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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 04-10-2022 and time 08:41:03 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 04-10-2022 08:41:03 (UTC)
  • 04-10-2022 10:41:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2510, 15.1940 at 127 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 5 31646 31646
Merì ME 10 2338 33984
San Filippo del Mela ME 11 7115 41099
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 12 41583 82682
Pace del Mela ME 13 6239 88921
Terme Vigliatore ME 13 7395 96316
Condrò ME 14 493 96809
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 15 4650 101459
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 15 1807 103266
Torregrotta ME 15 7431 110697
Venetico ME 15 3911 114608
Rodì Milici ME 16 2056 116664
Spadafora ME 16 5021 121685
Valdina ME 17 1355 123040
Castroreale ME 17 2504 125544
San Pier Niceto ME 17 2837 128381
Furnari ME 17 3784 132165
Roccavaldina ME 18 1133 133298
Falcone ME 18 2808 136106
Oliveri ME 18 2181 138287
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 19 1531 139818
Monforte San Giorgio ME 20 2777 142595

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.2 2022-10-04
08:41:03		 38.2508 15.1937 127 2024-03-01
15:28:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116573461
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2022-10-04
08:41:03		 38.2667 15.2142 126 2022-10-04
08:59:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110476141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-10-04 08:41:03 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.2508 ± 0.0306
Longitude 15.1937 ± 0.0286
Depth (km) 127 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116573461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3333
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1973
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 159
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.57471
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116573461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-21 14:43:23

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110476141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-04 08:59:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:43:00.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.85 0
GU.GORR.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:55.34 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.88 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2022-10-04T08:42:49.26 3.0 negative manual Pg 20.790001 0
IV.RSM2.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:39.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 6.12 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:37.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.57 0
IT.CSO1.HGZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:24.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.91 0
IV.ATCC.EHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:21.47 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.64 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:19.85 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.61 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:08.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.17 0
IV.ISPIC.EHZ. 2022-10-04T08:42:00.74 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.72 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:56.63 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.88 0
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-10-04T08:41:54.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 170.1963 123 1.06 25
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:53.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.18 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:43.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 110.5005 136 0.53 38
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:40.86 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.93 0
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:39.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 78.2661 146 0.3 43
IV.ISPIC.HNZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:38.33 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.26 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:38.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 77.5668 146 -0.27 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:36.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 89 60.9945 152 -0.52 43
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-10-04T08:41:36.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 45.5211 159 0.45 45
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:35.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 31.2465 165 0.89 58
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:33.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 27.4503 167 -0.85 60
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-10-04T08:41:32.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 170.1963 123 0.09 54
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:32.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 174.7917 122 -0.03 35
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:30.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 156.2214 125 -0.26 55
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:26.72 0.1 positive manual P 78 110.5005 136 0.09 85
IV.FERC.HHN.00 2022-10-04T08:41:25.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 84.3489 144 0.59 40
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:24.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 78.2661 146 -0.02 92
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:23.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 77.5668 146 -0.16 90
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2022-10-04T08:41:23.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 57.7977 153 0.61 63
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:22.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 60.9945 152 -0.53 64
IV.MTTG.HHN. 2022-10-04T08:41:22.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 52.0035 156 0.01 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:21.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 31.2465 165 0.06 100
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-10-04T08:41:21.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 45.5211 159 -0.18 71
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-04T08:41:20.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 27.4503 167 -0.8 61
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005701115 0.0608 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:23.88
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006813562000000001 1.7024 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:24.13
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0001136906 0.96 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:34.40
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00008773743 0.7008 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:34.26
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00010431377 0.64 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:38.86
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00009425 1.72 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:39.86
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000051154165 1.4624 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:39.88
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00009847443 0.7232 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:42.99
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00010214999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:44.91
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00013645 0.42 AML other m 2022-10-04T08:41:45.80
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