Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 22-04-2024 and time 02:46:33 (UTC) in region 4 km S Cittanova (RC)

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

  • 22-04-2024 02:46:33 (UTC)
  • 22-04-2024 04:46:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3210, 16.0780 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
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 8 3058 32191
Antonimina RC 8 1317 33508
Varapodio RC 8 2160 35668
Oppido Mamertina RC 9 5332 41000
Polistena RC 10 10496 51496
Ciminà RC 10 568 52064
Canolo RC 11 746 52810
Cinquefrondi RC 11 6539 59349
Platì RC 11 3812 63161
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 12 929 64090
Melicucco RC 13 5101 69191
Anoia RC 13 2212 71403
Agnana Calabra RC 13 562 71965
Gerace RC 13 2652 74617
Cosoleto RC 14 859 75476
Maropati RC 14 1524 77000
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 84829
Giffone RC 15 1907 86736
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 15 1377 88113
Mammola RC 15 2847 90960
Portigliola RC 15 1201 92161
Scido RC 15 931 93092
Benestare RC 16 2556 95648
Galatro RC 16 1709 97357
Careri RC 16 2360 99717
Ardore RC 16 5088 104805
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 16 1695 106500
Delianuova RC 16 3352 109852
San Procopio RC 17 534 110386
Melicuccà RC 17 930 111316
Grotteria RC 17 3154 114470
Seminara RC 18 2811 117281
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 18 481 117762
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 119851
Martone RC 19 530 120381
Locri RC 19 12504 132885
Laureana di Borrello RC 19 5174 138059
San Luca RC 19 3881 141940
Gioiosa Ionica RC 20 7181 149121
Gioia Tauro RC 20 19864 168985

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 1.4 2024-04-22
02:46:33		 38.3208 16.0777 14 2024-04-22
04:03:27		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126955601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-22 02:46:33 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.3208 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.0777 ± 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 126955601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 358
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 314
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43437
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126955601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-22 04:03:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:46.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 242 37.1295 98 0 96
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:45.50 0.1 undecidable manual S 65 34.4433 99 0.13 95
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:43.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 234 27.9498 102 0.21 94
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:43.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 335 28.8489 101 0.1 95
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:42.42 1.0 positive manual P 223 48.2184 95 -0.11 23
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:40.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 13.6752 125 0.05 100
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:40.21 0.6 positive manual P 65 34.4433 99 -0.21 47
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:40.63 0.6 negative manual P 242 37.1295 98 -0.19 47
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:39.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 27.9498 102 0.01 49
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:39.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 28.8489 101 -0.12 97
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:37.30 0.1 positive manual P 114 13.6752 125 -0.08 98
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-04-22T02:46:36.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 8.3805 142 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003795 0.2 AML other m 2024-04-22T02:46:38.97
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0003325 1.56 AML other m 2024-04-22T02:46:39.21
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009265 1.3 AML other m 2024-04-22T02:46:44.96
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000669 0.5 AML other m 2024-04-22T02:46:45.07
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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