Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 01-04-2022 and time 20:04:33 (Italy) in region 6 km E Caronia (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Caronia (ME), on

  • 01-04-2022 18:04:33 (UTC)
  • 01-04-2022 20:04:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0240, 14.5100 at 21 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
Caronia ME 6 3364 3364
San Fratello ME 8 3707 7071
Acquedolci ME 8 5744 12815
Sant'Agata di Militello ME 12 12624 25439
Santo Stefano di Camastra ME 14 4694 30133
Militello Rosmarino ME 15 1324 31457
Reitano ME 15 806 32263
Mistretta ME 16 4791 37054
Torrenova ME 17 4386 41440
Alcara li Fusi ME 17 1980 43420
San Marco d'Alunzio ME 18 1996 45416
Motta d'Affermo ME 19 739 46155
Capizzi ME 20 3176 49331
Capri Leone ME 20 4515 53846

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
71 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Messina (238439 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2022-04-01
18:04:33
38.0235 14.5098 21 2022-07-08
12:33:52
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104111861
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2022-04-01
18:04:33
38.057 14.4948 23 2022-04-01
18:13:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102678021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-01 18:04:33 ± 0.16
Latitude 38.0235 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.5098 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 21 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104111861

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 844
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 214
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 150
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06475
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57197
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 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104111861
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-20 09:21:11

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102678021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-01 18:13:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2022-04-01T18:04:47.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 40.626 109 -0.26 46
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:46.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 35.0427 113 0.45 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:45.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 31.8459 115 0.09 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:44.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 63.492 101 -0.23 67
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2022-04-01T18:04:44.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 5 60.2952 102 0.18 46
IV.IACL.HHE. 2022-04-01T18:04:44.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 58.0974 102 0.53 42
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:42.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 42.4242 108 0.24 69
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:42.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 22.0668 127 -0.13 48
IV.CSLB.HHE. 2022-04-01T18:04:41.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 40.626 109 -0.3 91
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:41.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 40.7259 109 -0.09 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:41.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 37.5291 111 0.45 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:40.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 7.1928 158 0.29 49
IV.GALF.HNZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:40.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 35.0427 113 -0.22 94
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:40.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 32.2455 115 0.24 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:40.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 31.8459 115 -0.09 97
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:38.49 0.1 positive manual P 61 22.0668 127 -0.54 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-04-01T18:04:37.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 7.1928 158 0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00047549999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:41.04
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000218077565 0.2048 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:41.32
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00016710530000000001 0.2176 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:43.40
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00018740785000000002 0.3584 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:43.48
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00033262209999999995 1.6672 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:45.92
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00027542115000000003 0.3968 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:46.67
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008602853000000001 0.256 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:54.89
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006496986 0.2816 AML other m 2022-04-01T18:04:57.74
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