Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 31-03-2022 and time 16:15:37 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 31-03-2022 14:15:37 (UTC)
  • 31-03-2022 16:15:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0710, 14.4910 at 26 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Caronia ME 7 3364 3364
Acquedolci ME 9 5744 9108
San Fratello ME 11 3707 12815
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 13 12624 25439
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 14 4694 30133
Militello Rosmarino ME 16 1324 31457
Torrenova ME 17 4386 35843
Reitano ME 17 806 36649
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 18 1996 38645
Mistretta ME 19 4791 43436
Alcara li Fusi ME 19 1980 45416
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 46155
Capri Leone ME 19 4515 50670

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
75 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Palermo (674435 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2022-03-31
14:15:37
38.0708 14.4913 26 2022-03-31
14:24:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102619751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-31 14:15:37 ± 0.22
Latitude 38.0708 ± 0.0135
Longitude 14.4913 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 26 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102619751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1332
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1173
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 135
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47394
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102619751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-31 14:24:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:52.02 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:51.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 40.626 116 0.03 52
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:49.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 33.5442 122 0.05 79
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:47.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 21.6672 136 0.09 80
IV.IACL.HHE. 2022-03-31T14:15:46.78 1.0 undecidable manual P 347 52.6029 110 -0.43 23
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:45.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 115 9.6792 157 -0.24 79
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:45.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 40.626 116 0.15 76
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:45.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 40.5261 117 -0.25 75
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:44.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 33.5442 122 0.29 100
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:42.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 9.6792 157 0.14 80
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-03-31T14:15:42.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 21.6672 136 -0.19 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000066508935 0.3008 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:45.68
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00017600955000000003 0.1792 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:45.70
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00007369545499999999 0.1152 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:50.17
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000072501525 0.4032 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:52.20
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00002126346 2.4448 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:53.15
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000020948330000000003 0.48 AML other m 2022-03-31T14:15:51.00
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