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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 05-10-2023 and time 21:08:10 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 05-10-2023 21:08:10 (UTC)
  • 05-10-2023 23:08:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1040, 15.7500 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 3 1641 1641
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 8 343 1984
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 8 1263 3247
Laganadi RC 8 413 3660
Calanna RC 9 934 4594
Reggio di Calabria RC 9 183035 187629
Bagaladi RC 11 1039 188668
Motta San Giovanni RC 12 6208 194876
San Roberto RC 12 1750 196626
San Lorenzo RC 13 2640 199266
Fiumara RC 13 1018 200284
Montebello Ionico RC 14 6214 206498
Condofuri RC 15 5113 211611
Roccaforte del Greco RC 15 476 212087
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 216623
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 230407
Scilla RC 17 4964 235371
Messina ME 20 238439 473810
Roghudi RC 20 1104 474914
Bova RC 20 448 475362
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 20 4120 479482

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
20 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 1.2 2023-10-05
21:08:10		 38.1038 15.7503 14 2023-10-05
21:12:30		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121799131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-05 21:08:10 ± 0.26
Latitude 38.1038 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.7503 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121799131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 709
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 680
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 120
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.24102
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121799131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-05 21:12:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:24.65 3.0 positive manual P 0 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:20.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 97 26.751 102 0.04 73
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2023-10-05T21:08:17.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 14.5743 121 -0.01 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:16.64 0.1 undecidable manual S 202 11.9769 128 -0.03 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:16.11 0.6 negative manual P 97 26.751 102 -0.09 48
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-10-05T21:08:16.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 7.6812 144 0.88 58
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2023-10-05T21:08:15.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 227 4.4955 158 0.04 75
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:15.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 327 7.6812 144 -0.4 94
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:15.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 9.5793 137 -0.27 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:14.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 11.9769 128 0.02 99
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2023-10-05T21:08:14.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 14.5743 121 0.13 97
IT.SAAM.HNE. 2023-10-05T21:08:13.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 7.6812 144 -0.19 98
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:13.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 9.5793 137 0.03 100
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2023-10-05T21:08:13.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 4.4955 158 0.12 99
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-10-05T21:08:13.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 327 7.6812 144 -0.14 49
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00006095 0.7 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:15.93
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00010385 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:15.67
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00017749999999999998 0.72 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:16.56
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0002745 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:16.30
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000195 0.14 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:16.31
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00023549999999999998 0.12 AML other m 2023-10-05T21:08:16.66
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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