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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 22-03-2024 and time 04:59:21 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Molochio (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Molochio (RC), on

  • 22-03-2024 03:59:21 (UTC)
  • 22-03-2024 04:59:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3280, 16.0610 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 4 10410 12974
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 5 523 13497
Taurianova RC 5 15636 29133
Varapodio RC 7 2160 31293
Oppido Mamertina RC 8 5332 36625
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 8 3058 39683
Polistena RC 9 10496 50179
Antonimina RC 10 1317 51496
Cinquefrondi RC 10 6539 58035
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 11 929 58964
Ciminà RC 11 568 59532
Melicucco RC 12 5101 64633
Platì RC 12 3812 68445
Anoia RC 12 2212 70657
Canolo RC 12 746 71403
Cosoleto RC 13 859 72262
Rizziconi RC 13 7829 80091
Maropati RC 13 1524 81615
Scido RC 15 931 82546
Agnana Calabra RC 15 562 83108
Giffone RC 15 1907 85015
Gerace RC 15 2652 87667
Galatro RC 15 1709 89376
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 16 1695 91071
Delianuova RC 16 3352 94423
San Procopio RC 16 534 94957
Melicuccà RC 16 930 95887
Mammola RC 16 2847 98734
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 17 1377 100111
Seminara RC 17 2811 102922
Portigliola RC 17 1201 104123
Benestare RC 17 2556 106679
Careri RC 17 2360 109039
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 111128
Ardore RC 18 5088 116216
Laureana di Borrello RC 18 5174 121390
Gioia Tauro RC 18 19864 141254
Grotteria RC 19 3154 144408
Palmi RC 19 18930 163338
Rosarno RC 19 14841 178179
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 19 4120 182299
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 20 481 182780
Candidoni RC 20 416 183196

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
47 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 1.5 2024-03-22
03:59:21		 38.3283 16.0608 16 2024-03-22
05:19:25		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126045941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-22 03:59:21 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.3283 ± 0.0036
Longitude 16.0608 ± 0.0057
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 126045941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 542
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 239
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 131
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 113
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58456
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126045941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-22 05:19:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-22T04:00:20.89 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.38 0
IV.SIRI.HNZ. 2024-03-22T04:00:15.37 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.1 0
IV.SACR.HNZ. 2024-03-22T04:00:13.73 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.18 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:45.31 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.28 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:41.52 1.0 undecidable manual S 252 64.8906 95 -0.09 23
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:34.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 35.4423 102 0.18 48
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:33.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 36.2415 102 -0.12 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:33.28 0.6 negative manual P 252 64.8906 95 0.06 47
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:31.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 27.4503 108 -0.22 48
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:31.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 28.3494 107 -0.42 46
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:31.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 27.3504 108 0.02 50
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:30.42 1.0 undecidable manual S 16 22.8549 113 -0.18 24
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:30.72 0.6 positive manual P 221 47.9187 98 0.11 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:28.65 0.1 positive manual P 68 35.4423 102 -0.08 97
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:28.82 0.1 positive manual P 239 36.2415 102 -0.02 98
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-22T03:59:28.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 15.9729 125 -0.16 50
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:27.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 27.3504 108 0.1 99
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:27.02 0.6 negative manual P 16 22.8549 113 0.15 49
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:27.53 0.3 positive manual P 337 27.4503 108 -0.01 75
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-03-22T03:59:27.67 0.1 negative manual P 181 28.3494 107 0.01 100
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-03-22T03:59:26.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 15.9729 125 0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SOI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00015099999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.29
IV.SOI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00013675 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.30
IV.SOI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00013020000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.43
IV.SOI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014350000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.44
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00032199999999999997 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.31
IV.NICCA.EHN. ML:1.4 0.000132 1.12 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.29
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0003395 1.16 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:32.30
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00028300000000000005 0.66 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:33.49
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002925 0.7 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:33.45
IV.NICCA.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00013350000000000002 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:33.69
IV.NICCA.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00011000000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:33.68
IY.SPDC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000164 1.76 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:34.02
IV.NICCA.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00011934999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:34.52
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000915 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:34.79
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010105 0.7 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:34.35
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007915 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:35.32
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00016299999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:35.27
IY.SPDC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000182 0.76 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:38.29
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000058649999999999996 1.04 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:43.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00010115 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:44.49
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009245000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:44.44
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007185 0.7 AML other m 2024-03-22T03:59:50.20
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