Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 23-04-2024 and time 13:37:20 (UTC) in region 5 km E Molochio (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Molochio (RC), on

  • 23-04-2024 13:37:20 (UTC)
  • 23-04-2024 15:37:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2970, 16.0890 at 13 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.

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 5 2564 2564
Antonimina RC 6 1317 3881
Cittanova RC 7 10410 14291
Ciminà RC 7 568 14859
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 8 523 15382
Oppido Mamertina RC 9 5332 20714
Taurianova RC 9 15636 36350
Platì RC 9 3812 40162
Varapodio RC 9 2160 42322
Canolo RC 10 746 43068
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 10 3058 46126
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 11 929 47055
Gerace RC 12 2652 49707
Agnana Calabra RC 12 562 50269
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 12 1377 51646
Polistena RC 13 10496 62142
Portigliola RC 13 1201 63343
Benestare RC 13 2556 65899
Careri RC 13 2360 68259
Cinquefrondi RC 13 6539 74798
Ardore RC 14 5088 79886
Cosoleto RC 14 859 80745
Scido RC 15 931 81676
Mammola RC 15 2847 84523
Melicucco RC 16 5101 89624
Anoia RC 16 2212 91836
Delianuova RC 16 3352 95188
Maropati RC 16 1524 96712
Locri RC 17 12504 109216
Giffone RC 17 1907 111123
San Luca RC 17 3881 115004
Rizziconi RC 17 7829 122833
Grotteria RC 17 3154 125987
San Procopio RC 17 534 126521
Melicuccà RC 18 930 127451
Bovalino RC 18 8905 136356
San Giovanni di Gerace RC 18 481 136837
Galatro RC 18 1709 138546
Martone RC 19 530 139076
Siderno RC 19 18191 157267
Sinopoli RC 19 2089 159356
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 19 1695 161051
Gioiosa Ionica RC 19 7181 168232
Seminara RC 20 2811 171043

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)
78 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2024-04-23
13:37:20
38.297 16.0888 13 2024-04-23
13:53:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127005691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-23 13:37:20 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.2970 ± 0.0081
Longitude 16.0888 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127005691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 761
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 755
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 339
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.33185
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127005691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-23 13:53:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:38:25.18 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.88 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:38:25.10 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.24 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:38:23.89 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.86 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2024-04-23T13:38:12.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.75 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:38:00.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.83 0
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:32.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 36.8298 95 0.06 73
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2024-04-23T13:37:32.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 34.743 95 -0.02 74
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2024-04-23T13:37:31.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 32.9448 96 0.16 72
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:30.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 27.3504 98 0.12 49
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:27.11 3.0 positive manual P -0.59 0
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2024-04-23T13:37:27.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 61 34.743 95 0.22 47
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:27.40 0.3 negative manual P 246 36.8298 95 -0.22 71
IV.SICLA.EHE. 2024-04-23T13:37:26.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 262 32.9448 96 -0.17 48
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:26.17 0.1 positive manual P 240 27.3504 98 0 100
IY.SPDC.HHE. 2024-04-23T13:37:25.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 8 25.752 99 -0.09 50
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-23T13:37:23.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 104 11.877 125 0.04 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001585 0.9 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:30.36
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0001505 1.04 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:30.36
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00017 1.64 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:31.05
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001425 1.26 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:31.05
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016492135 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:33.24
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001504316 0.18 AML other m 2024-04-23T13:37:33.25
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