Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-08-2006 and time 18:48:06 (Italy) in region Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Calabra sud orientale (Reggio di Calabria), on

  • 17-08-2006 16:48:06 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2006 18:48:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1670, 16.4380 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Siderno RC 17 18191 18191
Locri RC 17 12504 30695
Roccella Ionica RC 18 6557 37252
Marina di Gioiosa Ionica RC 18 6625 43877

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
70 Km E of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 2.0
2006-08-17
16:48:06
38.167 16.438 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 586979
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-17 16:48:06 ± 0.29
Latitude 38.1670 ± 0.0144
Longitude 16.4380 ± 0.0217
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 586979

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2421
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 632
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 51
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2483.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 240
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.54
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89033
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 586979
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:13

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 586979
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHN. 2006-08-17T16:48:36.79 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 13 98.8233 1.324 14
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:30.30 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 278 81.7515 -0.617 20
MN.TIP.HHE. 2006-08-17T16:48:29.76 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:28.60 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 359 72.6717 0.106 46
IV.MMME.BHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:25.71 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SERS.HHN. 2006-08-17T16:48:23.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 13 98.8233 -0.132 86
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:20.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 278 81.7515 0.325 86
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:18.30 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 254 66.9774 -0.006 94
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:18.47 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 253 35.1426 0.01 50
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:18.97 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 359 72.6717 -0.218 67
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:17.32 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 360 31.3464 -0.134 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:13.37 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 253 35.1426 -0.02 100
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2006-08-17T16:48:12.78 0.1 positive manual Pg 360 31.3464 -0.03 100
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