Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 21-05-2024 and time 15:42:45 (UTC) in region 3 km SE Bova (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Bova (RC), on

  • 21-05-2024 15:42:45 (UTC)
  • 21-05-2024 17:42:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9800, 15.9560 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Bova RC 3 448 448
Bova Marina RC 6 4235 4683
Palizzi RC 7 2480 7163
Staiti RC 7 248 7411
Roccaforte del Greco RC 9 476 7887
Condofuri RC 9 5113 13000
San Lorenzo RC 11 2640 15640
Bruzzano Zeffirio RC 12 1111 16751
Bagaladi RC 13 1039 17790
Brancaleone RC 13 3584 21374
Ferruzzano RC 13 772 22146
Samo RC 14 809 22955
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 16 11355 34310
Sant'Agata del Bianco RC 17 592 34902
Caraffa del Bianco RC 17 539 35441
Montebello Ionico RC 17 6214 41655
Africo RC 17 3075 44730
Roghudi RC 18 1104 45834
Casignana RC 18 759 46593

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
42 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Catania (314555 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 1.4 2024-05-21
15:42:45
37.9797 15.9557 10 2024-05-21
15:51:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128014201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-21 15:42:45 ± 0.16
Latitude 37.9797 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.9557 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 128014201

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1278
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 667
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 209
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.04856
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.29048
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128014201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-21 15:51:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-05-21T15:42:56.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 8 32.2455 50 -0.34 69
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:55.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 313 29.9478 50 -0.23 71
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:54.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 24.5532 112 0.04 74
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2024-05-21T15:42:52.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 32.2455 50 0.21 71
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:51.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 29.9478 50 0.19 71
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:50.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 24.5532 112 0.31 93
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:49.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 123 5.3946 152 -0.14 100
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-21T15:42:49.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 8.9799 138 -0.31 72
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2024-05-21T15:42:48.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 8.9799 138 0.15 74
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2024-05-21T15:42:47.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 5.3946 152 0.07 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000509 1.06 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:49.23
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0009845 0.34 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:49.16
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 ML:1.6 0.0005625 0.26 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:50.21
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 ML:1.4 0.00034399999999999996 0.28 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:50.22
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016549999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:54.86
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011029811 0.12 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:55.78
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000055246375 0.22 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:56.37
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000639625 0.18 AML other m 2024-05-21T15:42:57.09
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