Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 18-04-2023 and time 19:31:02 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Galatro (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Galatro (RC), on

  • 18-04-2023 17:31:02 (UTC)
  • 18-04-2023 19:31:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4720, 16.1140 at 18 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
Galatro RC 1 1709 1709
Laureana di Borrello RC 3 5174 6883
Maropati RC 3 1524 8407
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 4 1695 10102
Candidoni RC 5 416 10518
Anoia RC 5 2212 12730
Giffone RC 5 1907 14637
Serrata RC 5 845 15482
San Pietro di Caridà RC 6 1195 16677
Melicucco RC 6 5101 21778
Cinquefrondi RC 6 6539 28317
Dinami VV 7 2168 30485
Polistena RC 8 10496 40981
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 9 3058 44039
Rosarno RC 12 14841 58880
Acquaro VV 12 2484 61364
Dasà VV 13 1208 62572
Cittanova RC 13 10410 72982
Arena VV 13 1456 74438
San Calogero VV 14 4315 78753
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 86582
Mileto VV 16 6763 93345
Taurianova RC 16 15636 108981
Gerocarne VV 16 2248 111229
Francica VV 16 1651 112880
Limbadi VV 16 3695 116575
Mammola RC 16 2847 119422
Fabrizia VV 17 2195 121617
Rombiolo VV 17 4569 126186
Sorianello VV 17 1176 127362
San Ferdinando RC 17 4490 131852
Soriano Calabro VV 17 2421 134273
Grotteria RC 18 3154 137427
Filandari VV 18 1853 139280
Nicotera VV 18 6290 145570
Ionadi VV 18 4238 149808
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 19 481 150289
San Costantino Calabro VV 19 2239 152528
Mongiana VV 19 740 153268
Canolo RC 19 746 154014
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 19 523 154537
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 19 2527 157064
Gioia Tauro RC 19 19864 176928
Molochio RC 20 2564 179492
Martone RC 20 530 180022

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
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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 1.4 2023-04-18
17:31:02
38.4717 16.114 19 2024-03-01
17:18:20
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 125170051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-18 17:31:02 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.4717 ± 0.0108
Longitude 16.1140 ± 0.0069
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 125170051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1225
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 324
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 346
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1230.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02158
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.72036
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125170051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-09 15:46:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:21.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 57.498 99 0.56 39
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:18.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 226 49.617 101 0.27 44
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:16.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 42.0246 104 -0.25 44
IV.SERS.HNN. 2023-04-18T17:31:16.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 38 79.9644 96 0.14 21
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:13.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 28.2495 113 0.16 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:12.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 57.498 99 -0.34 64
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:11.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 49.617 101 -0.17 45
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:10.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 42.0246 104 0.09 69
IV.FERC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:08.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 2.3976 171 0.04 50
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:08.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 6.2937 158 -0.07 50
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:08.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 28.2495 113 0 95
IV.FERC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:06.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 2.3976 171 0.01 100
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-18T17:31:06.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 6.2937 158 -0.08 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000262 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:09.12
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002545 0.86 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:09.16
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001032 0.4 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:13.52
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004475 0.36 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:13.78
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007485031 1.3184 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:22.64
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000072520455 1.0368 AML other m 2023-04-18T17:31:29.81
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