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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 03-10-2023 and time 10:05:21 (UTC) in region 5 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 03-10-2023 10:05:21 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2023 12:05:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1190, 15.7280 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Cardeto RC 5 1641 1641
Laganadi RC 6 413 2054
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 7 343 2397
Calanna RC 7 934 3331
Reggio di Calabria RC 7 183035 186366
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 8 1263 187629
San Roberto RC 10 1750 189379
Fiumara RC 11 1018 190397
Campo Calabro RC 12 4536 194933
Bagaladi RC 13 1039 195972
Motta San Giovanni RC 13 6208 202180
Villa San Giovanni RC 14 13784 215964
Scilla RC 15 4964 220928
San Lorenzo RC 15 2640 223568
Montebello Ionico RC 15 6214 229782
Condofuri RC 17 5113 234895
Roccaforte del Greco RC 17 476 235371
Messina ME 17 238439 473810
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 20 4120 477930
Bagnara Calabra RC 20 10255 488185

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
17 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2023-10-03
10:05:21		 38.1188 15.7278 14 2023-10-03
10:16:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121705941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-03 10:05:21 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1188 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7278 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121705941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 339
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 67
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 125
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 340.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41639
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121705941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-03 10:16:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:37.42 3.0 negative manual Pg 23.25 0
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:31.88 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 26.120001 0
IT.GLNS.HNZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:26.19 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.12 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:18.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 20.32 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:14.72 3.0 positive manual Pg 19.84 0
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:06:13.76 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 5.31 0
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:50.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.26 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:46.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.5 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:41.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 14.37 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2023-10-03T10:05:36.71 1.0 undecidable manual S 249 46.2204 94 0.03 25
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:32.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 32.8449 97 -0.2 49
IV.AIO.HHE. 2023-10-03T10:05:30.44 1.0 undecidable manual P 249 46.2204 94 0.02 25
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:28.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 32.8449 97 -0.06 100
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:28.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 15.2736 117 -0.01 78
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:27.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 13.0758 123 -0.11 51
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:27.45 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.61 0
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-10-03T10:05:27.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 30.5472 98 -0.22 49
XE.T0702.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:27.04 3.0 negative manual Pg 10.84 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:27.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 9.879 134 -0.26 50
IT.SAAM.HNZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:26.84 1.0 undecidable manual S 24 6.5934 147 -0.01 26
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:26.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 336 5.2947 153 -0.02 53
IT.LAZR.HNN. 2023-10-03T10:05:26.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 199 16.5723 114 0.13 25
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:25.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 9.879 134 0.12 77
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:25.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 356 15.2736 117 -0.01 52
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:25.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 13.0758 123 0.1 77
IT.SAAM.HNZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:24.89 1.0 undecidable manual P 24 6.5934 147 0.15 26
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:24.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 336 5.2947 153 0.16 77
IT.RCPC.HNZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:24.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 245 6.8931 146 0.19 51
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2023-10-03T10:05:17.28 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.8 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0005290000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:26.98
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000391 1.46 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:26.26
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007505 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:27.49
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0006979999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:27.48
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000742 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:27.58
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006364999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:27.59
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000458 0.26 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:28.34
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000265 0.56 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:28.38
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00028799999999999995 0.26 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:28.81
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000515 1.56 AML other m 2023-10-03T10:05:28.91
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