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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-06-2012 and time 20:38:22 (UTC) in region Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra nord occidentale (Cosenza), on

  • 18-06-2012 20:38:22 (UTC)
  • 18-06-2012 22:38:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.3370, 15.6920 at 222 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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An earthquake occurred to
49 Km W of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2012-06-18
20:38:22		 39.3367 15.6918 222 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 7793041
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-06-18 20:38:22 ± 0.42
Latitude 39.3367 ± 0.0243
Longitude 15.6918 ± 0.0674
Depth (km) 222 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 7793041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5758
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2014
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 83
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 174
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.05940
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 7793041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-08-13 12:29:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:39:19.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 147 117.5934 151 0.12 46
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:39:18.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 91.9413 157 0.97 55
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:39:16.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 168 82.6506 159 -0.05 75
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:39:15.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 43 81.9513 159 -0.28 72
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:39:13.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 102 45.5211 168 -0.32 76
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:55.18 0.1 negative manual P 147 117.5934 151 -0.16 91
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:55.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 116.994 151 0.61 41
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:54.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 101.121 154 0.08 72
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:54.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 86.5467 158 0.49 45
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.52 0.1 negative manual P 84 70.4739 162 0.56 91
IV.MGR.HNZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.53 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.44 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 97.7244 155 -0.46 67
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.40 0.1 negative manual P 168 82.6506 159 -0.08 99
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 81.9513 159 -0.31 95
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 132 84.7485 158 0.42 46
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:53.76 0.1 negative manual P 111 91.9413 157 -0.16 96
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2012-06-18T20:38:51.75 0.1 negative manual P 102 45.5211 168 -0.39 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0000432 0.18 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:38:55.89
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00003775 0.14 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:38:55.88
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000020799999999999997 0.3 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:38:53.79
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000016149999999999996 1.42 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:39:17.14
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000123 0.44 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:39:20.39
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00001675 1.26 AML other m 2012-06-18T20:39:21.69
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