Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-04-2023 and time 13:08:30 (Italy) in region 3 km E Laureana di Borrello (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Laureana di Borrello (RC), on

  • 16-04-2023 11:08:30 (UTC)
  • 16-04-2023 13:08:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4860, 16.1110 at 19 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Laureana di Borrello RC 3 5174 5174
Galatro RC 3 1709 6883
Candidoni RC 3 416 7299
Serrata RC 3 845 8144
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 4 1695 9839
San Pietro di Caridà RC 5 1195 11034
Maropati RC 5 1524 12558
Anoia RC 6 2212 14770
Dinami VV 6 2168 16938
Giffone RC 6 1907 18845
Melicucco RC 7 5101 23946
Cinquefrondi RC 8 6539 30485
Polistena RC 9 10496 40981
Acquaro VV 11 2484 43465
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 11 3058 46523
Rosarno RC 11 14841 61364
Dasà VV 12 1208 62572
Arena VV 12 1456 64028
San Calogero VV 13 4315 68343
Mileto VV 14 6763 75106
Cittanova RC 15 10410 85516
Francica VV 15 1651 87167
Gerocarne VV 15 2248 89415
Limbadi VV 15 3695 93110
Rizziconi RC 16 7829 100939
Rombiolo VV 16 4569 105508
Sorianello VV 16 1176 106684
Filandari VV 16 1853 108537
Soriano Calabro VV 16 2421 110958
Ionadi VV 17 4238 115196
Fabrizia VV 17 2195 117391
Nicotera VV 17 6290 123681
San Costantino Calabro VV 17 2239 125920
San Ferdinando RC 17 4490 130410
Taurianova RC 17 15636 146046
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 18 2527 148573
Mammola RC 18 2847 151420
Mongiana VV 19 740 152160
Grotteria RC 19 3154 155314
Gioia Tauro RC 20 19864 175178
Pizzoni VV 20 1143 176321
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 20 481 176802

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
58 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2023-04-16
11:08:30
38.486 16.1108 19 2024-03-01
17:18:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 121071461
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2023-04-16
11:08:30
38.492 16.1078 18 2023-04-16
11:24:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116430271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-16 11:08:30 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.4860 ± 0.0072
Longitude 16.1108 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121071461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1052
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 226
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1050.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 157
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) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03597
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45506
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116430271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-16 11:24:05

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121071461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-24 13:53:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:46.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 50.5161 102 0.02 46
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:45.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 46.0206 103 -0.18 45
IY.CHCE.HHE.00 2023-04-16T11:08:42.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 34.2435 109 0.01 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:40.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 28.749 114 -0.16 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:39.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 46.0206 103 0.52 42
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:39.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 50.5161 102 -0.21 89
IY.CHCE.HHE.00 2023-04-16T11:08:37.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 34.2435 109 -0.03 95
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:36.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 4.8951 163 0.03 50
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:36.72 0.1 positive manual P 98 28.749 114 0.06 95
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-16T11:08:36.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 3.996 166 -0.03 50
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-16T11:08:34.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 3.996 166 0.02 100
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-16T11:08:34.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 4.8951 163 0.05 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004515 1.68 AML other m 2023-04-16T11:08:36.03
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00042100000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-16T11:08:36.87
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016949999999999997 0.38 AML other m 2023-04-16T11:08:41.39
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007815 0.54 AML other m 2023-04-16T11:08:41.91
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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