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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 19-03-2021 and time 02:55:50 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza), on

  • 19-03-2021 02:55:50 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2021 03:55:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.3600, 16.0130 at 54 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
Paola CS 3 16013 16013
San Lucido CS 7 6047 22060
Fuscaldo CS 7 8140 30200
San Fili CS 11 2719 32919
Falconara Albanese CS 11 1427 34346
Guardia Piemontese CS 12 1911 36257
San Vincenzo La Costa CS 12 2195 38452
San Benedetto Ullano CS 12 1555 40007
Montalto Uffugo CS 14 19669 59676
Fiumefreddo Bruzio CS 14 2994 62670
Marano Marchesato CS 15 3553 66223
Rende CS 15 35338 101561
Rota Greca CS 15 1156 102717
Marano Principato CS 15 3180 105897
Lattarico CS 16 4013 109910
Acquappesa CS 16 1907 111817
Castrolibero CS 17 9894 121711
San Martino di Finita CS 17 1100 122811
Cerisano CS 17 3196 126007
Longobardi CS 18 2312 128319
Cetraro CS 19 10128 138447
Cerzeto CS 19 1373 139820
Mendicino CS 19 9450 149270
Torano Castello CS 20 4614 153884

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
50 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2021-03-19
02:55:50		 39.3597 16.0128 54 2021-07-12
16:55:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90803371
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2021-03-19
02:55:50		 39.3507 16.0153 54 2021-03-19
03:03:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88266151
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-19 02:55:50 ± 0.15
Latitude 39.3597 ± 0.0117
Longitude 16.0128 ± 0.0209
Depth (km) 54 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90803371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1808
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 918
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 61
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17447
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.96767
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90803371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-04 22:28:39

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88266151
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-19 03:03:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:18.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 94.7385 106 0.2 65
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:16.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 188 84.249 109 -0.19 67
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:14.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 67.377 116 1.05 36
MN.CUC.HHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:13.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 72.372 114 -0.43 66
IV.SERS.HNN. 2021-03-19T02:56:13.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 68.2761 116 0.18 47
MN.TIP.HHN. 2021-03-19T02:56:12.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 67.0773 116 -0.28 45
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:09.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 42.8238 132 0.44 47
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:09.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 44.4222 131 0.19 48
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:08.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 45.3213 130 -0.91 37
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:08.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 160 107.4147 104 0.74 37
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:06.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 28.9488 145 -0.47 68
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:06.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 94.7385 106 -0.17 89
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:05.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 345 19.3695 156 0.27 50
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:05.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 84.249 109 0.03 70
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:04.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 67.377 116 1.1 51
IV.GRI.EHN. 2021-03-19T02:56:04.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 69.1752 115 1.01 53
MN.CUC.HHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:03.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 72.372 114 -0.34 45
MN.TIP.HHN. 2021-03-19T02:56:03.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 67.0773 116 -0.3 89
IV.SERS.HNN. 2021-03-19T02:56:03.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 68.2761 116 -0.18 69
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:03.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 70.1742 115 -0.4 87
IV.MMN.HHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:02.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 58.9965 121 -0.01 73
IV.GRIS.EHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:01.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 44.4222 131 0.09 99
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:01.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 42.8238 132 0.08 100
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:56:00.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 45.3213 130 -0.49 90
IV.TDS.HHE. 2021-03-19T02:56:00.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 40 43.4232 132 -0.15 48
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:55:59.56 0.1 positive manual P 345 19.3695 156 0.32 98
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2021-03-19T02:55:59.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 28.9488 145 -0.14 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000216 0.78 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:06.41
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000028499999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:06.66
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000022199999999999998 0.14 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:06.72
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008094999999999999 1.02 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:07.14
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000030026549999999998 0.1808 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:19.41
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000026774184999999997 0.2608 AML other m 2021-03-19T02:56:20.12
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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