Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.4 on date 20-01-2024 and time 15:02:01 (Italy) in region 6 km S Reggio di Calabria (RC)

A magnitude ML 0.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km S Reggio di Calabria (RC), on

  • 20-01-2024 14:02:01 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2024 15:02:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0600, 15.6590 at 13 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 6 183035 183035
Motta San Giovanni RC 7 6208 189243
Cardeto RC 10 1641 190884
Montebello Ionico RC 12 6214 197098
Bagaladi RC 15 1039 198137
Laganadi RC 15 413 198550
Calanna RC 15 934 199484
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 15 343 199827
San Lorenzo RC 16 2640 202467
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 17 1263 203730
Fiumara RC 17 1018 204748
Campo Calabro RC 17 4536 209284
Scaletta Zanclea ME 18 2140 211424
Messina ME 18 238439 449863
Roghudi RC 18 1104 450967
Villa San Giovanni RC 18 13784 464751
San Roberto RC 18 1750 466501
Condofuri RC 19 5113 471614
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 19 11355 482969
Itala ME 19 1640 484609

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km S of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
18 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 0.4 2024-01-20
14:02:01
38.0597 15.6587 13 2024-01-20
14:20:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124764811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-20 14:02:01 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.0597 ± 0.0099
Longitude 15.6587 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124764811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 989
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 532
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 171
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 180
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04587
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25541
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.4

Field Value
Value 0.4
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124764811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-20 14:20:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:11.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 28.3494 97 -0.01 48
IV.GMB1.HNZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:08.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 18.6702 107 -0.23 48
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-01-20T14:02:08.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 18.4704 107 -0.23 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:07.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 28.3494 97 -0.09 96
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:06.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 11.9769 125 -0.3 72
IT.ARMO.HNZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:06.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 69 5.0949 154 0 76
IV.GMB1.HNZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:06.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 18.6702 107 0.58 66
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-01-20T14:02:05.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 18.4704 107 0.01 100
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:04.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 11.9769 125 -0.06 100
IT.ARMO.HNZ. 2024-01-20T14:02:04.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 69 5.0949 154 0.24 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00002258214 1.0752 AML other m 2024-01-20T14:02:07.66
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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