Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 26-03-2022 and time 15:08:32 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 26-03-2022 14:08:32 (UTC)
  • 26-03-2022 15:08:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1560, 15.0930 at 7 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
Falcone ME 4 2808 2808
Oliveri ME 4 2181 4989
Furnari ME 6 3784 8773
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 16168
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 17699
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 19755
Basicò ME 11 612 20367
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 61950
Patti ME 11 13431 75381
Tripi ME 12 873 76254
Castroreale ME 12 2504 78758
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 80373
Librizzi ME 13 1660 82033
Merì ME 14 2338 84371
Milazzo ME 15 31646 116017
San Filippo del Mela ME 16 7115 123132
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 124469
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 127384
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 129671
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 134321
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 141395
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 144485
Pace del Mela ME 19 6239 150724
Raccuja ME 19 1041 151765
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 20 1807 153572

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.4 2022-03-26
14:08:32
38.1562 15.0927 7 2022-07-08
12:33:41
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 102835401
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2022-03-26
14:08:32
38.1528 15.0917 9 2022-03-26
14:19:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102404501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-26 14:08:32 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1562 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.0927 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102835401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 473
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 217
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 260
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 72
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15828
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41279
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102835401
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-01 10:30:16

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102404501
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-26 14:19:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:48.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 45.8208 50 0.22 69
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:45.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 38.1285 100 -0.68 62
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:43.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 175 30.5472 103 0.34 69
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 29.0487 104 -0.4 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 26.3514 105 0.35 47
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 28.1496 104 0.59 43
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 263 31.8459 102 -1.31 31
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 29.4483 103 -0.04 49
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:42.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 27.1506 104 0.12 49
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:41.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 38.4282 100 1.18 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:40.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 23.8539 106 -0.25 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:40.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 237 22.8549 107 0.05 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:40.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 22.755 107 -0.02 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:40.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 45.8208 50 -0.27 91
3D.OEM8.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:40.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 336 37.9287 101 0.37 68
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:39.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 38.1285 100 -0.22 70
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 29.4483 103 0.13 97
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 27.1506 104 0.21 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 17.5713 112 0.05 50
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 28.1496 104 0.12 97
3D.OEM4.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 31.0467 103 0 74
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 30.5472 103 0.04 74
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:38.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 29.0487 104 -0.03 99
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 22.8549 107 0.03 100
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 263 31.8459 102 -1.06 53
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 23.8539 106 -0.1 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 22.755 107 0.03 100
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 30.3474 103 -0.6 65
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:37.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 26.3514 105 0.3 94
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-26T14:08:36.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 17.5713 112 0.15 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000168148305 0.3392 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:40.71
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0006769388 0.3584 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:40.65
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00023249999999999999 1.44 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:40.20
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00030219439999999996 0.6592 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:40.97
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000101649295 0.6784 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:41.62
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00018241364999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:41.72
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008717137 0.3584 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:42.29
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009455 0.34 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:42.41
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001291418 0.16 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:43.06
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006003062 0.384 AML other m 2022-03-26T14:08:44.40
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