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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 21-07-2022 and time 20:22:44 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 21-07-2022 20:22:44 (UTC)
  • 21-07-2022 22:22:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3050, 15.2350 at 111 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
Milazzo ME 9 31646 31646
Venetico ME 15 3911 35557
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 41796
Merì ME 15 2338 44134
San Filippo del Mela ME 15 7115 51249
Spadafora ME 15 5021 56270
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 63701
Condrò ME 16 493 64194
Valdina ME 17 1355 65549
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 67356
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 108939
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 110072
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 19 4650 114722
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 123306
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 126143
Terme Vigliatore ME 20 7395 133538

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.0 2022-07-21
20:22:44		 38.3052 15.2348 111 2023-01-31
19:03:49		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110262691
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2022-07-21
20:22:43		 38.3062 15.2337 116 2022-07-21
20:39:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107535691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-21 20:22:44 ± 0.31
Latitude 38.3052 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.2348 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 111 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110262691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1803
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1595
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 133
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03417
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.51266
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107535691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-21 20:39:47

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110262691
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-28 16:54:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:25:29.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 24 149.2395 122 9.999 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-07-21T20:25:17.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 75.9684 142 9.999 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:25:14.00 3.0 undecidable manual S 196 31.9458 162 9.999 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:25:14.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 95 57.5979 150 9.999 0
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:24:14.00 3.0 undecidable manual S 180 37.0296 160 6.168 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:12.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 23.5542 167 0.52 45
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:11.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 167.9097 119 0.12 73
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:23:11.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 24.2535 167 -0.12 51
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:10.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 185 3.7962 178 -0.02 27
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:09.90 0.1 negative manual P 24 149.2395 122 0.29 76
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:09.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 149.739 122 0.14 59
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:07.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 134.865 125 -0.6 53
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:05.52 0.1 negative manual P 81 105.9162 132 0.24 84
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:02.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 75.9684 142 -0.05 92
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:23:01.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 52.6029 152 0.27 69
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:23:01.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 52.9026 152 0.22 70
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-07-21T20:23:01.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 63.7917 147 0.02 95
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:01.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 57.5979 150 -0.14 94
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-07-21T20:23:00.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 43.8228 156 -0.14 72
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:23:00.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 37.0296 160 0.25 95
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:23:00.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 31.9458 162 0.42 93
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2022-07-21T20:22:59.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 20.3685 169 -0.14 76
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:22:59.15 0.1 positive manual P 185 3.7962 178 -0.45 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:22:59.77 0.1 positive manual P 290 23.5542 167 -0.15 100
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-07-21T20:22:59.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 23.8539 167 -0.22 74
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-07-21T20:22:59.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 24.2535 167 -0.25 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0004904999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:11.32
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002505 0.38 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:11.96
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:0.0 0.000049982739999999994 0.6528 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:12.46
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00008939105500000001 0.6656 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:12.57
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00010776022 0.3072 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:15.78
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00010674999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:16.53
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00007864558499999998 1.5776 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:16.20
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00009844408 0.2432 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:17.15
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000030013545 1.8688 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:12.44
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00005494251 1.7792 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:15.06
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000629 1.36 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:23.95
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00003835 0.36 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:23.54
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00003085 1.06 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:26.74
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000409 0.26 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:29.74
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000324 0.78 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:30.34
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00007519999999999998 1.68 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:30.00
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:1.7 0.0000161 0.6 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:34.29
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00001245 1.58 AML other m 2022-07-21T20:23:35.18
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