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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 21-09-2022 and time 16:19:06 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 21-09-2022 14:19:06 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2022 16:19:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2760, 15.1860 at 113 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 8 31646 31646
Merì ME 13 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 41099
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 82682
Pace del Mela ME 15 6239 88921
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 96316
Condrò ME 17 493 96809
Venetico ME 17 3911 100720
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 17 1807 102527
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 17 4650 107177
Torregrotta ME 17 7431 114608
Spadafora ME 18 5021 119629
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 121685
Valdina ME 19 1355 123040
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 124173
San Pier Niceto ME 20 2837 127010
Furnari ME 20 3784 130794
Castroreale ME 20 2504 133298
Falcone ME 20 2808 136106
Oliveri ME 20 2181 138287

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.4 2022-09-21
14:19:06		 38.276 15.1857 113 2024-03-01
15:27:56		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110743361
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.5 2022-09-21
14:19:05		 38.3568 15.2508 118 2022-09-21
14:35:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 109964061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-21 14:19:06 ± 0.3
Latitude 38.2760 ± 0.0261
Longitude 15.1857 ± 0.0275
Depth (km) 113 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110743361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3362
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1055
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 145
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03597
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.52255
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110743361
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-12 07:01:01

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109964061
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-21 14:35:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:53.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 169.0086 119 -0.2 49
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-09-21T14:19:44.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 110.6004 131 0.4 55
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:38.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 106 78.9654 142 -0.14 63
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:36.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 91 61.6938 149 -0.09 66
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:35.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 106 46.8198 155 -0.05 68
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:34.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 20.4684 169 0.89 55
IV.SERS.HNN. 2022-09-21T14:19:33.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 57 155.1225 121 0.91 41
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:33.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 28.1496 165 -0.23 68
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:33.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 53 169.0086 119 0.05 50
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:32.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 3.996 178 -0.36 68
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-09-21T14:19:27.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 110.6004 131 -0.04 90
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:25.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 80.0643 141 0.08 95
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:25.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 78.9654 142 -0.05 96
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:23.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 91 61.6938 149 -0.29 94
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:23.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 34.0437 162 0.68 88
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:23.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 57.9975 150 -0.6 58
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:22.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 30.9468 163 0.17 68
IV.IVPL.HNE. 2022-09-21T14:19:22.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 302 21.0678 168 0.2 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:22.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 135 20.4684 169 0.02 71
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:22.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 46.8198 155 -0.24 98
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-21T14:19:21.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 28.1496 165 -0.28 100
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-09-21T14:19:21.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 97 3.996 178 -0.34 68
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00046775839999999995 0.32 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:34.17
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00023975545 0.2048 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:34.95
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000219 0.28 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:38.07
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000259 0.48 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:38.43
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0001750776 0.4224 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:39.13
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00020050000000000002 1.52 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:38.18
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00012284999999999998 0.68 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:45.04
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00011119071500000001 0.3392 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:45.02
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00010756750000000002 0.5824 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:45.18
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00009456663500000001 0.4864 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:45.21
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007952302 0.2816 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:37.92
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001403287 0.2368 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:37.31
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.4 0.0001757756 0.32 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:39.13
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0001761745 0.3392 AML other m 2022-09-21T14:19:39.34
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