Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 28-04-2022 and time 15:11:45 (UTC) in region 6 km S Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km S Castroreale (ME), on

  • 28-04-2022 15:11:45 (UTC)
  • 28-04-2022 17:11:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0440, 15.2010 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Castroreale ME 6 2504 2504
Novara di Sicilia ME 7 1337 3841
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 7 1019 4860
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 8 1531 6391
Rodì Milici ME 8 2056 8447
Antillo ME 9 919 9366
Tripi ME 9 873 10239
Furnari ME 10 3784 14023
Terme Vigliatore ME 11 7395 21418
Mandanici ME 11 601 22019
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 63602
Basicò ME 12 612 64214
Limina ME 13 836 65050
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 69700
Falcone ME 13 2808 72508
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 72705
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 14 842 73547
Merì ME 15 2338 75885
Oliveri ME 15 2181 78066
Pagliara ME 15 1170 79236
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 86351
Savoca ME 16 1732 88083
Fiumedinisi ME 16 1409 89492
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 91779
Motta Camastra ME 17 845 92624
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 96569
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 98376
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 98976
Graniti ME 17 1492 100468
Gallodoro ME 18 367 100835
Pace del Mela ME 18 6239 107074
Furci Siculo ME 18 3382 110456
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 18 9377 119833
Condrò ME 18 493 120326
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 123163
Forza d'Agrò ME 19 911 124074
Roccalumera ME 19 4141 128215
Malvagna ME 19 733 128948
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 19 1554 130502
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 133717
Alì ME 19 768 134485
Nizza di Sicilia ME 19 3667 138152

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
48 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
61 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2022-04-28
15:11:45
38.0443 15.2007 9 2022-07-08
12:34:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106807141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2022-04-28
15:11:45
38.0468 15.1958 9 2022-04-28
15:19:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 103902001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-28 15:11:45 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0443 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.2007 ± 0.0069
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 106807141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 663
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 580
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 158
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07734
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77701
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106807141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-04 15:44:34

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103902001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-28 15:19:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:12:03.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 53.2023 50 0.45 44
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:12:01.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 86.247 50 0.19 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:12:00.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 82.4508 50 0.58 60
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-04-28T15:12:00.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 42.2244 50 0.81 39
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:12:00.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 43.2234 50 -0.18 47
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:58.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 41.8248 50 -1.53 27
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:58.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 36.2415 50 -0.29 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:58.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 87 74.6697 50 -0.25 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:57.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 68 65.0904 50 -0.31 44
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:57.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 28.749 107 0.69 42
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-04-28T15:11:55.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 25.5522 109 0.31 47
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:55.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 28.5492 107 -0.39 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:55.96 0.1 positive manual P 269 53.2023 50 0.12 94
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 43.2234 50 0.23 70
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 45.621 50 0.01 73
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 44.3223 50 0.11 72
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 44.8218 50 0.29 92
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 45.621 50 -0.36 91
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-04-28T15:11:54.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 42.2244 50 0.3 92
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:53.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 201 19.2696 115 -0.29 48
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:53.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 36.2415 50 -0.01 74
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:52.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 28.749 107 0.48 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:52.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 17.4714 117 0.12 75
IV.MCPD.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:52.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 282 41.8248 50 -1.52 55
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:52.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 29.5482 107 0.54 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:51.78 0.1 positive manual P 270 28.5492 107 -0.14 98
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-04-28T15:11:51.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 25.5522 109 -0.14 99
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:50.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 19.2696 115 -0.13 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:50.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 17.4714 117 0.22 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:49.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 8.5803 136 -0.61 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-04-28T15:11:48.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 8.5803 136 -0.21 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00317 0.24 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:49.94
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00363 1.16 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:50.72
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000304 1.3 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:53.14
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000273 0.6 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:55.65
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000468 1.42 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:56.75
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000049449999999999996 0.2 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:56.37
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001215 0.96 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:57.91
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000176 0.22 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:58.35
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006779999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:11:58.61
IV.MCPD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001465 0.34 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:00.98
IV.MCPD.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001005 1.54 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:00.05
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010535 0.6 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:01.37
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00017449999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:02.10
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001325 0.28 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:03.39
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00034256034999999996 0.6144 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:03.28
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000132 0.66 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:03.81
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000022779635 0.8576 AML other m 2022-04-28T15:12:11.48
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