Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 18-04-2023 and time 16:24:35 (Italy) in region Candidoni (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Candidoni (RC), on

  • 18-04-2023 14:24:35 (UTC)
  • 18-04-2023 16:24:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5030, 16.0880 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
Candidoni RC 0 416 416
Laureana di Borrello RC 2 5174 5590
Serrata RC 2 845 6435
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 4 1695 8130
San Pietro di Caridà RC 5 1195 9325
Galatro RC 5 1709 11034
Dinami VV 6 2168 13202
Maropati RC 7 1524 14726
Anoia RC 7 2212 16938
Melicucco RC 8 5101 22039
Giffone RC 9 1907 23946
Rosarno RC 9 14841 38787
Cinquefrondi RC 10 6539 45326
San Calogero VV 10 4315 49641
Polistena RC 11 10496 60137
Acquaro VV 11 2484 62621
Mileto VV 12 6763 69384
Dasà VV 12 1208 70592
Limbadi VV 13 3695 74287
Arena VV 13 1456 75743
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 13 3058 78801
Rombiolo VV 13 4569 83370
Francica VV 13 1651 85021
Filandari VV 14 1853 86874
Ionadi VV 14 4238 91112
Nicotera VV 14 6290 97402
San Costantino Calabro VV 15 2239 99641
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 107470
San Ferdinando RC 15 4490 111960
Gerocarne VV 15 2248 114208
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 16 2527 116735
Sorianello VV 16 1176 117911
Soriano Calabro VV 16 2421 120332
Cittanova RC 16 10410 130742
Taurianova RC 18 15636 146378
Gioia Tauro RC 18 19864 166242
Cessaniti VV 19 3290 169532
Joppolo VV 19 1926 171458
Fabrizia VV 19 2195 173653
Vibo Valentia VV 19 33941 207594
Zungri VV 19 1976 209570
Pizzoni VV 20 1143 210713
Stefanaconi VV 20 2494 213207

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 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)
89 Km S of Cosenza (67546 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2023-04-18
14:24:35
38.5032 16.0878 19 2024-03-01
17:18:20
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 125132021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-18 14:24:35 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.5032 ± 0.0090
Longitude 16.0878 ± 0.0126
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 125132021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1149
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 632
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 127
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 159
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70867
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125132021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-08 16:08:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RUFI.EHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:56.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -5.8 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:52.76 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.6 0
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:40.07 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.91 0
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:38.04 3.0 positive manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:34.37 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.3 0
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:22.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.MOCO.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:25:19.01 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.09 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:56.39 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -2.26 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:52.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 56.8986 100 -0.86 36
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-04-18T14:24:51.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 50.5161 102 0.12 45
IV.SOI.EHN. 2023-04-18T14:24:50.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 47.8188 103 -0.14 46
IV.SERS.HNN. 2023-04-18T14:24:48.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 78.6657 97 -0.11 87
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:46.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 31.0467 112 -0.31 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:46.32 1.0 undecidable manual P 242 56.8986 100 0.54 20
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2023-04-18T14:24:45.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 27.0507 116 -0.22 47
IV.SOI.EHN. 2023-04-18T14:24:44.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 47.8188 103 0.02 93
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2023-04-18T14:24:44.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 50.5161 102 -0.02 93
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:41.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 4.6953 164 0.17 50
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2023-04-18T14:24:41.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 27.0507 116 0.35 90
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-18T14:24:41.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 6.5934 158 -0.1 49
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:41.81 0.1 positive manual P 101 31.0467 112 -0.12 94
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-18T14:24:39.19 0.1 negative manual P 148 6.5934 158 0.06 100
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T14:24:39.25 0.1 negative manual P 56 4.6953 164 0.22 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000596 1.76 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:42.96
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00028349999999999995 0.38 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:46.48
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001245 1.46 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:46.73
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00066859775 0.3008 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:42.12
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00028348079999999996 0.3904 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:46.48
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0000925752 0.4352 AML other m 2023-04-18T14:24:48.99
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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