Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 13-12-2023 and time 18:38:22 (Italy) in region 1 km N Cittanova (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Cittanova (RC), on

  • 13-12-2023 17:38:22 (UTC)
  • 13-12-2023 18:38:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3640, 16.0820 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Cittanova RC 1 10410 10410
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 3 3058 13468
Polistena RC 5 10496 23964
Taurianova RC 6 15636 39600
Cinquefrondi RC 6 6539 46139
Molochio RC 8 2564 48703
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 8 523 49226
Anoia RC 8 2212 51438
Melicucco RC 8 5101 56539
Maropati RC 9 1524 58063
Varapodio RC 10 2160 60223
Giffone RC 10 1907 62130
Galatro RC 11 1709 63839
Oppido Mamertina RC 11 5332 69171
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 12 1695 70866
Antonimina RC 12 1317 72183
Canolo RC 12 746 72929
Rizziconi RC 12 7829 80758
Mammola RC 14 2847 83605
Ciminà RC 14 568 84173
Laureana di Borrello RC 14 5174 89347
Agnana Calabra RC 14 562 89909
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 16 929 90838
Gerace RC 16 2652 93490
Candidoni RC 16 416 93906
Grotteria RC 16 3154 97060
Platì RC 16 3812 100872
Rosarno RC 16 14841 115713
Cosoleto RC 17 859 116572
Serrata RC 17 845 117417
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 17 481 117898
Gioia Tauro RC 18 19864 137762
Martone RC 18 530 138292
San Pietro di Caridà RC 18 1195 139487
Portigliola RC 18 1201 140688
Melicuccà RC 19 930 141618
Seminara RC 19 2811 144429
Scido RC 19 931 145360
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 19 1377 146737
San Procopio RC 19 534 147271
Dinami VV 19 2168 149439
Gioiosa Ionica RC 20 7181 156620
San Ferdinando RC 20 4490 161110
Delianuova RC 20 3352 164462

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.4 2023-12-13
17:38:22
38.364 16.0817 14 2023-12-13
17:44:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124004671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-13 17:38:22 ± 0.18
Latitude 38.3640 ± 0.0099
Longitude 16.0817 ± 0.0092
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 124004671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1215
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 547
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1210.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 197
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35883
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124004671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-13 17:44:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.CSGE1.HNZ. 2023-12-13T17:39:12.68 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IY.CSGE1.HNZ. 2023-12-13T17:39:03.02 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:35.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 39.8268 97 0.06 71
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:33.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 73 32.4453 100 0.03 72
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:32.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 227 31.3464 100 -0.13 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:32.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 184 32.3454 100 -0.27 69
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:29.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 39.8268 97 -0.15 94
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:28.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 31.3464 100 0.03 96
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:28.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 12.3765 129 0.02 75
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:28.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 32.3454 100 0.37 90
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:28.21 0.6 positive manual P 73 32.4453 100 -0.31 46
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2023-12-13T17:38:25.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 12.3765 129 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00046399999999999995 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:28.72
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0004055 1.16 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:29.18
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008415 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:33.12
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0000875 0.46 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:33.28
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000786 0.52 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:33.08
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001102 1.58 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:33.12
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000998 1.5 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:34.04
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004675 0.62 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:34.33
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005259999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:35.94
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000589 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-13T17:38:35.77
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