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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 20-03-2024 and time 00:22:35 (UTC) in region 4 km E Molochio (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Molochio (RC), on

  • 20-03-2024 00:22:35 (UTC)
  • 20-03-2024 01:22:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3160, 16.0800 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
Molochio RC 4 2564 2564
Cittanova RC 5 10410 12974
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 6 523 13497
Taurianova RC 7 15636 29133
Antonimina RC 8 1317 30450
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 8 3058 33508
Varapodio RC 8 2160 35668
Oppido Mamertina RC 9 5332 41000
Ciminà RC 9 568 41568
Polistena RC 10 10496 52064
Canolo RC 11 746 52810
Platì RC 11 3812 56622
Cinquefrondi RC 11 6539 63161
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 12 929 64090
Agnana Calabra RC 13 562 64652
Gerace RC 13 2652 67304
Melicucco RC 13 5101 72405
Anoia RC 14 2212 74617
Cosoleto RC 14 859 75476
Maropati RC 14 1524 77000
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 14 1377 78377
Portigliola RC 15 1201 79578
Mammola RC 15 2847 82425
Giffone RC 15 1907 84332
Scido RC 15 931 85263
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 93092
Benestare RC 15 2556 95648
Careri RC 16 2360 98008
Ardore RC 16 5088 103096
Delianuova RC 16 3352 106448
Galatro RC 16 1709 108157
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 17 1695 109852
San Procopio RC 17 534 110386
Grotteria RC 17 3154 113540
Melicuccà RC 17 930 114470
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 18 481 114951
Locri RC 18 12504 127455
Seminara RC 18 2811 130266
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 132355
Martone RC 19 530 132885
San Luca RC 19 3881 136766
Laureana di Borrello RC 19 5174 141940
Gioiosa Ionica RC 20 7181 149121
Siderno RC 20 18191 167312

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 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 1.4 2024-03-20
00:22:35		 38.3157 16.0802 16 2024-03-20
00:30:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125999341
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-20 00:22:35 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3157 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0802 ± 0.0046
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 125999341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 560
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 121
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.86425
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125999341
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-20 00:30:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:57.01 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.02 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:55.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 66.0894 95 0.14 45
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:51.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 274 95.9262 93 0.18 42
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:50.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 50.1165 97 -0.01 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:47.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 34.5432 102 0.19 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:46.72 1.0 negative manual P 254 66.0894 95 0.06 23
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:45.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 27.8499 106 -0.06 49
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:44.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 26.9508 107 -0.21 47
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:43.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 23.8539 110 -0.2 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:43.85 0.6 positive manual P 264 50.1165 97 -0.36 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:43.85 1.0 negative manual P 224 48.0186 97 -0.03 24
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-20T00:22:42.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 238 16.5723 123 0.1 100
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:41.80 0.6 positive manual P 64 34.5432 102 -0.03 49
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:40.78 0.6 positive manual P 185 26.9508 107 0.07 50
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:40.88 1.0 negative manual P 235 27.8499 106 0.05 25
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T00:22:40.15 1.0 negative manual P 11 23.8539 110 -0.1 25
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-20T00:22:39.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 16.5723 123 0.12 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000179 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:44.12
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010425 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.07
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001945 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.27
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00011585000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.50
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011905 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.51
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0000895 0.82 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.64
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001375 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:45.50
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000144 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:46.49
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00014600000000000003 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:46.33
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015099999999999998 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:46.27
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004065 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:48.45
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006385 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:49.21
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000466 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:53.12
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000701 0.9 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:53.45
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006470000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:57.61
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000785 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-20T00:22:58.66
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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