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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 14-01-2022 and time 04:21:20 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 14-01-2022 04:21:20 (UTC)
  • 14-01-2022 05:21:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3840, 15.4930 at 127 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 17 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9 2022-01-14
04:21:20		 38.3838 15.4933 127 2022-07-08
12:33:42		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 102932671
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2022-01-14
04:21:19		 38.4498 15.54 129 2022-01-14
04:32:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 99763071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-01-14 04:21:20 ± 0.25
Latitude 38.3838 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.4933 ± 0.0229
Depth (km) 127 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102932671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2123
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 120
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12051
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.38406
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102932671
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-06 16:47:22

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99763071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-14 04:32:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2022-01-14T04:22:07.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 153.6351 126 0.12 40
IV.CELI.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:22:06.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 143.0457 128 0.9 33
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:22:03.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 133.0668 130 0.2 41
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:56.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 82.4508 144 0.35 44
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:54.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 51.1155 156 1.36 30
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:52.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 45.9207 159 0.41 47
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:52.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 44.622 159 0.38 47
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:52.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 106 46.8198 158 0.34 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:51.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 111 37.4292 162 0.01 77
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:51.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 42.1245 160 -0.69 42
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:50.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 29.0487 166 -0.17 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:49.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 13.3755 174 -0.74 44
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2022-01-14T04:21:47.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 153.6351 126 -0.2 58
IV.CELI.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:46.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 143.0457 128 0.21 60
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-01-14T04:21:45.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 51 140.5482 128 -0.04 62
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:45.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 133.0668 130 0.7 54
IV.SERS.HNN. 2022-01-14T04:21:44.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 55 126.2736 132 0.24 62
IV.CAR1.HHN. 2022-01-14T04:21:43.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 114.6963 135 -0.45 60
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:41.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 222 83.3499 144 0.59 41
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2022-01-14T04:21:41.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 74.0703 147 0.79 57
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:40.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 82.4508 144 0.09 93
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:39.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 64.491 151 -0.2 71
IV.SOI.EHN. 2022-01-14T04:21:39.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 59.7957 153 -0.12 97
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:39.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 65.49 151 -0.08 97
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:39.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 51.1155 156 0.28 47
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:39.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 65.8896 150 0.12 71
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-01-14T04:21:39.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 82 55.6998 154 -0.12 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 37.4292 162 -0.29 73
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 52.1034 156 -0.05 75
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 42.1245 160 -0.41 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.78 0.1 positive manual P 157 45.9207 159 0.07 100
IV.IVPL.HNZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 44.622 159 -0.36 71
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:38.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 46.8198 158 0.08 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-01-14T04:21:37.06 0.1 positive manual P 174 13.3755 174 -0.66 91
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2022-01-14T04:21:37.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 29.0487 166 -0.5 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000030667475 0.1408 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:50.13
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000053955365000000006 0.3616 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:52.18
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00005518868 1.36 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:52.81
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000031242184999999996 0.5184 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:53.00
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000052011585 1.5008 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:53.90
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010674235 1.2992 AML other m 2022-01-14T04:21:53.42
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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