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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 22-07-2022 and time 20:49:06 (UTC) in region 2 km E Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (ME), on

  • 22-07-2022 20:49:06 (UTC)
  • 22-07-2022 22:49:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1410, 15.2420 at 10 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
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 2 41583 41583
Merì ME 3 2338 43921
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 4 4650 48571
San Filippo del Mela ME 4 7115 55686
Castroreale ME 5 2504 58190
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 65585
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 7 1807 67392
Rodì Milici ME 7 2056 69448
Pace del Mela ME 7 6239 75687
Condrò ME 9 493 76180
Milazzo ME 9 31646 107826
San Pier Niceto ME 10 2837 110663
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 112194
Furnari ME 11 3784 115978
Torregrotta ME 11 7431 123409
Roccavaldina ME 13 1133 124542
Monforte San Giorgio ME 13 2777 127319
Valdina ME 13 1355 128674
Venetico ME 14 3911 132585
Falcone ME 14 2808 135393
Spadafora ME 15 5021 140414
Rometta ME 16 6650 147064
Oliveri ME 16 2181 149245
Tripi ME 16 873 150118
Novara di Sicilia ME 17 1337 151455
Mandanici ME 17 601 152056
Fiumedinisi ME 18 1409 153465
Saponara ME 18 3988 157453
Basicò ME 18 612 158065
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 18 1019 159084
Antillo ME 18 919 160003
Itala ME 20 1640 161643
Villafranca Tirrena ME 20 8584 170227
Pagliara ME 20 1170 171397
Alì ME 20 768 172165

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
35 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 1.2 2022-07-22
20:49:06		 38.1408 15.242 10 2023-01-31
19:03:45		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109775091
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-07-22
20:49:06		 38.1393 15.2442 10 2022-07-22
20:56:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107575291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-22 20:49:06 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.1408 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.2420 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109775091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 399
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 303
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13040
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38581
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107575291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-22 20:56:03

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109775091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-16 10:38:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:18.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 34.6431 50 0.28 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:17.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 200 30.6471 50 0.48 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:17.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 33.9438 50 -0.46 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:16.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 26.9508 50 -0.09 74
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-07-22T20:49:16.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 257 28.0497 50 -0.55 44
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:14.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 111 42.8238 50 0.02 49
1J.FX11.HHE. 2022-07-22T20:49:14.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 21.7671 114 -0.34 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:13.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 182 18.87 117 -0.05 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:13.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 319 34.6431 50 0 50
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:13.41 1.0 undecidable manual P 200 30.6471 50 0.63 21
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:13.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 33.9438 50 0.08 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:12.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 26.9508 50 0.07 74
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-07-22T20:49:12.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 28.0497 50 -0.13 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:12.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 14.4744 124 -0.09 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:12.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 216 15.5733 122 -0.12 75
1J.FX11.HHE. 2022-07-22T20:49:11.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 101 21.7671 114 0.03 76
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:10.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 14.4744 124 0.16 99
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:10.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 15.5733 122 0.12 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-22T20:49:10.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 18.87 117 0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00015260985 0.2688 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:13.89
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00019700000000000002 0.9 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:14.21
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010027625 0.2432 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:16.66
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001225205 0.2176 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:16.81
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010899999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:21.19
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000099116275 0.2816 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:20.79
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00013597700000000002 0.384 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:15.38
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00013978299999999999 0.32 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:15.62
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000057675055 0.1408 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:20.79
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00005921598 0.064 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:20.35
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000034304720000000005 0.576 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:26.93
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000026344835 0.6784 AML other m 2022-07-22T20:49:29.04
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