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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 24-04-2024 and time 22:58:48 (UTC) in region 2 km SW Samo (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Samo (RC), on

  • 24-04-2024 22:58:48 (UTC)
  • 25-04-2024 00:58:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0660, 16.0380 at 10 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
Samo RC 2 809 809
Sant'Agata del Bianco RC 5 592 1401
Caraffa del Bianco RC 5 539 1940
Ferruzzano RC 5 772 2712
Casignana RC 6 759 3471
Bruzzano Zeffirio RC 7 1111 4582
Staiti RC 7 248 4830
Africo RC 8 3075 7905
San Luca RC 9 3881 11786
Bianco RC 10 4273 16059
Bova RC 12 448 16507
Brancaleone RC 12 3584 20091
Roccaforte del Greco RC 12 476 20567
Careri RC 14 2360 22927
Bovalino RC 15 8905 31832
Benestare RC 16 2556 34388
Palizzi RC 17 2480 36868
Condofuri RC 17 5113 41981
Platì RC 17 3812 45793
Bova Marina RC 18 4235 50028
Ardore RC 18 5088 55116
San Lorenzo RC 19 2640 57756
Bagaladi RC 20 1039 58795

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2024-04-24
22:58:48		 38.0663 16.0382 10 2024-04-24
23:05:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127053081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-24 22:58:48 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0663 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0382 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127053081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 598
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 210
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 313
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 211
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) 0.15558
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31746
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127053081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-24 23:05:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-04-24T22:59:01.27 1.0 undecidable manual S 307 35.2425 50 0.17 31
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:59:00.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 31.1466 50 0 97
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:59.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 257 30.3474 50 -0.11 32
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-04-24T22:58:59.12 1.0 undecidable manual S 272 28.4493 50 -0.19 32
IV.CSGE1.HHE. 2024-04-24T22:58:59.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 35 27.6501 109 0.08 65
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-04-24T22:58:57.29 1.0 undecidable manual S 331 21.5673 114 0.19 32
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:57.58 1.0 undecidable manual S 301 22.5552 113 0.18 32
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:56.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 307 35.2425 50 0.06 64
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-04-24T22:58:56.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 22.4553 113 -0.43 60
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:55.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 30.3474 50 -0.06 97
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-04-24T22:58:55.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 17.2716 119 -0.02 100
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:55.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 31.1466 50 -0.03 98
IT.ARMO.HNE. 2024-04-24T22:58:54.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 272 28.4493 50 -0.1 65
IV.CSGE1.HHE. 2024-04-24T22:58:54.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 27.6501 109 0.16 64
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T22:58:54.01 0.6 positive manual P 301 22.5552 113 0.2 64
IT.DLNV.HNE. 2024-04-24T22:58:53.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 331 21.5673 114 0.36 62
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-04-24T22:58:53.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 22.4553 113 -0.23 63
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-04-24T22:58:52.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 17.2716 119 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.2 0.0001275 0.16 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:58:55.94
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.1 0.0001008 1.86 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:58:56.96
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001395 1.48 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:58:58.86
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001141 0.54 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:59:00.42
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001005 1.02 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:59:00.59
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009375 0.42 AML other m 2024-04-24T22:59:01.40
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