Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 23-09-2022 and time 08:51:42 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 23-09-2022 08:51:42 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2022 10:51:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2870, 15.7610 at 19 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Bagnara Calabra RC 4 10255 10255
Scilla RC 5 4964 15219
San Roberto RC 9 1750 16969
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 9 4120 21089
Fiumara RC 10 1018 22107
Sinopoli RC 11 2089 24196
MelicuccĂ  RC 11 930 25126
Palmi RC 11 18930 44056
Seminara RC 11 2811 46867
San Procopio RC 11 534 47401
Calanna RC 12 934 48335
Campo Calabro RC 12 4536 52871
Laganadi RC 13 413 53284
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 13 343 53627
Villa San Giovanni RC 13 13784 67411
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 13 1263 68674
Delianuova RC 15 3352 72026
Cosoleto RC 15 859 72885
Scido RC 16 931 73816
Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte RC 19 929 74745
Oppido Mamertina RC 20 5332 80077
Varapodio RC 20 2160 82237

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
22 Km NE of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.0 2022-09-23
08:51:42
38.2867 15.7607 19 2022-09-23
08:57:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110046111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-23 08:51:42 ± 0.15
Latitude 38.2867 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.7607 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110046111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 859
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 410
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 6
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 860.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 192
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34984
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110046111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-23 08:57:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:55.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 34.8429 110 0.18 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:51.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 264 22.1556 123 -0.04 99
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:50.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 200 14.6742 137 -0.09 98
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:50.34 0.3 positive manual P 247 38.8278 107 0.08 71
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:49.44 1.0 undecidable manual P 133 34.8429 110 -0.24 23
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:49.87 0.1 undecidable manual S 104 11.9769 143 0.12 99
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:48.01 0.3 positive manual P 264 22.1556 123 0.1 73
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:47.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 21.7671 123 -0.29 94
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:47.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 14.6742 137 0.05 100
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-09-23T08:51:46.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 11.9769 143 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006675000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2022-09-23T08:51:49.56
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000629 0.2 AML other m 2022-09-23T08:51:49.57
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00003957778 0.5376 AML other m 2022-09-23T08:51:51.67
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005890798 0.7232 AML other m 2022-09-23T08:51:52.19
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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