Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 14-01-1997 and time 15:05:36 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Cardeto (RC)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Cardeto (RC), on

  • 14-01-1997 14:05:36 (UTC)
  • 14-01-1997 15:05:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0660, 15.7410 at 7 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Cardeto RC 3 1641 1641
Motta San Giovanni RC 8 6208 7849
Bagaladi RC 8 1039 8888
Montebello Ionico RC 9 6214 15102
Reggio di Calabria RC 10 183035 198137
San Lorenzo RC 10 2640 200777
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 12 343 201120
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 12 1263 202383
Laganadi RC 12 413 202796
Condofuri RC 12 5113 207909
Calanna RC 13 934 208843
Roccaforte del Greco RC 14 476 209319
Roghudi RC 16 1104 210423
San Roberto RC 16 1750 212173
Melito di Porto Salvo RC 17 11355 223528
Fiumara RC 17 1018 224546
Campo Calabro RC 18 4536 229082
Bova RC 19 448 229530
Villa San Giovanni RC 19 13784 243314

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km SE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
22 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.5
ML-VAX 2.3
1997-01-14
14:05:36
38.066 15.741 7 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 259679
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-01-14 14:05:36 ± 0.232
Latitude 38.0660 ± 0.0134
Longitude 15.7410 ± 0.0150
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 259679

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1985.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 122
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00065
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01182
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 259679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:05:38

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 259679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.PZI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:06:14.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 212 1.1877 -1.46 0
--.CS9.Z. 1997-01-14T14:06:01.87 10.0 undecidable manual PN 264 1.3098 0.5 0.5
--.PZI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:59.27 10.0 undecidable manual PN 212 1.1877 -0.29 0.7
--.SA1.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:55.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 305 0.8658 1.31 0.1
--.MNO.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:54.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 261 0.8214 0.77 0.4
--.GRI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:54.85 10.0 undecidable manual PG 34 0.9213 -0.43 0.7
--.SOI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:46.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 88 0.2442 -0.48 0.4
--.MSI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:46.14 10.0 undecidable manual SG 313 0.1998 1.27 0.1
--.ATN.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:45.25 10.0 undecidable manual SG 292 0.2331 -1 0.1
--.SC9.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:43.46 10.0 undecidable manual SG 353 0.1887 -1.1 0.1
--.GMB.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:42.84 10.0 undecidable manual SG 33 0.1221 0.72 0.3
--.SOI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:42.33 10.0 negative manual PG 88 0.2442 -0.09 2.7
--.SC9.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:41.10 10.0 positive manual PG 353 0.1887 -0.16 2.7
--.MSI.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:41.15 10.0 positive manual PG 313 0.1998 -0.29 2.5
--.ATN.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:41.54 10.0 positive manual PG 292 0.2331 -0.69 1.4
--.MO9.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:40.76 10.0 undecidable manual SG 210 0.0666 0.22 0.5
--.GMB.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:40.28 10.0 negative manual PG 33 0.1221 0.43 2.1
--.MO9.Z. 1997-01-14T14:05:39.12 10.0 positive manual PG 210 0.0666 0.18 2.6
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