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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 29-03-2022 and time 00:53:16 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Basicò (ME), on

  • 29-03-2022 00:53:16 (UTC)
  • 29-03-2022 02:53:16 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0440, 15.0450 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Basicò ME 3 612 612
Montalbano Elicona ME 3 2287 2899
Tripi ME 5 873 3772
San Piero Patti ME 7 2915 6687
Novara di Sicilia ME 8 1337 8024
Falcone ME 9 2808 10832
Oliveri ME 9 2181 13013
Librizzi ME 10 1660 14673
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 16204
Furnari ME 10 3784 19988
Raccuja ME 12 1041 21029
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 21695
Patti ME 13 13431 35126
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 13 1019 36145
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 37760
Rodì Milici ME 13 2056 39816
Floresta ME 13 485 40301
Malvagna ME 14 733 41034
Ucria ME 14 1058 42092
Terme Vigliatore ME 15 7395 49487
Castroreale ME 16 2504 51991
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 16 980 52971
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 53688
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 16 3090 56778
Sinagra ME 18 2705 59483
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 63428
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 66643
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 19 41583 108226
Antillo ME 19 919 109145
Tortorici ME 19 6435 115580
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 122654
Motta Camastra ME 20 845 123499

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
48 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2022-03-29
00:53:16		 38.0445 15.0447 8 2022-03-29
01:01:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102511541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-29 00:53:16 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0445 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0447 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102511541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 490
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 461
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 25
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42538
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102511541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-29 01:01:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:32.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 47.2194 50 -0.03 49
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:30.27 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:29.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 268 39.627 50 -0.66 42
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:26.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 28.6491 105 -0.26 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:25.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 47.2194 50 0.28 93
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:24.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 39.627 50 -0.09 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:24.71 0.6 negative manual P 351 37.2294 50 0.67 42
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:23.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 18.3705 113 -0.26 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:23.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 19.2696 112 -0.49 47
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2022-03-29T00:53:23.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 166 33.0447 103 0.25 48
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 29.5482 105 0.12 99
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.14 0.6 positive manual P 178 25.8519 107 0.24 49
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 25.3524 107 0.25 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 14.874 118 0.56 46
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 214 29.4483 105 -0.46 46
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 29.9478 105 -0.26 96
IV.EMCN.HHE. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 28.1496 106 0.28 96
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:22.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 29.1486 105 0.13 74
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:21.98 0.1 positive manual P 287 28.6491 105 -0.44 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:20.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 18.3705 113 -0.17 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:20.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 14.874 118 0.38 96
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-03-29T00:53:20.42 0.1 positive manual P 160 19.2696 112 -0.22 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00024249999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:23.01
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000243 0.16 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:23.27
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002 0.36 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:23.39
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00029499999999999996 0.24 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:23.69
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00019600000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:23.39
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000256 1.16 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:24.62
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001017 0.78 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:27.50
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008065 0.46 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:27.40
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000625 0.56 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:28.36
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010815 1.04 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:29.86
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002585 0.8 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:30.46
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00026749999999999994 1.04 AML other m 2022-03-29T00:53:32.45
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