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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 18-08-2022 and time 08:47:18 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 18-08-2022 08:47:18 (UTC)
  • 18-08-2022 10:47:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2800, 14.9950 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.

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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
Gioiosa Marea ME 15 7074 7074
Patti ME 16 13431 20505
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 22120
Piraino ME 17 3962 26082
Oliveri ME 18 2181 28263
Falcone ME 20 2808 31071
Brolo ME 20 5783 36854

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.9 2022-08-18
08:47:18		 38.2797 14.9952 9 2022-08-18
08:53:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108674581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-18 08:47:18 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.2797 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.9952 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108674581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 459
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 318
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 289
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31117
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108674581
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-18 08:53:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:29.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 202 28.3494 108 0.04 73
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:27.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 22.4553 113 -0.14 72
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:25.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 34.5432 50 0 96
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:24.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 10.7781 131 0.18 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:24.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 28.3494 108 0.05 97
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:24.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 13.3755 125 -0.24 72
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:24.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 12.9759 126 0.19 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:23.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 20.5683 115 -0.05 98
3D.OEM8.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:23.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 22.0668 113 -0.06 74
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:23.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 22.4553 113 0.16 96
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:22.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 12.9759 126 -0.09 99
IV.IVLT.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:22.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 13.5753 125 0.03 100
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:22.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 13.3755 125 -0.16 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-08-18T08:47:21.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 10.7781 131 0.13 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0001229 0.56 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:24.36
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00015699999999999997 0.36 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:24.45
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00009123664000000001 0.224 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:24.26
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:0.7 0.000036974705 0.3136 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:28.36
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:0.9 0.000052318569999999995 0.256 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:28.95
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000027899155 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:30.28
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000041124155 0.32 AML other m 2022-08-18T08:47:31.41
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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