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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 20-03-2024 and time 02:57:16 (UTC) in region 4 km S Cittanova (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Cittanova (RC), on

  • 20-03-2024 02:57:16 (UTC)
  • 20-03-2024 03:57:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3170, 16.0810 at 14 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
Cittanova RC 4 10410 10410
Molochio RC 4 2564 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 9 2160 35668
Oppido Mamertina RC 9 5332 41000
Ciminà RC 9 568 41568
Polistena RC 10 10496 52064
Canolo RC 10 746 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 13 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
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 92161
Benestare RC 15 2556 94717
Scido RC 15 931 95648
Careri RC 16 2360 98008
Ardore RC 16 5088 103096
Galatro RC 16 1709 104805
Delianuova RC 17 3352 108157
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 17 1695 109852
Grotteria RC 17 3154 113006
San Procopio RC 17 534 113540
Melicuccà RC 17 930 114470
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 18 481 114951
Locri RC 18 12504 127455
Martone RC 19 530 127985
Seminara RC 19 2811 130796
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 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
45 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
79 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 1.7 2024-03-20
02:57:16		 38.3173 16.0815 14 2024-03-20
03:03:53		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126001141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-20 02:57:16 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3173 ± 0.0036
Longitude 16.0815 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126001141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 510
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 57
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 322
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59715
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126001141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-20 03:03:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:58:18.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.43 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:36.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 66.2781 93 0.42 43
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:35.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 63.1923 93 0.47 42
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:32.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 263 50.2164 94 0.4 45
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:31.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 48.2184 94 0.01 49
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:31.90 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.01 0
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-03-20T02:57:30.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 41.8248 95 0.33 46
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2024-03-20T02:57:29.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 209 39.9267 96 -0.21 47
IV.MPAZ.HHN. 2024-03-20T02:57:29.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 189 40.9257 96 0.31 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:28.13 0.6 positive manual P 254 66.2781 93 0.43 43
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:27.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 32.6451 98 -0.2 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:27.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 34.3434 97 -0.33 47
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:27.30 1.0 undecidable manual P 28 63.1923 93 0.06 23
IT.SAAM.HNN. 2024-03-20T02:57:27.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 32.3454 98 -0.21 48
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:26.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 28.0497 100 -0.02 50
IY.MLPS.HNZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:25.19 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:25.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 185 27.1506 101 -0.05 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:24.92 0.1 positive manual P 263 50.2164 94 -0.32 92
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:24.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 23.5542 104 -0.24 49
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:24.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 224 48.2184 94 -0.19 24
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-20T02:57:23.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 238 16.7721 115 0.05 52
IV.MPAZ.HHN. 2024-03-20T02:57:23.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 40.9257 96 0.13 97
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2024-03-20T02:57:23.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 39.9267 96 -0.07 98
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-03-20T02:57:23.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 41.8248 95 -0.13 97
IT.SAAM.HNN. 2024-03-20T02:57:22.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 32.3454 98 -0.15 98
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:22.34 0.1 positive manual P 258 32.6451 98 -0.2 97
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:22.87 0.1 positive manual P 65 34.3434 97 0.08 98
IY.MLPS.HNZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:22.39 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:21.87 0.3 positive manual P 235 28.0497 100 0.03 76
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:21.24 0.6 negative manual P 11 23.5542 104 0.07 50
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-20T02:57:21.82 1.0 negative manual P 185 27.1506 101 0.11 25
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-20T02:57:20.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 238 16.7721 115 0.21 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0002165 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.12
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002505 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.13
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000249 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.56
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000375 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.72
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.9 0.000407 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.74
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000224 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:26.57
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000423 0.38 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:27.70
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0004325 0.94 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:27.91
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00042249999999999997 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:28.25
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001305 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:28.80
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00014900000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:28.57
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016749999999999998 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:28.82
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001545 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:28.59
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000348 0.78 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:32.89
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00007994999999999999 1.2 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:34.32
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00011999999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:35.30
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014000000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:35.62
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007415 1.54 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:36.07
IV.GRI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00006965 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:37.19
IV.GRI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0000632 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:37.03
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00016999999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:38.73
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00017099999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:38.68
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000885 1.04 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:57:50.27
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000614 1.04 AML other m 2024-03-20T02:58:07.44
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