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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 13-03-2021 and time 18:49:23 (UTC) in region 3 km W Amato (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Amato (CZ), on

  • 13-03-2021 18:49:23 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2021 19:49:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.9350, 16.4260 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Amato CZ 3 835 835
Pianopoli CZ 4 2589 3424
Miglierina CZ 4 767 4191
Feroleto Antico CZ 5 2171 6362
Marcellinara CZ 6 2285 8647
Tiriolo CZ 7 3870 12517
Settingiano CZ 8 3124 15641
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 8 1866 17507
Serrastretta CZ 9 3176 20683
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 9 1691 22374
Maida CZ 10 4566 26940
Gimigliano CZ 10 3381 30321
Lamezia Terme CZ 10 70714 101035
Cortale CZ 10 2117 103152
Jacurso CZ 11 624 103776
Cicala CZ 11 968 104744
San Pietro a Maida CZ 12 4200 108944
Platania CZ 12 2172 111116
Girifalco CZ 12 5945 117061
San Floro CZ 13 716 117777
Decollatura CZ 14 3159 120936
Carlopoli CZ 14 1516 122452
Borgia CZ 14 7611 130063
Panettieri CS 14 351 130414
Pentone CZ 15 2113 132527
Curinga CZ 15 6779 139306
Fossato Serralta CZ 15 594 139900
Catanzaro CZ 15 90612 230512
Sorbo San Basile CZ 16 809 231321
Amaroni CZ 16 1855 233176
Taverna CZ 17 2703 235879
Soveria Mannelli CZ 17 3076 238955
Albi CZ 18 949 239904
Vallefiorita CZ 18 1771 241675
Sellia CZ 18 530 242205
Bianchi CS 19 1305 243510
Squillace CZ 19 3608 247118
Simeri Crichi CZ 19 4698 251816
Gizzeria CZ 19 4982 256798
Conflenti CZ 20 1392 258190
Magisano CZ 20 1258 259448

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km E of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
15 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
43 Km SE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
63 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2021-03-13
18:49:23		 38.9353 16.4262 10 2021-03-13
18:57:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88093791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-13 18:49:23 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.9353 ± 0.0072
Longitude 16.4262 ± 0.0058
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88093791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 781
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 489
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 170
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
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) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11331
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55308
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88093791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-13 18:57:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2021-03-13T18:49:36.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 349 40.1265 50 0.36 67
MN.TIP.HHE. 2021-03-13T18:49:36.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 46 39.4272 50 -0.2 46
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:33.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 61.3941 50 -0.3 87
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:32.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 25.2525 112 -0.17 72
IV.SPS2.HHE. 2021-03-13T18:49:31.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 40.1265 50 0.35 90
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:30.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 285 19.4694 117 -0.1 74
MN.TIP.HHE. 2021-03-13T18:49:30.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 46 39.4272 50 -0.17 93
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:30.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 73 18.1707 119 0.32 70
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:28.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 12.5763 129 0.11 74
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:28.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 25.2525 112 -0.18 95
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:27.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 285 19.4694 117 -0.49 45
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:27.52 0.1 positive manual P 73 18.1707 119 0.14 97
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-03-13T18:49:26.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 12.5763 129 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SELL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00008060000000000001 1.6 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:31.01
IV.SELL.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000255 1.6 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:31.02
IV.SELL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0001115 1.72 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:31.03
IV.SELL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00033299999999999996 1.72 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:31.90
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000062 0.34 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:32.74
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000043700000000000005 0.38 AML other m 2021-03-13T18:49:33.89
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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