Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 05-12-2021 and time 00:18:27 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 05-12-2021 00:18:27 (UTC)
  • 05-12-2021 01:18:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0930, 15.5640 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Reggio di Calabria RC 7 183035 183035
Scaletta Zanclea ME 11 2140 185175
Messina ME 11 238439 423614
Itala ME 12 1640 425254
Alì ME 15 768 426022
Motta San Giovanni RC 15 6208 432230
Villa San Giovanni RC 16 13784 446014
Alì Terme ME 16 2539 448553
Rometta ME 16 6650 455203
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 459739
Saponara ME 16 3988 463727
Calanna RC 17 934 464661
Monforte San Giorgio ME 17 2777 467438
Fiumara RC 17 1018 468456
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 469865
Cardeto RC 18 1641 471506
Nizza di Sicilia ME 18 3667 475173
Laganadi RC 18 413 475586
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 19 343 475929
Roccavaldina ME 19 1133 477062
Roccalumera ME 20 4141 481203
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 489787

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
11 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2021-12-05
00:18:27
38.093 15.5645 8 2021-12-05
01:15:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98150831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-05 00:18:27 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.0930 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.5645 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98150831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1223
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 295
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 14
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37502
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98150831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-05 01:15:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2021-12-05T00:18:41.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 41.625 50 0.51 44
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:39.02 3.0 negative manual P 0 0
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:35.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 23.754 109 -0.05 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:34.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 19.3695 113 -0.04 76
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2021-12-05T00:18:34.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 41.625 50 -0.56 64
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:33.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 130 15.4734 118 -0.08 75
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:32.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 23.754 109 0.09 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:31.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 19.3695 113 0.12 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2021-12-05T00:18:30.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 15.4734 118 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00011226598000000001 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-05T00:18:35.69
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00015640294999999998 0.4 AML other m 2021-12-05T00:18:35.18
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:0.0 0 0.264 AML other m 2021-12-05T00:18:36.30
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00001854851 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-05T00:18:36.42
TV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000058355930000000004 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-05T00:18:36.43
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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