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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 07-08-2022 and time 08:23:50 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 07-08-2022 06:23:50 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2022 08:23:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9340, 15.4280 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
Furci Siculo ME 5 3382 3382
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 5 9377 12759
Roccalumera ME 6 4141 16900
Nizza di Sicilia ME 7 3667 20567
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 7 1554 22121
Alì Terme ME 8 2539 24660
Savoca ME 8 1732 26392
Forza d'Agrò ME 8 911 27303
Pagliara ME 9 1170 28473
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 10 842 29315
Alì ME 11 768 30083
Fiumedinisi ME 11 1409 31492
Letojanni ME 12 2861 34353
Gallodoro ME 12 367 34720
Mandanici ME 12 601 35321
Scaletta Zanclea ME 13 2140 37461
Itala ME 13 1640 39101
Limina ME 14 836 39937
Mongiuffi Melia ME 14 600 40537
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 40734
Castelmola ME 16 1088 41822
Taormina ME 16 10960 52782
Giardini-Naxos ME 17 9415 62197
Antillo ME 17 919 63116
Graniti ME 18 1492 64608
Gaggi ME 20 3184 67792

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
31 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 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 1.4 2022-08-07
06:23:50		 37.9335 15.4282 10 2023-01-31
19:03:43		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109636041
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2022-08-07
06:23:50		 37.9323 15.4252 10 2022-08-07
06:33:16		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108220781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-07 06:23:50 ± 0.05
Latitude 37.9335 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.4282 ± 0.0034
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 109636041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 353
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 149
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 329
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04587
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68348
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109636041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-12 15:20:04

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108220781
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-07 06:33:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:07.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 49.9167 50 0.22 46
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:04.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 75.8685 50 0.24 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:03.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 37.3293 50 0.27 70
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2022-08-07T06:24:03.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 78 38.3283 50 -0.3 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:01.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 56.8986 50 -0.05 70
IV.MPAZ.HHE. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 87 50.7159 50 0 48
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 24.8529 112 0.57 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 54.501 50 0.17 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 284 49.9167 50 0.31 45
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 24.9528 112 -0.07 74
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:24:00.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 27.5502 50 -0.42 68
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2022-08-07T06:23:59.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 344 24.5532 112 -0.02 75
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:59.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 25.2525 111 -0.27 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:58.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 37.3293 50 0.24 70
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:58.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 19.3695 117 -0.19 73
IY.CNDF.HHE.00 2022-08-07T06:23:58.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 38.3283 50 0 73
1J.FX09.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:58.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 18.9699 118 0.05 50
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:57.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 17.5713 119 -0.04 75
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:56.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 27.5502 50 -0.24 71
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:56.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 240 25.2525 111 0.08 49
IV.MPNC.HHE. 2022-08-07T06:23:56.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 24.5532 112 0.18 73
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:56.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 24.9528 112 0.02 75
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:55.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 24.8529 112 -0.23 48
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:55.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 19.3695 117 0.05 75
1J.FX09.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:54.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 18.9699 118 -0.09 75
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:54.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 17.5713 119 -0.07 100
1J.FX10.EHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:54.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 301 5.0949 153 0.09 76
1J.FX10.EHZ. 2022-08-07T06:23:53.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 5.0949 153 0.03 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003165 0.38 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:23:58.55
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005574999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:23:58.54
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013800000000000002 0.9 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:01.28
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00017549999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:06.88
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008560000000000001 1.12 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:07.58
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009365000000000001 0.82 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:08.51
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008015 0.9 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:08.10
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000733 0.66 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:09.64
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010800000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:10.73
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001235 1.08 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:10.41
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000028899999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:11.20
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000266 0.56 AML other m 2022-08-07T06:24:16.88
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