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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 03-10-2023 and time 18:57:48 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 03-10-2023 18:57:48 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2023 20:57:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1190, 15.7460 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 4 1641 1641
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 6 343 1984
Laganadi RC 6 413 2397
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 7 1263 3660
Calanna RC 7 934 4594
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 187629
San Roberto RC 10 1750 189379
Fiumara RC 11 1018 190397
Bagaladi RC 12 1039 191436
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 195972
Motta San Giovanni RC 14 6208 202180
San Lorenzo RC 14 2640 204820
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 218604
Montebello Ionico RC 15 6214 224818
Scilla RC 15 4964 229782
Roccaforte del Greco RC 16 476 230258
Condofuri RC 16 5113 235371
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 19 4120 239491
Messina ME 19 238439 477930
Bagnara Calabra RC 19 10255 488185
Sinopoli RC 20 2089 490274

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
19 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Catania (314555 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2023-10-03
18:57:48		 38.1193 15.7465 14 2023-10-03
19:08:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121721931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-03 18:57:48 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1193 ± 0.0018
Longitude 15.7465 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 14 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121721931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 415
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 201
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 265
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05126
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.26350
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121721931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-03 19:08:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HNE. 2023-10-03T18:57:58.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 29.2485 101 0.17 70
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:55.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 15.4734 120 -0.04 74
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2023-10-03T18:57:55.22 0.1 undecidable manual S 143 16.0728 118 -0.25 93
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:54.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 198 13.5753 125 -0.04 98
IV.MPAZ.HNE. 2023-10-03T18:57:54.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 29.2485 101 -0.04 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:54.10 1.0 positive manual P 101 27.3504 102 -0.03 24
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:53.93 0.1 undecidable manual S 47 8.5803 142 0.01 100
IT.ARMO.HNZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:53.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 212 5.6943 154 0.15 73
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:53.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 321 6.0939 152 -0.17 97
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-10-03T18:57:53.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 6.0939 152 -0.04 75
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2023-10-03T18:57:52.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 16.0728 118 0.03 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:52.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 198 13.5753 125 -0.01 99
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:52.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 15.4734 120 -0.06 98
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:51.43 0.1 negative manual P 321 6.0939 152 0.04 100
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-10-03T18:57:51.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 6.0939 152 0.04 100
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:51.80 0.1 negative manual P 47 8.5803 142 0.19 96
IT.ARMO.HNZ. 2023-10-03T18:57:51.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 212 5.6943 154 0.1 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00032700000000000003 0.22 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:53.61
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000425 0.74 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:54.11
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000644 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:54.30
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00046599999999999994 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:54.23
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001725 1.26 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:54.89
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00055 0.46 AML other m 2023-10-03T18:57:54.13
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