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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 13-12-2020 and time 01:45:01 (Italy) in region 5 km E Floresta (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Floresta (ME), on

  • 13-12-2020 00:45:01 (UTC)
  • 13-12-2020 01:45:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9710, 14.9680 at 32 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
Floresta ME 5 485 485
Roccella Valdemone ME 6 666 1151
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 6 980 2131
Montalbano Elicona ME 7 2287 4418
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 7333
Malvagna ME 10 733 8066
Randazzo CT 10 10900 18966
Raccuja ME 11 1041 20007
Moio Alcantara ME 11 717 20724
Ucria ME 11 1058 21782
Basicò ME 13 612 22394
Librizzi ME 14 1660 24054
Tortorici ME 14 6435 30489
Tripi ME 15 873 31362
Novara di Sicilia ME 15 1337 32699
Sinagra ME 16 2705 35404
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 39349
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 17 3215 42564
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 45654
Maletto CT 18 3920 49574
Montagnareale ME 18 1615 51189
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 52208
Maniace CT 19 3765 55973
Galati Mamertino ME 19 2627 58600
Patti ME 19 13431 72031
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 75159
Oliveri ME 19 2181 77340
Falcone ME 19 2808 80148
Ficarra ME 20 1469 81617
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 82462
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 20 1531 83993
Longi ME 20 1473 85466

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.2 2020-12-13
00:45:01		 37.9713 14.9682 32 2021-02-26
14:56:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86975491
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2020-12-13
00:45:01		 37.9963 14.9763 34 2020-12-13
00:58:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85389791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-13 00:45:01 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.9713 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.9682 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 32 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86975491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 754
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 574
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 6
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 39
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 45
Number of defining phases 45
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10342
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.24916
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 36
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 57
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86975491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-09 20:34:57

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85389791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-13 00:58:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:25.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 67 138.6612 54 1.46 23
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:20.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 173 113.0979 54 -0.45 38
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:19.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 48 106.5156 54 -0.14 41
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:19.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 94.4388 104 0.96 32
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:18.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 83 95.5377 104 0.39 40
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:17.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 68 86.9463 105 0.22 42
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:16.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 174 90.7425 105 -1.22 29
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:16.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 282 33.6441 129 0.64 62
IV.PETRA.HHN. 2020-12-13T00:45:16.11 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 76.2681 108 0.47 41
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:16.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 246 87.6456 105 -0.93 17
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:15.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 272 72.1722 109 0.19 43
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:15.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 320 82.0512 106 -0.75 55
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:15.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 79.6647 107 -0.48 40
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:15.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 64 72.372 109 0.46 41
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:14.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 77.8665 107 -1.3 28
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:14.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 29.2485 133 0.32 46
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:14.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 23.5542 140 0.97 37
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 23.1546 140 -0.26 70
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 55 57.1983 114 0.37 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 69.5748 109 -1.18 46
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 20.7681 143 0.63 43
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 56.3991 114 0.8 56
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:13.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 19.0698 146 0.61 65
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:12.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 16.7721 149 0.33 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:12.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 16.6722 150 -0.15 73
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:11.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 39.9267 124 0.51 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:11.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 314 11.4774 158 -0.74 83
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-12-13T00:45:11.95 1.0 undecidable manual P 359 47.2194 119 0.44 22
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:11.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 44.9217 120 0.29 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:11.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 45.5211 120 -0.15 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:10.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 35 40.4262 123 0.3 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:10.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 38.8278 124 0.2 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:09.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 33.6441 129 -0.22 70
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:09.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 173 38.0286 125 -0.33 45
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:09.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 133 29.2485 133 -0.23 47
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:09.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 34.5432 128 -0.04 72
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:09.77 1.0 undecidable manual P 189 31.9458 130 0.2 23
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 19.3695 145 0.04 74
IV.EMCN.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 20.7681 143 -0.06 74
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 19.0698 146 -0.14 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 23.1546 140 -0.2 95
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 16.7721 149 0 100
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2020-12-13T00:45:08.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 23.5542 140 -0.07 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:07.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 16.6722 150 -0.27 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-13T00:45:07.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 11.4774 158 -0.33 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00114995925 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:11.61
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0014942700000000002 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:12.48
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00056045415 0.22 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.25
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00038153945 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.61
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0010256583500000002 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.50
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0018808980000000002 0.36 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.39
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0007722563 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.94
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001824439 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.95
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0020162599999999998 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:13.79
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:0.0 0.001416934 0.24 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:15.02
IV.EMCN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0009840103000000001 0.41 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:15.96
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00012531910000000002 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:16.62
IV.EMCN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0007283815 0.3 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:16.79
IV.EMCN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0007302682499999999 0.3 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:16.79
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00023573985000000002 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:17.08
IV.EMCN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00097924715 0.22 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:17.70
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00056476035 0.3 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:18.81
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0008621864500000001 0.46 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:18.77
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002793382 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:18.84
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00076298365 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:19.12
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00081918665 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:19.13
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0008835327500000001 0.58 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:19.12
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0003317631 0.68 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:19.13
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00037487290000000003 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:20.95
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00038151049999999995 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:21.55
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00049580235 0.4 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:21.62
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0009403071999999999 0.22 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:21.66
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00040233784999999997 0.2 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:21.70
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00050235505 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:22.39
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0006029723 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:22.94
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0003340148 0.44 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:23.04
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00029437910000000003 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:23.88
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00041616555 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:23.53
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0008927610500000001 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:23.82
IV.SICLA.EHE. ML:0.0 0.0001696619 0.4 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:27.00
IV.CAGR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022311015 0.54 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:28.07
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0000624349 0.36 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:29.78
IV.SICLA.EHN. ML:0.0 0.000147504685 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:30.78
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00008626518 0.48 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:31.47
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00026608222999999995 0.18 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:31.49
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000038004490000000004 0.68 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:31.66
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00032278974999999996 0.68 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:31.83
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0007241606 0.12 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:32.60
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:0.0 0.0003324137 0.66 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:32.74
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000049693965 0.44 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:33.24
IV.CAGR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00018612244999999998 0.66 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:33.85
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000052949754999999996 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:34.31
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.000050439400000000004 0.34 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:35.35
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00005443853 0.44 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:37.02
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006164811499999999 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:38.12
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000039104565 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:38.00
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00014350405 0.86 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:28.54
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00012289659999999998 0.94 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:32.45
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015976760000000002 0.66 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:41.25
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000165054475 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:31.69
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000139684425 0.16 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:38.45
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009425928499999999 0.2 AML other m 2020-12-13T00:45:41.48
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