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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 12-08-2022 and time 02:33:08 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 12-08-2022 00:33:08 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2022 02:33:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2590, 15.7220 at 16 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.

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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
Scilla RC 1 4964 4964
San Roberto RC 5 1750 6714
Fiumara RC 6 1018 7732
Campo Calabro RC 7 4536 12268
Bagnara Calabra RC 8 10255 22523
Calanna RC 8 934 23457
Villa San Giovanni RC 9 13784 37241
Laganadi RC 9 413 37654
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 10 343 37997
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 12 4120 42117
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 12 1263 43380
Sinopoli RC 14 2089 45469
Melicuccà RC 15 930 46399
San Procopio RC 15 534 46933
Seminara RC 16 2811 49744
Palmi RC 16 18930 68674
Messina ME 16 238439 307113
Delianuova RC 17 3352 310465
Reggio di Calabria RC 18 183035 493500
Cosoleto RC 18 859 494359
Scido RC 19 931 495290
Cardeto RC 20 1641 496931

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km E of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
18 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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 1.0 2022-08-12
00:33:08		 38.2587 15.7217 16 2022-08-12
00:40:32		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108426661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-12 00:33:08 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.2587 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.7217 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108426661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 859
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 206
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 176
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 176
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13490
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32016
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108426661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 00:40:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:18.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 25.1526 111 0.33 71
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:18.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 28.4493 108 0.37 47
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:15.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 14.9739 129 -0.23 49
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:15.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 35.5422 103 -0.29 94
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:15.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 18.5703 121 -0.21 49
1J.FX12.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:15.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 18.7701 121 -0.25 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:15.12 0.3 negative manual P 249 34.4433 104 -0.04 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:14.60 0.6 negative manual P 184 28.4493 108 0.34 47
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2022-08-12T00:33:14.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 30.747 106 0.14 98
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:13.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 88 25.1526 111 -0.12 99
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:12.57 0.6 negative manual P 89 14.9739 129 0.15 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:12.98 0.1 positive manual P 272 18.5703 121 0.11 100
1J.FX12.HHZ. 2022-08-12T00:33:12.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 18.7701 121 -0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00006470000000000001 0.36 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:15.43
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000799 0.36 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:15.49
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001077 0.46 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:16.29
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00008955000000000001 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:16.42
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00008796701500000001 0.38 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:15.50
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00008391421 0.48 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:15.67
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0000037403815 0.3 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:19.11
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000010682512999999999 0.5 AML other m 2022-08-12T00:33:19.13
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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