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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-09-2022 and time 22:07:24 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Sortino (SR)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Sortino (SR), on

  • 16-09-2022 22:07:24 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2022 00:07:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1970, 15.0130 at 21 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
Sortino SR 4 8690 8690
Carlentini SR 9 17798 26488
Lentini SR 10 24085 50573
Melilli SR 10 13621 64194
Ferla SR 11 2523 66717
Cassaro SR 12 821 67538
Francofonte SR 12 12800 80338
Solarino SR 14 8091 88429
Priolo Gargallo SR 16 12091 100520
Buccheri SR 16 1999 102519
Buscemi SR 17 1051 103570
Palazzolo Acreide SR 18 8808 112378
Floridia SR 18 22762 135140
Scordia CT 18 17095 152235
Canicattini Bagni SR 19 7109 159344
Augusta SR 19 36305 195649

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
35 Km S of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.0 2022-09-16
22:07:24		 37.1973 15.0127 21 2024-03-01
15:27:54		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110047881
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2022-09-16
22:07:24		 37.2047 15.0117 22 2022-09-16
22:14:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 109799171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-16 22:07:24 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.1973 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0127 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110047881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 505
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 449
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 320
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 51
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06295
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83727
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110047881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-06 17:43:08

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109799171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-16 22:14:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:43.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 58.5969 102 0.44 64
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:40.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 243 49.0176 105 0.03 47
IV.CLTA.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:40.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 92.9403 97 0.6 57
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:39.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 47.2194 106 0.1 47
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2022-09-16T22:07:36.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 33.3444 114 0.19 47
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:35.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 28.1496 119 0.07 48
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:34.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 54.9006 103 0.44 63
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:34.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 58.5969 102 -0.33 86
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:34.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 26.3514 121 0.21 48
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:34.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 57.498 103 0.06 92
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:33.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 243 49.0176 105 -0.37 87
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:33.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 122 21.867 127 -0.08 97
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:32.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 47.2194 106 -0.2 90
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:32.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 15.873 138 -0.03 50
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:32.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 324 20.868 129 -0.45 45
1J.FX02.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 11.0778 148 0.1 74
IV.HMDC.HNN. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 33.3444 114 -0.05 95
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 9.6792 152 0.4 46
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 10.1787 151 -0.27 48
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 33.8439 114 0.6 62
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:31.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 6.993 159 0.48 46
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:30.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 265 26.3514 121 -0.05 97
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:30.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 28.1496 119 -0.07 96
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:29.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 21.867 127 -0.17 96
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:29.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 20.868 129 -0.34 92
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:28.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 6.993 159 0.2 97
1J.FX02.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:28.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 11.0778 148 -0.09 99
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:28.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 9.6792 152 0.03 100
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:28.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 10.1787 151 -0.35 70
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-09-16T22:07:28.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 15.873 138 -0.14 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.8 0.004365 0.8 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:31.53
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.2 0.001215 0.8 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:31.53
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0010115 0.82 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:31.53
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0025 0.14 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:31.95
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011400000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:32.07
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001835 0.14 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:32.45
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0004425 0.46 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:33.23
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000735 0.1 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:33.58
IV.HSRS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003075 1.5 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:34.85
IV.HSRS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00024349999999999998 0.4 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:34.15
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000378 0.42 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:36.59
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000364 0.4 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:36.60
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000519 0.86 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:37.00
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000509 0.86 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:37.01
IV.ISPIC.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00042449999999999996 0.2 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:39.97
IV.ISPIC.EHN. ML:2.0 0.00027649999999999994 1.72 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:40.87
IV.HVIT.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000144 1.34 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:41.69
IV.HVIT.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000124 0.48 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:42.75
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00012855 0.78 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:43.34
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000859 0.58 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:44.35
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020999999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:44.42
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00016700000000000002 1.16 AML other m 2022-09-16T22:07:44.35
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