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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 22-04-2016 and time 17:14:10 (Italy) in region 2 km E Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Cardeto (RC), on

  • 22-04-2016 15:14:10 (UTC)
  • 22-04-2016 17:14:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0820, 15.7890 at 11 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
Cardeto RC 2 1641 1641
Bagaladi RC 7 1039 2680
San Lorenzo RC 9 2640 5320
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 10 1263 6583
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 11 343 6926
Roccaforte del Greco RC 11 476 7402
Condofuri RC 11 5113 12515
Laganadi RC 11 413 12928
Montebello Ionico RC 11 6214 19142
Motta San Giovanni RC 12 6208 25350
Calanna RC 13 934 26284
Reggio di Calabria RC 13 183035 209319
San Roberto RC 15 1750 211069
Bova RC 16 448 211517
Fiumara RC 17 1018 212535
Roghudi RC 17 1104 213639
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 18 11355 224994
Campo Calabro RC 19 4536 229530

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
24 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.5 2016-04-22
15:14:10		 38.0817 15.7888 11 2016-05-17
13:18:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24636771
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2016-04-22
15:14:10		 38.0855 15.7947 11 2016-04-22
15:28:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24555661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-04-22 15:14:10 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0817 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.7888 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24636771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 45
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 130
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.30775
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24636771
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-26 10:03:23

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24555661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-04-22 15:28:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RSM2.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:16:06.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 22.549999 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:16:05.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 478.1658 -1.59 0
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:16:03.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.06 0
IV.LIK.EHZ.01 2016-04-22T15:15:57.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.06 0
IV.BIOG.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:15:42.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.31 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:15:35.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.7 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:15:34.01 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.19 0
IV.MNTP.HNZ. 2016-04-22T15:15:28.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.89 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:15:26.14 3.0 negative manual Pg 478.1658 10.27 0
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:53.99 3.0 undecidable manual S -3.09 0
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:34.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 77.6667 90 0.11 66
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:28.65 0.1 undecidable manual S 8 58.8966 90 -0.25 88
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:26.98 0.1 undecidable manual S 256 50.1165 90 0.41 87
IV.IST3.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:25.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 93.24 90 -0.8 69
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:24.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 77.6667 90 0.67 57
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:21.26 0.1 negative manual P 8 58.8966 90 0.04 93
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:21.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 310 31.746 90 -0.22 93
IV.AIO.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:20.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 50.1165 90 0.62 82
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:19.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 92 23.1546 90 -0.34 92
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:18.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 25 21.867 90 -0.18 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:18.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 281 38.7279 90 -0.06 95
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2016-04-22T15:14:17.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 31.746 90 -0.02 97
IV.MSCL.HHN. 2016-04-22T15:14:17.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 0 16.6722 90 -0.29 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:16.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 222 11.6772 110 -0.25 95
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:16.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 20 10.1787 118 0.07 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:15.89 0.1 positive manual P 92 23.1546 90 0.16 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:15.73 0.1 positive manual P 25 21.867 90 0.21 95
IV.GMB.BHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:14.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 10.1787 118 0.26 96
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2016-04-22T15:14:14.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 11.6772 110 0.18 98
IV.MSCL.HHN. 2016-04-22T15:14:14.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 0 16.6722 90 0.09 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001365 0.18 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:19.08
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00010645 0.18 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:18.99
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00007735 1.34 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:19.93
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00010155 1.34 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:19.26
IV.GMB.BHE. ML:2.3 0.002265 0.2 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:16.28
IV.GMB.BHN. ML:2.2 0.001815 0.52 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:16.96
IV.IST3.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0007785 0.92 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:28.30
IV.IST3.HHE. ML:2.7 0.000631 0.74 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:28.32
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00028149999999999996 0.7 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:16.21
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00020400000000000003 0.58 AML other m 2016-04-22T15:14:16.54
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