Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-12-2023 and time 17:52:07 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 16-12-2023 17:52:07 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2023 18:52:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0000, 16.3760 at 11 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
65 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Messina (238439 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 1.9 2023-12-16
17:52:07
38.0005 16.3762 11 2023-12-16
18:24:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124092591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-16 17:52:07 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.0005 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.3762 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124092591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 650
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 330
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 317
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 255
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.55398
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124092591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-16 18:24:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:54:05.33 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.34 0
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:55.03 3.0 positive manual Pg 19.469999 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:46.18 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.88 0
IV.CQUE.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:40.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.02 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:38.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.33 0
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:36.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.88 0
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:33.40 3.0 positive manual Pg 10.29 0
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:53:13.33 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.55 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:59.47 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.15 0
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:55.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.89 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:39.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.51 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:24.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 52.3032 50 -0.08 72
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:23.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 50.1165 50 0.14 71
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:21.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 313 43.5231 50 0.05 73
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-12-16T17:52:19.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 32.745 50 0.21 72
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:18.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 61.494 50 0.05 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:17.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 29.2485 50 -0.16 74
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:17.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 52.3032 50 0.01 97
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:16.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 50.1165 50 -0.11 95
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2023-12-16T17:52:16.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 45.3213 50 -0.1 97
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:15.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 43.5231 50 -0.03 98
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2023-12-16T17:52:14.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 32.745 50 -0.04 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-12-16T17:52:13.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 29.2485 50 0.12 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00016049999999999997 0.26 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:18.67
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000199 0.98 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:18.41
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003275 0.74 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:22.50
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000254 0.36 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:22.65
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00026250000000000004 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:24.59
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0002985 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:24.59
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000256 0.62 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:24.30
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000184 0.66 AML other m 2023-12-16T17:52:24.29
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