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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 14-03-2023 and time 07:51:47 (Italy) in region 2 km N Argusto (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Argusto (CZ), on

  • 14-03-2023 06:51:47 (UTC)
  • 14-03-2023 07:51:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6970, 16.4330 at 8 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
Argusto CZ 2 522 522
Chiaravalle Centrale CZ 2 5759 6281
San Vito sullo Ionio CZ 3 1811 8092
Cenadi CZ 3 563 8655
Gagliato CZ 3 505 9160
Olivadi CZ 4 529 9689
Centrache CZ 4 401 10090
Petrizzi CZ 4 1131 11221
Satriano CZ 5 3448 14669
Palermiti CZ 6 1213 15882
Montepaone CZ 6 5282 21164
Davoli CZ 7 5607 26771
Torre di Ruggiero CZ 7 1033 27804
Cardinale CZ 7 2188 29992
San Sostene CZ 8 1370 31362
Gasperina CZ 8 2160 33522
Montauro CZ 9 1732 35254
Vallefiorita CZ 9 1771 37025
Soverato CZ 10 9204 46229
Amaroni CZ 11 1855 48084
Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio CZ 12 1937 50021
Polia VV 12 1023 51044
Squillace CZ 12 3608 54652
Stalettì CZ 12 2433 57085
Capistrano VV 13 1042 58127
Simbario VV 13 966 59093
Monterosso Calabro VV 13 1729 60822
Isca sullo Ionio CZ 13 1633 62455
Vallelonga VV 13 706 63161
Brognaturo VV 13 735 63896
San Nicola da Crissa VV 13 1335 65231
Spadola VV 13 825 66056
Girifalco CZ 14 5945 72001
Filadelfia VV 16 5384 77385
Borgia CZ 16 7611 84996
Serra San Bruno VV 16 6734 91730
Badolato CZ 16 3085 94815
Cortale CZ 16 2117 96932
Francavilla Angitola VV 17 1939 98871
San Floro CZ 17 716 99587
Jacurso CZ 18 624 100211
Vazzano VV 18 1067 101278
Filogaso VV 18 1417 102695
Curinga CZ 18 6779 109474
Pizzoni VV 18 1143 110617
San Pietro a Maida CZ 18 4200 114817
Maida CZ 19 4566 119383
Santa Caterina dello Ionio CZ 20 2175 121558

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
33 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
68 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Crotone (62178 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 1.2 2023-03-14
06:51:47		 38.697 16.4333 8 2024-03-01
17:18:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 123527311
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2023-03-14
06:51:47		 38.7015 16.4418 7 2023-03-14
07:03:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115350091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-14 06:51:47 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.6970 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.4333 ± 0.0242
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123527311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2125
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 345
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70777
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115350091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-14 07:03:15

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123527311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-28 11:38:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:52:01.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 30 43.623 50 -0.63 64
IV.CELI.HHE. 2023-03-14T06:52:01.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 78.5658 50 0.34 66
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:59.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 35.9418 50 0.17 47
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:58.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 64.5909 50 -0.09 67
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:56.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 43.623 50 0.41 69
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:56.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 27.4503 107 -0.29 72
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:54.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 35.9418 50 0.24 70
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:52.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 27.4503 107 0.09 100
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:52.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 355 13.9749 121 -0.33 75
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2023-03-14T06:51:50.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 13.9749 121 0.14 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000575 0.56 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:52.62
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.7 0.000575 0.14 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:52.83
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00009548498 1.7792 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:56.11
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000967 0.22 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:57.11
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000729 0.66 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:57.27
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000090502115 0.672 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:51:57.61
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000019933320000000002 0.7584 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:52:01.94
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000141260275 0.0576 AML other m 2023-03-14T06:52:02.28
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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