Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 20-07-2022 and time 05:16:05 (UTC) in region 1 km E Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME), on

  • 20-07-2022 05:16:05 (UTC)
  • 20-07-2022 07:16:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1440, 15.2330 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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 1 41583 41583
Merì ME 3 2338 43921
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 5 4650 48571
San Filippo del Mela ME 5 7115 55686
Castroreale ME 5 2504 58190
Terme Vigliatore ME 6 7395 65585
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 67641
Pace del Mela ME 8 6239 73880
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 8 1807 75687
Milazzo ME 9 31646 107333
Condrò ME 9 493 107826
Furnari ME 10 3784 111610
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 10 1531 113141
San Pier Niceto ME 11 2837 115978
Torregrotta ME 12 7431 123409
Roccavaldina ME 13 1133 124542
Monforte San Giorgio ME 13 2777 127319
Valdina ME 13 1355 128674
Falcone ME 13 2808 131482
Venetico ME 14 3911 135393
Oliveri ME 15 2181 137574
Spadafora ME 15 5021 142595
Tripi ME 16 873 143468
Rometta ME 16 6650 150118
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 151455
Mandanici ME 17 601 152056
Basicò ME 17 612 152668
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 153687
Saponara ME 19 3988 157675
Antillo ME 19 919 158594
Fiumedinisi ME 19 1409 160003

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
72 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 2022-07-20
05:16:05
38.144 15.2327 9 2023-01-31
19:03:45
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109773141
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2022-07-20
05:16:05
38.1363 15.2363 10 2022-07-20
05:33:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107476941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-20 05:16:05 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.1440 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.2327 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109773141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 277
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 272
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 300.0
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 30
Number of defining phases 29
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) 0.12680
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66460
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109773141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-16 09:32:17

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107476941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-20 05:33:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:24.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 57.2982 50 0.11 46
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:19.82 3.0 undecidable manual P 73.7706 1.04 0
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:18.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 35.2425 50 0.02 49
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-07-20T05:16:18.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 36.2415 50 0.64 42
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:18.72 1.0 undecidable manual P 96 72.1722 50 0.19 22
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:17.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 250 33.2445 50 -0.47 67
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:17.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 30.6471 106 0.24 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:17.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 320 33.8439 50 0.15 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:16.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 57.2982 50 0.1 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:16.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 59.0964 50 -0.19 91
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2022-07-20T05:16:15.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 106 56.6988 50 -0.2 91
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:15.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 27.3504 108 -0.54 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:15.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 27.4503 108 -0.3 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:14.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 43.7229 50 -0.1 95
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-07-20T05:16:14.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 323 45.3213 50 0.14 24
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-07-20T05:16:13.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 36.2415 50 0.31 69
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:13.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 22.6551 111 -0.41 46
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:12.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 33.2445 50 -0.1 97
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:12.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 30.6471 106 0.33 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:12.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 320 33.8439 50 -0.01 74
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:12.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 35.2425 50 -0.14 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:12.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 19.1697 115 -0.11 75
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:11.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 360 14.0748 122 0.16 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:11.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 213 15.3735 120 -0.43 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:11.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 27.3504 108 -0.01 100
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:11.60 0.3 positive manual P 61 27.4503 108 0.1 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:10.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 19.1697 115 0.19 98
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:10.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 22.6551 111 0.05 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:09.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 14.0748 122 0.36 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-20T05:16:09.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 15.3735 120 0.34 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00033977925 0.24 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:13.19
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000299 0.18 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:13.50
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000090956675 0.3008 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:15.92
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00025550000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:15.95
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.0 0.000388 1.8 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:16.06
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000266 1.22 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:16.82
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000119316365 0.2368 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:16.23
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:0.0 0.000496 0.22 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:16.39
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000153 0.36 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:17.79
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00010655812500000001 0.1184 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:18.54
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006901847 1.1424 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:17.41
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016754380000000003 0.6432 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:18.89
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00021481849999999998 3.6896 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:18.88
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001944169 1.3408 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:19.76
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000663501 1.8016 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:24.84
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000040234005 2.4416 AML other m 2022-07-20T05:16:24.40
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