Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 31-07-2022 and time 14:49:21 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 31-07-2022 14:49:21 (UTC)
  • 31-07-2022 16:49:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2940, 15.0860 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Milazzo ME 16 31646 31646
Terme Vigliatore ME 19 7395 39041
Oliveri ME 19 2181 41222
Falcone ME 20 2808 44030
Merì ME 20 2338 46368
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 20 41583 87951
Patti ME 20 13431 101382

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2022-07-31
14:49:21
38.2935 15.0863 9 2022-07-31
14:58:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107924631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-31 14:49:21 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.2935 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0863 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 107924631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 623
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 611
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 354
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33275
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107924631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-31 14:58:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
1J.FX14.HHZ.00 2022-07-31T14:49:38.17 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.03 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:36.70 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.1 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:34.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 36.9297 50 -0.16 71
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:33.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 33.4443 50 -0.12 72
IV.NOV.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:32.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 29.748 50 -0.29 47
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:31.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 27.0507 109 -0.07 49
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:29.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 33.4443 50 0.39 91
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:29.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 36.9297 50 0.05 97
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:28.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 320 16.872 119 0.02 51
IV.NOV.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:28.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 29.748 50 -0.09 98
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:27.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 12.876 126 0.47 46
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:27.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 316 15.873 120 -0.4 70
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:27.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 14.3745 123 -0.52 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:27.57 1.0 positive manual P 211 27.0507 109 -0.11 24
IV.OEM4.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:27.96 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:26.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 16.872 119 0.42 93
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:25.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 15.873 120 0.32 96
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-07-31T14:49:25.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 14.3745 123 0.11 100
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-07-31T14:49:24.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 12.876 126 -0.32 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00025430485000000003 0.2368 AML other m 2022-07-31T14:49:28.28
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00022251965 0.2624 AML other m 2022-07-31T14:49:28.11
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00005686262 0.1792 AML other m 2022-07-31T14:49:33.73
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000092862475 0.3328 AML other m 2022-07-31T14:49:33.65
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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