0.15 95
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:34:00.25 0.1 positive manual P 74 30.3474 94 0 99
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2021-01-07T01:33:59.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 9.0798 132 -0.14 75
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-01-07T01:33:59.01 0.1 positive manual P 236 22.0668 98 0.04 100
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2021-01-07T01:33:57.25 0.1 negative manual P 14 9.0798 132 0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00032199999999999997 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:02.92
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00031800000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:02.92
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00024349999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:04.43
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00028100000000000005 0.5 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:04.44
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001225 1.14 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.39
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.6 0.0001575 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.39
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000255 0.18 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.40
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001585 0.26 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.60
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002045 0.42 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.85
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.5 0.0001295 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:06.75
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013945 0.24 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:13.44
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00011599999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:13.52
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000156 0.86 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:15.18
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00008874999999999999 1.48 AML other m 2021-01-07T01:34:16.09
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