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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 05-03-2022 and time 17:15:57 (Italy) in region 3 km W Maletto (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Maletto (CT), on

  • 05-03-2022 16:15:57 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2022 17:15:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8370, 14.8390 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
Maletto CT 3 3920 3920
Maniace CT 4 3765 7685
Bronte CT 5 19172 26857
Randazzo CT 11 10900 37757
Cesarò ME 11 2439 40196
San Teodoro ME 12 1403 41599
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 42579
Floresta ME 18 485 43064
Roccella Valdemone ME 19 666 43730
Adrano CT 19 36122 79852
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 80569

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
43 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Gela (75827 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 2.0 2022-03-05
16:15:57		 37.8368 14.839 33 2022-07-08
12:33:55		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104441291
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.9 2022-03-05
16:15:57		 37.856 14.862 25 2022-05-10
11:08:05		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 101707971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-05 16:15:57 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.8368 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8390 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 33 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104441291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 789
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 491
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 78
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 790.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70417
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104441291
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-10 11:07:50

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101707971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-05 17:08:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:49.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.25 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:21.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 78.1662 108 -0.05 67
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:18.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 155 67.1772 111 -0.28 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:15.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 177 54.2013 116 0.04 71
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:11.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 78.1662 108 -0.11 66
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-03-05T16:16:11.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 66 37.5291 127 0.09 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:10.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 30.747 133 0.42 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:10.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 32.8449 131 -0.34 46
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:09.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 67.1772 111 -0.26 66
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:08.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 8 23.0547 141 -0.79 60
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:07.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 2.0979 176 0.26 75
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:07.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 54.2013 116 -0.16 91
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-03-05T16:16:06.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 37.5291 127 0.33 91
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:06.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 35.742 128 0.61 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:05.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 30.747 133 0.23 95
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:04.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 32.8449 131 -0.29 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:04.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 19.2696 147 0.29 95
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:04.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 25.1526 139 -0.1 74
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-03-05T16:16:03.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 11.7771 158 0.24 73
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-03-05T16:16:03.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 12.9759 156 0.18 74
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:03.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 23.0547 141 -0.21 96
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-03-05T16:16:03.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 10.1787 161 -0.12 75
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:03.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 16.5723 151 0.07 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-03-05T16:16:02.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 2.0979 176 -0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0028250000000000003 1.04 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:07.16
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0018700000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:07.66
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000393 1.62 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:08.83
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00026250000000000004 0.94 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:10.13
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000203 0.82 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:11.04
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000219 1.58 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:11.08
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001225 1.64 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:16.93
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00021 1.48 AML other m 2022-03-05T16:16:16.89
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