Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 24-04-2024 and time 23:30:20 (UTC) in region 3 km E Molochio (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Molochio (RC), on

  • 24-04-2024 23:30:20 (UTC)
  • 25-04-2024 01:30:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3090, 16.0700 at 15 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 3 2564 2564
Cittanova RC 5 10410 12974
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 6 523 13497
Taurianova RC 7 15636 29133
Varapodio RC 8 2160 31293
Oppido Mamertina RC 8 5332 36625
Antonimina RC 8 1317 37942
Ciminà RC 9 568 38510
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 9 3058 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
Scido RC 14 931 69094
Melicucco RC 14 5101 74195
Anoia RC 14 2212 76407
Sant'Ilario dello Ionio RC 15 1377 77784
Portigliola RC 15 1201 78985
Benestare RC 15 2556 81541
Careri RC 15 2360 83901
Rizziconi RC 15 7829 91730
Delianuova RC 15 3352 95082
Maropati RC 15 1524 96606
Ardore RC 16 5088 101694
San Procopio RC 16 534 102228
Mammola RC 16 2847 105075
Giffone RC 16 1907 106982
Melicuccà RC 16 930 107912
Galatro RC 17 1709 109621
Sinopoli RC 17 2089 111710
Seminara RC 18 2811 114521
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 18 1695 116216
San Luca RC 18 3881 120097
Grotteria RC 18 3154 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

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
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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 1.6 2024-04-24
23:30:20
38.3088 16.0698 15 2024-04-24
23:35:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 127053271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-24 23:30:20 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3088 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.0698 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 127053271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 594
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 138
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 325
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06295
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34804
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 127053271
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-24 23:35:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:32.81 0.1 undecidable manual S 243 35.8419 99 0.25 92
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-04-24T23:30:32.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 209 38.628 98 -0.3 89
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:32.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 64 35.6421 99 -0.02 95
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:30.36 0.1 undecidable manual S 235 26.6511 104 0.2 94
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:30.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 338 29.748 102 -0.32 91
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:29.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 13 24.753 106 0.05 97
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:27.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 13.7751 126 0.28 71
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:27.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 35.6421 99 -0.3 90
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:27.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 35.8419 99 0.05 96
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-04-24T23:30:27.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 38.628 98 -0.08 94
IV.NICCA.EHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:26.46 0.1 positive manual P 338 29.748 102 -0.06 96
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:26.29 0.1 positive manual P 235 26.6511 104 0.23 94
IY.SPDC.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:25.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 24.753 106 0.2 95
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:25.37 0.1 undecidable manual S 229 6.993 149 -0.41 93
IV.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:24.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 108 13.7751 126 0.03 100
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-04-24T23:30:23.66 0.1 positive manual P 229 6.993 149 0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0005835 0.3 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:26.16
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003815 1.4 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:26.11
IV.CSGE1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00016999999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:27.45
IV.CSGE1.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00008104999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:29.63
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002215 0.16 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:30.86
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002175 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:30.79
IV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0003005 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:30.86
IV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00014700000000000002 0.1 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:31.18
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000188 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:33.29
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00012445 0.84 AML other m 2024-04-24T23:30:33.44
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