Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 20-03-2022 and time 20:00:32 (UTC) in region 5 km E Castel di Lucio (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Castel di Lucio (ME), on

  • 20-03-2022 20:00:32 (UTC)
  • 20-03-2022 21:00:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8820, 14.3720 at 6 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Castel di Lucio ME 5 1294 1294
Mistretta ME 6 4791 6085
Capizzi ME 10 3176 9261
Reitano ME 11 806 10067
Pettineo ME 12 1350 11417
Motta d'Affermo ME 13 739 12156
Sperlinga EN 13 805 12961
Cerami EN 14 2006 14967
Nicosia EN 15 13899 28866
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 15 4694 33560
San Mauro Castelverde PA 16 1701 35261
Tusa ME 16 2925 38186
Caronia ME 17 3364 41550
Gangi PA 17 6811 48361
Geraci Siculo PA 19 1945 50306

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.7 2022-03-20
20:00:32
37.8817 14.3722 6 2022-07-08
12:33:54
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104360371
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2022-03-20
20:00:32
37.879 14.3862 9 2022-03-20
20:12:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102197021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-20 20:00:32 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8817 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.3722 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104360371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 828
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 193
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.21224
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66370
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102197021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-20 20:12:14

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104360371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-12 15:16:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:48.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 47.4192 50 -0.14 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:46.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 41.0256 99 0.08 49
IV.IACL.HHE. 2022-03-20T20:00:46.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 72.2721 50 0.92 37
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2022-03-20T20:00:45.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 73.6707 50 0.25 68
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-03-20T20:00:42.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 32.5452 101 -0.88 39
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 28.1496 103 -0.4 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 42.9237 50 0.42 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 23.5542 105 0.51 46
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 41.625 99 0.37 69
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 25.4523 104 -0.08 77
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 25.5522 104 0.03 50
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:41.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 47.4192 50 -0.52 86
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:40.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 41.0256 99 -0.56 89
IV.RESU.HHE. 2022-03-20T20:00:40.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 38.0286 99 0.34 70
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-03-20T20:00:39.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 32.5452 101 0.19 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:37.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 25.4523 104 -0.55 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:37.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 25.5522 104 0.31 96
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:37.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 283 28.1496 103 -0.23 73
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-03-20T20:00:37.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 23.5542 105 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0006670000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:42.59
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007915 0.66 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:43.51
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:1.7 0.00035 0.72 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:45.56
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00020400000000000003 1.58 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:46.92
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009025 0.42 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:51.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000853 0.6 AML other m 2022-03-20T20:00:54.72
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