Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 20-08-2022 and time 06:21:10 (UTC) in region 2 km N Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 20-08-2022 06:21:10 (UTC)
  • 20-08-2022 08:21:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0430, 15.0140 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Montalbano Elicona ME 2 2287 2287
San Piero Patti ME 4 2915 5202
Basicò ME 5 612 5814
Tripi ME 8 873 6687
Librizzi ME 8 1660 8347
Raccuja ME 9 1041 9388
Oliveri ME 10 2181 11569
Falcone ME 10 2808 14377
Novara di Sicilia ME 11 1337 15714
Floresta ME 11 485 16199
Montagnareale ME 12 1615 17814
Ucria ME 12 1058 18872
Patti ME 12 13431 32303
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 12 1531 33834
Furnari ME 12 3784 37618
Roccella Valdemone ME 12 666 38284
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 14 3090 41374
Malvagna ME 14 733 42107
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 43087
Sinagra ME 15 2705 45792
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 46811
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 48867
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 49584
Tortorici ME 17 6435 56019
Terme Vigliatore ME 17 7395 63414
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 70488
Ficarra ME 18 1469 71957
Castroreale ME 18 2504 74461
Piraino ME 19 3962 78423
Castell'Umberto ME 19 3128 81551
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 19 3945 85496
Randazzo CT 19 10900 96396

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 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 1.8 2022-08-20
06:21:10
38.0432 15.014 10 2023-01-31
19:03:41
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109508751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2022-08-20
06:21:10
38.032 15.0037 10 2022-08-20
06:32:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108742491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-20 06:21:10 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0432 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0140 ± 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 109508751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 485
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 279
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 206
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 42
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44696
Number of stations at which the event was observed 33
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108742491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-20 06:32:30

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109508751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-09 12:23:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:26.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 60 49.617 50 -0.08 46
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:23.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 36.9297 50 -0.14 47
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:21.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 31.746 50 -0.24 46
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:21.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 28.5492 50 0.4 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:20.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 49.617 50 0.18 68
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:18.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.83 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:18.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 20.1687 116 -0.18 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:18.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 20.7681 115 -0.24 47
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:18.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 39.2274 50 0.28 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:17.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 36.9297 50 -0.3 91
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:17.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 31.746 50 -0.02 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:16.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 270 12.2766 129 -0.24 48
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:16.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 28.5492 50 -0.08 72
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2022-08-20T06:21:16.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 25.3524 111 0.36 69
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:15.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 20.7681 115 -0.08 98
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:15.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 20.1687 116 0.03 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:15.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 301 8.6802 139 0.01 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:14.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 12.2766 129 -0.04 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:21:13.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 8.6802 139 0.24 97
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:59.55 3.0 positive manual Pg 23.280001 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:52.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.23 0
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:48.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.84 0
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:33.19 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.07 0
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:31.55 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.26 0
SI.ABSI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:28.11 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.67 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:28.11 3.0 positive manual Pg 10.63 0
NI.PALA.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:25.18 3.0 positive manual Pn 5.37 0
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:22.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.74 0
IV.DGI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:10.32 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.2 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:09.88 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.19 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:09.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.16 0
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:05.86 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.09 0
IV.NARO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:20:03.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.05 0
IV.MCI.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:53.69 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.46 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:42.86 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.43 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:39.25 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.78 0
IV.MCI.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:38.13 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.75 0
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:37.05 3.0 negative manual P 0.44 0
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:36.37 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.9 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:35.79 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.02 0
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:35.62 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.49 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-08-20T06:19:34.27 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.27 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00046350000000000004 0.56 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:15.54
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000652 0.42 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:15.77
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0013199999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:15.62
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0006670000000000001 1.26 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:16.67
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001006 0.7 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:16.87
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00115 1.78 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:17.95
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00034599999999999995 0.66 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:18.59
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000764 0.26 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:19.01
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000635 0.26 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:19.21
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000557 0.22 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:19.44
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000266 0.7 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:22.18
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00022600000000000002 1.28 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:22.74
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00022499999999999997 1.36 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:23.92
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001965 0.54 AML other m 2022-08-20T06:21:24.28
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