Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 19-09-2024 and time 08:30:14 (Italy) in region 5 km W Melicucco (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Melicucco (RC), on

  • 19-09-2024 06:30:14 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2024 08:30:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4460, 16.0050 at 16 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
Melicucco RC 5 5101 5101
Rosarno RC 5 14841 19942
Rizziconi RC 5 7829 27771
Feroleto della Chiesa RC 6 1695 29466
Anoia RC 7 2212 31678
Polistena RC 8 10496 42174
Maropati RC 8 1524 43698
Laureana di Borrello RC 8 5174 48872
Cinquefrondi RC 9 6539 55411
San Ferdinando RC 9 4490 59901
Galatro RC 9 1709 61610
Gioia Tauro RC 9 19864 81474
Candidoni RC 10 416 81890
Taurianova RC 10 15636 97526
San Giorgio Morgeto RC 11 3058 100584
Serrata RC 11 845 101429
Cittanova RC 12 10410 111839
Nicotera VV 13 6290 118129
Giffone RC 13 1907 120036
Limbadi VV 13 3695 123731
Terranova Sappo Minulio RC 14 523 124254
San Pietro di CaridĂ  RC 14 1195 125449
San Calogero VV 14 4315 129764
Varapodio RC 15 2160 131924
Dinami VV 16 2168 134092
Molochio RC 16 2564 136656
Palmi RC 17 18930 155586
Seminara RC 17 2811 158397
Rombiolo VV 17 4569 162966
Oppido Mamertina RC 17 5332 168298
Joppolo VV 18 1926 170224
Mileto VV 18 6763 176987
Filandari VV 19 1853 178840
MelicuccĂ  RC 19 930 179770

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
97 Km S of Cosenza (67546 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 1.2 2024-09-19
06:30:14
38.4463 16.0048 16 2024-09-19
06:45:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131554521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-19 06:30:14 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.4463 ± 0.0036
Longitude 16.0048 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131554521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 435
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 164
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) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 219
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.07
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37502
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131554521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-19 06:45:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:28.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 41.625 99 -0.07 48
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:27.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 37.629 100 -0.02 48
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:26.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 32.9448 102 -0.13 47
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:23.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 179 19.869 116 0.04 50
IV.SOI.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:22.84 0.1 positive manual P 174 41.625 99 0.05 96
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:22.13 0.3 positive manual P 89 37.629 100 -0.06 72
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:21.91 3.0 positive manual P -1.16 0
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:21.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 32.9448 102 0.06 98
IY.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:20.91 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:19.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 19.869 116 0 100
IY.CSGE1.HHZ. 2024-09-19T06:30:16.75 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IY.OPPI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00014350000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2024-09-19T06:30:25.64
IY.OPPI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000115 0.28 AML other m 2024-09-19T06:30:26.26
IV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000042649449999999995 0.12 AML other m 2024-09-19T06:30:28.25
IV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000045491815000000005 0.12 AML other m 2024-09-19T06:30:28.58
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