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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-02-2021 and time 15:32:06 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 16-02-2021 14:32:06 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2021 15:32:06 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0950, 15.7590 at 13 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
Cardeto RC 1 1641 1641
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 9 1263 2904
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 9 343 3247
Laganadi RC 9 413 3660
Bagaladi RC 9 1039 4699
Reggio di Calabria RC 10 183035 187734
Calanna RC 10 934 188668
San Lorenzo RC 11 2640 191308
Motta San Giovanni RC 12 6208 197516
Montebello Ionico RC 13 6214 203730
San Roberto RC 13 1750 205480
Condofuri RC 13 5113 210593
Roccaforte del Greco RC 14 476 211069
Fiumara RC 14 1018 212087
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 216623
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 230407
Scilla RC 18 4964 235371
Bova RC 19 448 235819
Roghudi RC 19 1104 236923
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 19 11355 248278

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
21 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 1.4 2021-02-16
14:32:06		 38.0948 15.7588 13 2021-07-12
16:55:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87597831
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2021-02-16
14:32:06		 38.0927 15.7565 12 2021-02-16
14:39:00		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87210511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-16 14:32:06 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.0948 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7588 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87597831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 448
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 108
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 192
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 184
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16458
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52071
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87597831
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-19 10:58:07

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87210511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-16 14:39:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:24.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 57.7977 93 0.06 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:18.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 35.9418 95 -0.21 47
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:17.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 57.7977 93 -0.08 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:16.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 25.8519 99 -0.16 48
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-02-16T14:32:16.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 311 28.749 97 -0.04 74
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:15.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 33 21.7671 102 -0.04 50
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:14.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 18.2706 107 -0.15 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:13.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 35.9418 95 0.03 73
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2021-02-16T14:32:12.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 28.749 97 0.11 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:12.25 0.1 negative manual P 95 25.8519 99 -0.03 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:11.81 0.1 positive manual P 33 21.7671 102 0.15 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2021-02-16T14:32:11.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 18.2706 107 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000216425065 0.16 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:14.68
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00011627859 0.3968 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:15.49
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000098883745 0.32 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:15.49
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002489455 0.16 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:15.47
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00025505440000000003 0.16 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:15.47
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.0 0.000052590769999999996 0.6592 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:16.39
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.2 0.00007895072 0.3008 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:16.71
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023572195 0.4224 AML other m 2021-02-16T14:32:19.16
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