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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 12-03-2022 and time 01:34:04 (UTC) in region 1 km W Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME), on

  • 12-03-2022 01:34:04 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2022 02:34:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1460, 15.2080 at 13 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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 1 41583 41583
Terme Vigliatore ME 4 7395 48978
Merì ME 4 2338 51316
Rodì Milici ME 5 2056 53372
Castroreale ME 5 2504 55876
San Filippo del Mela ME 6 7115 62991
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 7 4650 67641
Furnari ME 9 3784 71425
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 72956
Milazzo ME 9 31646 104602
Pace del Mela ME 9 6239 110841
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 10 1807 112648
Condrò ME 11 493 113141
Falcone ME 11 2808 115949
San Pier Niceto ME 13 2837 118786
Oliveri ME 13 2181 120967
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 128398
Tripi ME 14 873 129271
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 130404
Valdina ME 15 1355 131759
Monforte San Giorgio ME 15 2777 134536
Basicò ME 16 612 135148
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 136485
Venetico ME 16 3911 140396
Spadafora ME 17 5021 145417
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 146436
Rometta ME 18 6650 153086
Mandanici ME 19 601 153687
Antillo ME 19 919 154606

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.6 2022-03-12
01:34:04		 38.1465 15.2083 13 2022-07-08
12:34:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 105100581
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2022-03-12
01:34:04		 38.1377 15.2075 14 2022-03-12
01:39:20		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101892781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-12 01:34:04 ± 0.14
Latitude 38.1465 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.2083 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105100581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 568
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 526
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 110
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 73
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11331
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39480
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105100581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-03 23:08:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101892781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-12 01:39:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2022-03-12T01:34:16.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 35.1426 95 0.1 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:16.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 32.3454 96 0.62 64
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:15.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 30.3474 97 0.76 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:14.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 249 31.3464 97 -0.35 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:14.43 0.1 undecidable manual S 63 29.2485 97 -0.21 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 19.5693 106 -0.43 68
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 325 33.744 96 0.1 72
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 322 32.3454 96 0.32 91
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 321 35.742 95 -0.1 47
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 325 32.8449 96 0.19 70
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.65 0.1 positive manual P 266 41.7249 94 -0.56 83
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-03-12T01:34:11.91 1.0 undecidable manual P 325 43.8228 94 -0.62 20
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 29.2485 97 0.03 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.69 0.1 positive manual P 249 31.3464 97 0.08 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 8 13.9749 119 -0.29 92
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 35.1426 95 -0.23 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 90 12.5763 123 0.08 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:10.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 195 30.3474 97 -0.09 48
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-03-12T01:34:09.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 24.753 100 -0.04 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:08.03 0.1 positive manual P 90 12.5763 123 0.18 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:08.82 0.1 positive manual P 174 19.5693 106 -0.01 99
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-12T01:34:08.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 13.9749 119 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003895 0.4 AML other m 2022-03-12T01:34:10.79
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000428 1.18 AML other m 2022-03-12T01:34:11.79
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00023899999999999998 1.78 AML other m 2022-03-12T01:34:11.93
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00016299999999999998 0.26 AML other m 2022-03-12T01:34:12.37
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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