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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 01-09-2022 and time 01:20:10 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 31-08-2022 23:20:10 (UTC)
  • 01-09-2022 01:20:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2800, 15.2040 at 117 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
Milazzo ME 7 31646 31646
Merì ME 13 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 41099
Pace del Mela ME 14 6239 47338
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 88921
Venetico ME 16 3911 92832
Condrò ME 16 493 93325
Torregrotta ME 16 7431 100756
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 108151
Spadafora ME 16 5021 113172
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 114979
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 119629
Valdina ME 17 1355 120984
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 122117
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 124954
Rodì Milici ME 19 2056 127010
Castroreale ME 20 2504 129514

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.0 2022-08-31
23:20:10		 38.2802 15.2042 117 2023-01-31
19:03:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110010541
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2022-08-31
23:20:17		 37.9078 15.2157 10 2022-08-31
23:28:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 109192711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-31 23:20:10 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.2802 ± 0.0216
Longitude 15.2042 ± 0.0218
Depth (km) 117 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110010541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2515
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1251
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 39
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.70871
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109192711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-31 23:28:57

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110010541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-22 15:25:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:21:46.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.17 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:59.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.29 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:59.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 167.4102 120 0.37 34
IV.SERS.HNN. 2022-08-31T23:20:56.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 153.5352 123 0.45 36
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:50.32 3.0 positive manual Pn 1.85 0
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-08-31T23:20:48.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 109.0131 133 0.09 43
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:45.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 78.8655 143 0.63 40
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-08-31T23:20:45.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 82.5507 142 0.11 45
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:44.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 77.5668 143 -0.19 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:41.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 34.3434 162 1.23 33
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:41.72 1.0 undecidable manual S 92 60.0954 150 -0.51 21
IV.LADO.EHE. 2022-08-31T23:20:40.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 189.6657 117 -0.3 46
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:40.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 45.4212 157 -0.06 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:39.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 19.6692 170 0.72 42
IV.GRI.EHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:39.45 3.0 positive manual Pg 6.34 0
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2022-08-31T23:20:39.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 171.3951 120 0.57 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:38.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 94 26.5512 166 -0.62 65
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:38.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 167.4102 120 0.07 54
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:37.35 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.16 0
IV.SERS.HNN. 2022-08-31T23:20:37.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 153.5352 123 0.4 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:32.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 107.4147 134 -0.43 80
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-08-31T23:20:32.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 109.0131 133 0.09 85
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-08-31T23:20:30.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 82.5507 142 -0.26 65
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:30.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 77.5668 143 -0.11 90
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:30.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 58.9965 151 1.27 45
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:30.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 78.8655 143 0.07 91
1J.FX12.HHZ.00 2022-08-31T23:20:28.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 49.5171 155 0.22 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:28.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 189 44.7219 157 0.27 69
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:28.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 57.498 151 0.1 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:28.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 34.3434 162 0.32 93
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:28.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 60.0954 150 -0.42 87
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-08-31T23:20:28.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 39.0276 160 0.41 68
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:27.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 32.4453 163 -0.16 73
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-08-31T23:20:27.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 45.4212 157 -0.42 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:27.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 19.6692 170 -0.22 98
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:27.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 304 22.9548 168 -0.12 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:27.15 0.1 positive manual P 299 22.2555 168 -0.15 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:26.94 0.1 positive manual P 94 26.5512 166 -0.48 92
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-08-31T23:20:26.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 2.5974 179 -0.53 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000724 0.64 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:27.74
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007735 0.74 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:29.24
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000668 1.14 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:29.95
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000715 0.96 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:39.07
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00009015000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:44.54
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006884999999999999 0.94 AML other m 2022-08-31T23:20:44.90
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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