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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 14-12-2021 and time 23:49:18 (Italy) in region 5 km W Fabrizia (VV)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Fabrizia (VV), on

  • 14-12-2021 22:49:18 (UTC)
  • 14-12-2021 23:49:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4700, 16.2520 at 9 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
Fabrizia VV 5 2195 2195
Mongiana VV 8 740 2935
Nardodipace VV 8 1305 4240
Giffone RC 9 1907 6147
Arena VV 11 1456 7603
Acquaro VV 11 2484 10087
Grotteria RC 11 3154 13241
Dinami VV 11 2168 15409
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 12 481 15890
Dasà VV 12 1208 17098
Mammola RC 12 2847 19945
San Pietro di Caridà RC 12 1195 21140
Galatro RC 13 1709 22849
Martone RC 13 530 23379
Serra San Bruno VV 13 6734 30113
Gerocarne VV 13 2248 32361
Maropati RC 14 1524 33885
Sorianello VV 14 1176 35061
Serrata RC 14 845 35906
Soriano Calabro VV 14 2421 38327
Cinquefrondi RC 15 6539 44866
Laureana di Borrello RC 15 5174 50040
Candidoni RC 15 416 50456
Anoia RC 15 2212 52668
Gioiosa Ionica RC 15 7181 59849
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 16 3058 62907
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 16 1695 64602
Brognaturo VV 17 735 65337
Spadola VV 17 825 66162
Polistena RC 17 10496 76658
Caulonia RC 17 7110 83768
Melicucco RC 17 5101 88869
Pizzoni VV 17 1143 90012
Pazzano RC 17 568 90580
Simbario VV 18 966 91546
Canolo RC 18 746 92292
Bivongi RC 18 1398 93690
Vazzano VV 18 1067 94757
Agnana Calabra RC 19 562 95319
Placanica RC 19 1200 96519
Stilo RC 19 2622 99141
Cittanova RC 20 10410 109551
Marina di Gioiosa Ionica RC 20 6625 116176
Stignano RC 20 1335 117511

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Cosenza (67546 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 1.9 2021-12-14
22:49:18		 38.47 16.252 9 2022-03-30
13:04:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100116971
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2021-12-14
22:49:18		 38.464 16.2483 8 2021-12-14
22:57:30		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98526271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-14 22:49:18 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.4700 ± 0.0063
Longitude 16.2520 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 100116971

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 721
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 470
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 152
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 125
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
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) 0.09803
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.88588
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100116971
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-24 07:37:39

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98526271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-14 22:57:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:53.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 120.1908 50 0.01 41
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:50.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 209.3349 38 -0.42 26
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2021-12-14T22:49:46.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 225 173.3931 50 -0.53 31
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:45.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 86.9463 50 0.94 33
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2021-12-14T22:49:42.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 346 145.0437 50 -0.26 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:40.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 68.5758 50 0.65 39
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:38.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 348 120.1908 50 -0.15 40
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:36.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 56.6988 50 0.55 42
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:36.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 12 105.8163 50 0.44 39
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:34.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 50.2164 50 0.4 44
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:33.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 86.9463 50 0.26 42
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:31.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 41.7249 50 -0.44 44
IV.SERS.HHE. 2021-12-14T22:49:31.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 31 73.2711 50 -0.21 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:30.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 223 70.6737 50 0.01 46
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:30.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 35.2425 50 -0.36 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:30.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 68.5758 50 -0.14 67
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:28.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 356 56.6988 50 -0.02 47
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:27.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 50.2164 50 -0.13 46
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:26.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 41.7249 50 -0.17 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:24.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 16.3725 120 -0.03 75
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:24.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 35.2425 50 -0.47 66
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2021-12-14T22:49:23.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 10.878 130 0.01 76
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2021-12-14T22:49:22.25 0.1 positive manual P 98 16.3725 120 0.16 98
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2021-12-14T22:49:21.28 0.1 positive manual P 260 10.878 130 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001426564 0.256 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:25.16
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0014632105 0.256 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:25.16
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001105 0.38 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:25.01
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00093255465 0.3968 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:25.00
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00022813325 0.1536 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:32.20
IV.JOPP.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00021694695 0.1536 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:32.20
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00022438135000000002 0.2304 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:30.73
IV.JOPP.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00021509 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:30.73
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.7 0.00016926185 0.384 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:35.71
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0002081259 0.256 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:33.92
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00005485 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:37.29
TV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00016696094999999999 0.1536 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:37.29
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004697083 0.576 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:37.80
TV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00015178210999999999 0.5632 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:37.81
IV.GIZZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000199 1.1 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:38.40
IV.GIZZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003175 0.18 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:38.56
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001585 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:47.00
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00021050000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:47.53
IV.FERC.HHN.00 ML:3.9 0.10812913499999999 0.2176 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:23.48
IV.FERC.HHE.00 ML:4.0 0.1120514 0.32 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:23.58
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00014429236000000002 0.4224 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:47.01
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00020673664999999999 0.384 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:47.54
IV.CELI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000033217045 0.3328 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:53.82
IV.CELI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000056420059999999996 0.6912 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:54.09
IV.CELI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000050952235 0.6784 AML other m 2021-12-14T22:49:54.11
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