Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 29-03-2022 and time 05:05:34 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 29-03-2022 03:05:34 (UTC)
  • 29-03-2022 05:05:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2420, 14.8300 at 9 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
Piraino ME 9 3962 3962
Brolo ME 9 5783 9745
Gioiosa Marea ME 9 7074 16819
Capo d'Orlando ME 12 13254 30073
Naso ME 14 3813 33886
Ficarra ME 15 1469 35355
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 38445
Montagnareale ME 16 1615 40060
Patti ME 16 13431 53491
Castell'Umberto ME 17 3128 56619
Sinagra ME 18 2705 59324
Capri Leone ME 18 4515 63839
Mirto ME 19 974 64813
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 19 1319 66132
Librizzi ME 20 1660 67792

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
64 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.2 2022-03-29
03:05:34
38.2415 14.8303 9 2022-07-08
12:34:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 105865961
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2022-03-29
03:05:33
38.2545 14.8082 10 2022-03-29
04:02:22
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102515411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-29 03:05:34 ± 0.07
Latitude 38.2415 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.8303 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105865961

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 406
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 283
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 108
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14479
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53240
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102515411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-29 04:02:22

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105865961
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-10 22:32:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:52.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 59.0964 50 -0.03 47
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:51.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 52.503 50 0.26 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:49.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 46.2204 50 -0.23 46
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:49.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 46.7199 50 -0.35 45
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:48.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 328 42.1245 50 0.14 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:45.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 222 31.0467 50 -0.04 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:44.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 59.0964 50 -0.25 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:43.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 46.7199 50 -0.02 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:43.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 46.2204 50 0.57 64
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:43.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 52.503 50 0 72
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:42.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 22.3554 112 0.35 47
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:42.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 42.1245 50 -0.29 69
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:41.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 38 21.867 113 -0.56 45
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:41.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 19.869 115 0.01 76
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:40.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 16.0728 120 -0.52 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:40.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 31.0467 50 0.04 99
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:39.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 38 21.867 113 0.07 100
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:39.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 22.3554 112 0.22 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:38.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 19.869 115 0.18 98
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:38.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 19.9689 115 0.18 98
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-29T03:05:37.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 16.0728 120 -0.32 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00006900000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2022-03-29T03:05:40.75
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00009715 0.38 AML other m 2022-03-29T03:05:40.65
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002465 0.6 AML other m 2022-03-29T03:05:42.21
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001715 1.08 AML other m 2022-03-29T03:05:43.84
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