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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 07-05-2022 and time 09:10:03 (UTC) in region 2 km W Piedimonte Etneo (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Piedimonte Etneo (CT), on

  • 07-05-2022 09:10:03 (UTC)
  • 07-05-2022 11:10:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8160, 15.1520 at 5 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.

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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
Piedimonte Etneo CT 3 3963 3963
Linguaglossa CT 3 5403 9366
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 6 9623 18989
Calatabiano CT 7 5308 24297
Mascali CT 7 14282 38579
Sant'Alfio CT 8 1582 40161
Gaggi ME 8 3184 43345
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 8 3215 46560
Motta Camastra ME 9 845 47405
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 10 3945 51350
Giarre CT 10 27659 79009
Riposto CT 10 14838 93847
Milo CT 11 1087 94934
Graniti ME 11 1492 96426
Giardini-Naxos ME 11 9415 105841
Castelmola ME 12 1088 106929
Taormina ME 12 10960 117889
Moio Alcantara ME 13 717 118606
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 128123
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 136715
Malvagna ME 14 733 137448
Mongiuffi Melia ME 15 600 138048
Letojanni ME 15 2861 140909
Gallodoro ME 16 367 141276
Roccafiorita ME 16 197 141473
Limina ME 18 836 142309
Roccella Valdemone ME 18 666 142975
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 19 1019 143994
Randazzo CT 19 10900 154894
Forza d'Agrò ME 20 911 155805
Antillo ME 20 919 156724

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
55 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.2 2022-05-07
09:10:03		 37.8157 15.1523 5 2023-01-31
19:03:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 105054021
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.2 2022-05-07
09:10:02		 37.812 15.124 0 2022-08-03
07:37:59		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 104297621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-07 09:10:03 ± 0.23
Latitude 37.8157 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.1523 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105054021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 940
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 190
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 120
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 940.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36602
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105054021
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-03 07:40:56

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104297621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-07 09:40:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:11.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 40.626 97 -0.07 74
IV.EMPL.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:08.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 22.0668 102 0.27 49
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:08.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 247 23.6541 102 0.49 47
IV.EPZF.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:08.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 25.8519 101 0.08 76
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 212 10.3785 115 0.54 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 18.6702 105 0.21 75
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 8.3805 120 0.61 69
IV.EPDN.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 13.0758 110 1.11 55
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 339 7.881 122 0.51 72
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 20.6682 103 -0.12 76
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:07.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 18.6702 105 0.3 74
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:06.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 219 17.5713 105 -0.12 51
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:06.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 247 14.3745 109 0.45 48
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:06.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 6.8931 125 0.64 68
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:06.64 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 14.0748 109 0.35 49
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 9.9789 116 -0.08 78
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 10.7781 114 -0.55 70
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 6.993 125 -1.11 55
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 212 10.3785 115 -0.28 100
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 11.0778 114 -0.32 74
1J.FX08.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:05.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 155 9.879 116 0.02 53
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:04.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 7.881 122 -0.29 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:04.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 5.8941 130 0.07 79
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-05-07T09:10:04.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 6.8931 125 -0.33 75
IV.EPIT.HHE. 2022-05-07T09:10:04.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 8.3805 120 -0.69 67
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-07T09:10:04.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 6.993 125 -0.94 80
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000694 1.58 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:13.13
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004985 1.14 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:14.32
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0016 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:16.56
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00171 0.64 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:17.38
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.003255 0.68 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:18.44
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0026100000000000003 0.68 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:18.47
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.003385 0.46 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:18.06
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:2.5 0.003945000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:18.07
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00135 0.4 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:21.58
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003135 1.38 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:22.77
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004095 0.96 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:24.03
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0019000000000000002 0.94 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:25.10
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0011099999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:26.54
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00158 1.12 AML other m 2022-05-07T09:10:29.03
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