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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 17-04-2016 and time 08:59:58 (Italy) in region 10 km S Acri (CS)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 10 km S Acri (CS), on

  • 17-04-2016 06:59:58 (UTC)
  • 17-04-2016 08:59:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.4070, 16.4120 at 13 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Acri CS 10 20858 20858
Rose CS 10 4373 25231
San Pietro in Guarano CS 11 3663 28894
Luzzi CS 12 9396 38290
Castiglione Cosentino CS 12 2896 41186
Celico CS 12 2802 43988
Lappano CS 13 941 44929
Rovito CS 13 3158 48087
Spezzano della Sila CS 14 4541 52628
Spezzano Piccolo CS 14 2079 54707
Zumpano CS 15 2570 57277
Serra Pedace CS 15 986 58263
Casole Bruzio CS 15 2578 60841
Trenta CS 16 2633 63474
Pedace CS 16 1907 65381
Bisignano CS 16 10203 75584
Santa Sofia d'Epiro CS 17 2628 78212
Pietrafitta CS 17 1310 79522
Longobucco CS 18 3183 82705
Cosenza CS 18 67546 150251
San Demetrio Corone CS 19 3559 153810
Aprigliano CS 19 2890 156700
San Cosmo Albanese CS 20 591 157291
San Giorgio Albanese CS 20 1432 158723

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NE of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Crotone (62178 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.5 2016-04-17
06:59:58		 39.4068 16.4117 13 2016-05-17
13:18:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24687891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2016-04-17
06:59:59		 39.4073 16.4042 11 2016-04-17
07:04:10		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24409931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-04-17 06:59:58 ± 0.06
Latitude 39.4068 ± 0.0027
Longitude 16.4117 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24687891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 106
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 284
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74464
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24687891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-28 08:06:27

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24409931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-17 07:04:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:15.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 354 52.503 93 0.18 69
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:14.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 47.5191 93 0.17 47
MN.CUC.HHE. 2016-04-17T07:00:13.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 322 82.6506 91 0.15 43
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:12.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 289 41.4252 93 -0.06 48
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:08.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 52.503 93 0.03 71
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:08.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 28.8489 96 -0.29 71
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:07.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 47.5191 93 0.07 72
IV.CAR1.HNZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:07.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 24.1536 99 -0.06 74
IV.LADO.EHE. 2016-04-17T07:00:07.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 105 50.616 93 -0.37 44
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:06.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 41.4252 93 0.11 71
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:05.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 76 35.742 94 -0.02 48
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:05.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 14.2746 116 -0.19 74
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:04.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 28.8489 96 -0.08 73
IV.CAR1.HNZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:04.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 24.1536 99 0.04 99
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:03.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 8.3805 137 -0.08 51
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:02.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 8.3805 137 0.14 100
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2016-04-17T07:00:02.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 14.2746 116 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002445 0.12 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:12.64
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000201 0.12 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:14.50
IV.PIPA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000202 0.42 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:15.56
IV.PIPA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000188 1.54 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:14.95
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00005225 0.18 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:16.38
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000028449999999999997 1.4 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:17.30
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000050199999999999994 1.34 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:16.28
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000513 0.98 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:19.19
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005595 0.88 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:05.42
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000533 0.18 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:05.63
IV.TDS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010205 0.88 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:09.03
IV.TDS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000124 0.14 AML other m 2016-04-17T07:00:09.05
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