Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 27-04-2023 and time 13:40:26 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Galatro (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Galatro (RC), on

  • 27-04-2023 11:40:26 (UTC)
  • 27-04-2023 13:40:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4860, 16.1220 at 18 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 3 1709 1709
Laureana di Borrello RC 3 5174 6883
Serrata RC 4 845 7728
Candidoni RC 4 416 8144
San Pietro di Caridà RC 4 1195 9339
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 5 1695 11034
Maropati RC 5 1524 12558
Dinami VV 6 2168 14726
Giffone RC 6 1907 16633
Anoia RC 6 2212 18845
Melicucco RC 8 5101 23946
Cinquefrondi RC 8 6539 30485
Polistena RC 9 10496 40981
Acquaro VV 10 2484 43465
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 11 3058 46523
Dasà VV 11 1208 47731
Arena VV 12 1456 49187
Rosarno RC 12 14841 64028
San Calogero VV 13 4315 68343
Mileto VV 14 6763 75106
Gerocarne VV 14 2248 77354
Cittanova RC 15 10410 87764
Francica VV 15 1651 89415
Sorianello VV 15 1176 90591
Soriano Calabro VV 16 2421 93012
Fabrizia VV 16 2195 95207
Limbadi VV 16 3695 98902
Rombiolo VV 16 4569 103471
Rizziconi RC 16 7829 111300
Filandari VV 17 1853 113153
Ionadi VV 17 4238 117391
San Costantino Calabro VV 17 2239 119630
Mammola RC 17 2847 122477
Mongiana VV 18 740 123217
Taurianova RC 18 15636 138853
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 18 2527 141380
Nicotera VV 18 6290 147670
San Ferdinando RC 18 4490 152160
Grotteria RC 18 3154 155314
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 19 481 155795
Pizzoni VV 19 1143 156938
Nardodipace VV 19 1305 158243
Vazzano VV 20 1067 159310

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
57 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2023-04-27
11:40:26
38.4858 16.1218 18 2024-03-01
17:18:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117140241
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-04-27
11:40:26
38.4717 16.1368 17 2023-04-27
12:00:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116799571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-27 11:40:26 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.4858 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.1218 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117140241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 631
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 345
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 137
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03327
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41549
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117140241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-29 15:02:38

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116799571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-27 12:00:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:41.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 46.1205 102 0.31 44
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2023-04-27T11:40:40.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 234 43.623 103 0.28 44
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-04-27T11:40:40.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 43.7229 103 -0.25 45
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:36.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 27.75 113 0.11 72
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2023-04-27T11:40:35.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 26.1516 115 -0.29 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:34.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 46.1205 102 -0.1 92
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2023-04-27T11:40:34.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 43.623 103 -0.06 46
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2023-04-27T11:40:34.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 43.7229 103 0 71
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2023-04-27T11:40:32.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 26.1516 115 0.12 71
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:32.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 4.5954 163 0.08 74
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:32.15 0.1 positive manual P 98 27.75 113 0 96
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-27T11:40:32.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 3.6963 166 -0.06 76
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2023-04-27T11:40:29.53 0.1 negative manual P 172 3.6963 166 -0.06 100
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-04-27T11:40:29.59 0.1 negative manual P 11 4.5954 163 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000746 0.28 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:32.48
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008990000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:32.44
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00012739309999999998 1.504 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:36.83
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00034449775000000007 0.3904 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:36.82
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00033299999999999996 1.6 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:37.82
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014900000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:37.34
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.9 0.000019133709999999997 0.3968 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:42.00
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.9 0.000018178590000000002 1.0048 AML other m 2023-04-27T11:40:41.46
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