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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 05-10-2023 and time 18:58:55 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 05-10-2023 18:58:55 (UTC)
  • 05-10-2023 20:58:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1170, 15.7420 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 7 413 2397
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 7 1263 3660
Calanna RC 8 934 4594
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 187629
San Roberto RC 11 1750 189379
Fiumara RC 11 1018 190397
Bagaladi RC 12 1039 191436
Campo Calabro RC 13 4536 195972
Motta San Giovanni RC 13 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
Messina ME 18 238439 473810
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 19 4120 477930
Bagnara Calabra RC 19 10255 488185

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
18 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Catania (314555 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.9 2023-10-05
18:58:55		 38.1172 15.7422 14 2023-10-05
19:09:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121797511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-05 18:58:55 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.1172 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.7422 ± 0.0046
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 121797511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 410
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 103
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 263
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) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42628
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121797511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-05 19:09:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-05T18:59:06.52 1.0 undecidable manual S 276 34.1436 99 -0.39 23
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:04.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 100 27.6501 102 -0.3 46
IV.AIO.HHE. 2023-10-05T18:59:04.17 1.0 undecidable manual P 250 47.3193 95 0.15 23
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:02.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 15.5733 120 -0.14 49
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2023-10-05T18:59:02.11 1.0 undecidable manual S 141 16.1727 118 -0.2 24
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2023-10-05T18:59:01.92 1.0 undecidable manual P 276 34.1436 99 -0.08 24
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:01.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 13.1757 126 -0.11 49
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:00.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 5.994 152 -0.06 51
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:00.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 8.9799 140 -0.03 76
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-05T18:59:00.95 0.6 positive manual P 100 27.6501 102 -0.06 48
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2023-10-05T18:58:59.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 16.1727 118 0.06 99
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:58:59.04 0.1 positive manual P 196 13.1757 126 0.09 99
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-10-05T18:58:59.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 15.5733 120 0.02 50
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:58:58.69 0.1 negative manual P 47 8.9799 140 0.21 97
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-05T18:58:58.32 0.1 negative manual P 326 5.994 152 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000028049999999999997 0.1 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:58:58.84
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00003325 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:00.46
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00015949999999999997 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:00.99
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000131 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:00.99
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00013550000000000001 0.14 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:01.18
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00014649999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:01.00
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00003325 0.28 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:01.80
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00003825 0.54 AML other m 2023-10-05T18:59:01.84
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