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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 21-04-2024 and time 08:13:06 (UTC) in region 3 km E Molochio (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Molochio (RC), on

  • 21-04-2024 08:13:06 (UTC)
  • 21-04-2024 10:13:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3110, 16.0700 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
Molochio RC 3 2564 2564
Cittanova RC 5 10410 12974
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 6 523 13497
Taurianova RC 7 15636 29133
Oppido Mamertina RC 8 5332 34465
Varapodio RC 8 2160 36625
Antonimina RC 8 1317 37942
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 9 3058 41000
Ciminà RC 10 568 41568
Platì RC 10 3812 45380
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 11 929 46309
Polistena RC 11 10496 56805
Canolo RC 12 746 57551
Cinquefrondi RC 12 6539 64090
Cosoleto RC 13 859 64949
Agnana Calabra RC 14 562 65511
Gerace RC 14 2652 68163
Melicucco RC 14 5101 73264
Scido RC 14 931 74195
Anoia RC 14 2212 76407
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 15 1377 77784
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 85613
Portigliola RC 15 1201 86814
Maropati RC 15 1524 88338
Benestare RC 15 2556 90894
Careri RC 15 2360 93254
Delianuova RC 15 3352 96606
Ardore RC 16 5088 101694
Giffone RC 16 1907 103601
San Procopio RC 16 534 104135
Mammola RC 16 2847 106982
Melicuccà RC 16 930 107912
Galatro RC 17 1709 109621
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 17 1695 111316
Sinopoli RC 18 2089 113405
Seminara RC 18 2811 116216
Grotteria RC 18 3154 119370
San Luca RC 18 3881 123251
Locri RC 19 12504 135755
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 19 481 136236
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 19 4120 140356
Martone RC 20 530 140886
Palmi RC 20 18930 159816
Laureana di Borrello RC 20 5174 164990

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
81 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 2024-04-21
08:13:06		 38.3113 16.0695 14 2024-04-21
08:21:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126931951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-21 08:13:06 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.3113 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.0695 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126931951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 378
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 142
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 304
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.06385
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.58636
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126931951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-21 08:21:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HNE. 2024-04-21T08:13:19.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 40.1265 97 -0.34 44
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:18.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 35.9418 98 0.25 46
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2024-04-21T08:13:18.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 65.0904 94 0.13 89
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:16.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 26.8509 103 0.26 47
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:16.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 29.5482 101 -0.19 47
IV.MSRU.HNN. 2024-04-21T08:13:15.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 49.1175 95 0.05 93
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:15.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 24.4533 105 0.15 47
IV.MPAZ.HNE. 2024-04-21T08:13:14.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 40.1265 97 -0.11 93
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:13.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 13.875 125 0.22 47
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:13.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 64 35.5422 98 -0.15 47
IY.CNDF.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:13.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 38.8278 97 -0.07 94
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:13.58 0.6 positive manual P 243 35.9418 98 -0.01 48
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:12.36 0.3 positive manual P 235 26.8509 103 0.16 71
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:12.53 0.1 negative manual P 337 29.5482 101 -0.08 96
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:11.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 24.4533 105 -0.04 98
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:11.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 7.0929 148 -0.21 49
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:10.33 0.1 positive manual P 109 13.875 125 -0.03 100
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-04-21T08:13:09.66 0.1 negative manual P 227 7.0929 148 0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.001345 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:11.87
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001815 1.52 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:12.11
IT.DLNV.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0012749999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:14.73
IT.DLNV.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0006374999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:15.53
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:0.0 0.000175 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:16.00
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:0.0 0.000265 0.18 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.14
IV.NICCA.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00014350000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.68
IV.NICCA.EHN. ML:0.0 0.0002155 0.54 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:18.36
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002587468 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.13
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00018448500000000002 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.14
IV.NICCA.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00010022361 0.16 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.32
IV.NICCA.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00017008030000000002 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:17.36
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00021112083499999997 0.16 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:19.33
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017436174999999998 0.26 AML other m 2024-04-21T08:13:19.32
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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