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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-03-2024 and time 09:45:38 (Italy) in region San Pietro di Caridà (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: San Pietro di Caridà (RC), on

  • 19-03-2024 08:45:38 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2024 09:45:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5250, 16.1380 at 16 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
San Pietro di Caridà RC 1 1195 1195
Dinami VV 1 2168 3363
Serrata RC 3 845 4208
Candidoni RC 5 416 4624
Acquaro VV 6 2484 7108
Laureana di Borrello RC 6 5174 12282
Dasà VV 7 1208 13490
Galatro RC 8 1709 15199
Arena VV 8 1456 16655
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 9 1695 18350
Giffone RC 10 1907 20257
Maropati RC 10 1524 21781
Gerocarne VV 10 2248 24029
Anoia RC 11 2212 26241
Francica VV 11 1651 27892
Mileto VV 11 6763 34655
Sorianello VV 11 1176 35831
Soriano Calabro VV 11 2421 38252
San Calogero VV 12 4315 42567
Melicucco RC 12 5101 47668
Cinquefrondi RC 13 6539 54207
San Costantino Calabro VV 14 2239 56446
Ionadi VV 14 4238 60684
San Gregorio d'Ippona VV 14 2527 63211
Filandari VV 14 1853 65064
Polistena RC 14 10496 75560
Rosarno RC 14 14841 90401
Rombiolo VV 14 4569 94970
Pizzoni VV 15 1143 96113
Fabrizia VV 15 2195 98308
Vazzano VV 16 1067 99375
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 16 3058 102433
Limbadi VV 16 3695 106128
Mongiana VV 16 740 106868
Stefanaconi VV 17 2494 109362
Vibo Valentia VV 17 33941 143303
Serra San Bruno VV 17 6734 150037
Nicotera VV 18 6290 156327
Cessaniti VV 18 3290 159617
Nardodipace VV 19 1305 160922
Sant'Onofrio VV 19 3067 163989
Filogaso VV 19 1417 165406
Cittanova RC 19 10410 175816
Spadola VV 20 825 176641
Vallelonga VV 20 706 177347
San Ferdinando RC 20 4490 181837
Rizziconi RC 20 7829 189666
Zungri VV 20 1976 191642
Brognaturo VV 20 735 192377

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2024-03-19
08:45:38		 38.5248 16.1377 16 2024-03-19
08:54:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125982901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-19 08:45:38 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.5248 ± 0.0108
Longitude 16.1377 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125982901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1284
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 228
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 331
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.72216
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125982901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-19 08:54:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:47:08.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.48 0
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:47:05.28 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.93 0
IV.MOCO.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:55.22 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:54.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.8 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:44.37 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -8.67 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:38.83 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.72 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:38.15 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.39 0
XE.MORMA.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:18.29 3.0 undecidable manual S -9.95 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:46:02.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 80.1642 94 0.27 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:57.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 61.8936 96 0.32 65
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2024-03-19T08:45:57.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 203 62.7927 96 0.3 43
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:51.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 80.1642 94 0.07 88
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:50.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 74.0703 95 -0.01 89
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2024-03-19T08:45:49.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 203 62.7927 96 -0.07 90
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:48.90 0.3 negative manual P 242 61.8936 96 -0.13 67
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:48.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 27.4503 108 0.01 48
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:46.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 48.0186 98 -0.34 88
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:46.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 47.3193 98 -0.31 88
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:45.66 1.0 negative manual P 36 41.0256 100 -0.19 23
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:43.91 0.1 positive manual P 108 27.4503 108 0.11 95
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:43.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 0.4995 178 0.19 50
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-19T08:45:41.18 0.1 negative manual P 290 0.4995 178 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001685 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:43.63
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0008975 0.12 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:44.29
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002855 1.68 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:48.09
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001975 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:49.30
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006835 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:55.79
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008485 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:59.13
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000786 0.82 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:59.09
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001012 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:45:59.55
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000738 1.34 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:46:05.30
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007675 1.38 AML other m 2024-03-19T08:46:06.79
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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