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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-12-2023 and time 01:14:35 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Cortale (CZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Cortale (CZ), on

  • 19-12-2023 00:14:35 (UTC)
  • 19-12-2023 01:14:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.8610, 16.4050 at 9 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
Cortale CZ 2 2117 2117
Jacurso CZ 3 624 2741
Maida CZ 3 4566 7307
Girifalco CZ 5 5945 13252
San Pietro a Maida CZ 5 4200 17452
Caraffa di Catanzaro CZ 8 1866 19318
Curinga CZ 8 6779 26097
Amaroni CZ 8 1855 27952
Borgia CZ 10 7611 35563
San Floro CZ 10 716 36279
Amato CZ 10 835 37114
Pianopoli CZ 11 2589 39703
Vallefiorita CZ 11 1771 41474
Marcellinara CZ 11 2285 43759
Settingiano CZ 11 3124 46883
Miglierina CZ 11 767 47650
Feroleto Antico CZ 11 2171 49821
Filadelfia VV 13 5384 55205
Palermiti CZ 13 1213 56418
Tiriolo CZ 13 3870 60288
Squillace CZ 13 3608 63896
Polia VV 14 1023 64919
Centrache CZ 15 401 65320
Francavilla Angitola VV 15 1939 67259
Lamezia Terme CZ 15 70714 137973
Olivadi CZ 15 529 138502
Montauro CZ 15 1732 140234
Stalettì CZ 16 2433 142667
Cenadi CZ 16 563 143230
Gasperina CZ 16 2160 145390
San Vito sullo Ionio CZ 17 1811 147201
Gimigliano CZ 17 3381 150582
Serrastretta CZ 17 3176 153758
San Pietro Apostolo CZ 17 1691 155449
Catanzaro CZ 17 90612 246061
Montepaone CZ 17 5282 251343
Platania CZ 18 2172 253515
Petrizzi CZ 19 1131 254646
Monterosso Calabro VV 19 1729 256375
Cicala CZ 20 968 257343
Chiaravalle Centrale CZ 20 5759 263102

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km SE of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
17 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
50 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Crotone (62178 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 1.7 2023-12-19
00:14:35		 38.8608 16.4047 9 2023-12-19
00:19:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124133631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-19 00:14:35 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.8608 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.4047 ± 0.0081
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124133631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 657
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 522
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 100
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04047
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97756
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124133631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-19 00:19:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:54.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 108.5136 50 0.68 54
IY.MCDA.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T00:14:49.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 64 41.625 50 0.3 69
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:49.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 83.5497 50 -0.08 89
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:49.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 77.7666 50 0.38 64
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:46.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 60.7947 50 -0.22 91
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:44.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 48.0186 50 0.1 95
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:43.11 0.1 undecidable manual S 308 21.5673 112 -0.31 95
IY.MCDA.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T00:14:43.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 41.625 50 -0.44 67
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:43.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 55 23.5542 110 -0.2 97
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:43.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 43.9227 50 -0.15 71
IY.CHCE.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T00:14:42.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 178 19.6692 114 -0.45 93
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:40.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 23.5542 110 -0.24 96
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:40.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 308 21.5673 112 0.12 99
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:39.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 163 4.4955 153 0.37 97
IY.CHCE.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T00:14:39.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 19.6692 114 0.1 100
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2023-12-19T00:14:37.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 4.4955 153 0.33 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.CHCE.HHN.00 ML:1.8 0.0005769999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:43.65
IY.CHCE.HHE.00 ML:1.8 0.0005005 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:43.81
IV.GIZZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000419 0.1 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:43.88
IV.SELL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0005745 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:44.25
IV.SELL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001905 0.44 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:44.26
IV.SELL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0003675 0.34 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:44.25
IV.SELL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001003 0.34 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:44.42
IV.GIZZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00019700000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:44.32
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000297 0.54 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:50.61
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00004435 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:52.86
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000291 0.68 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:53.70
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000284 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:55.07
IY.MCDA.HHN.00 ML:1.6 0.0001375 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:56.37
IY.MCDA.HHE.00 ML:1.6 0.00013744999999999998 0.76 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:14:57.60
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007919999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:15:02.21
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000123 1.26 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:15:02.85
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003185 0.56 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:15:02.23
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000028 0.5 AML other m 2023-12-19T00:15:03.90
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