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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-10-2022 and time 05:05:37 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

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

  • 12-10-2022 05:05:37 (UTC)
  • 12-10-2022 07:05:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3560, 15.3330 at 118 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
Spadafora ME 15 5021 5021
Venetico ME 15 3911 8932
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 17516
Milazzo ME 17 31646 49162
Valdina ME 18 1355 50517
Torregrotta ME 18 7431 57948
Roccavaldina ME 20 1133 59081
Pace del Mela ME 20 6239 65320
Saponara ME 20 3988 69308
Condrò ME 20 493 69801

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 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 2.0 2022-10-12
05:05:37		 38.3563 15.3333 118 2024-03-01
15:27:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 111038491
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2022-10-12
05:05:37		 38.3698 15.3192 121 2022-10-12
05:12:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110742021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-10-12 05:05:37 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.3563 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.3333 ± 0.0172
Depth (km) 118 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111038491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1894
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1522
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 172
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1890.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 200
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.44071
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111038491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-21 16:20:50

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110742021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-12 05:12:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:21.54 1.0 undecidable manual S 22 140.6481 126 0.2 22
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:14.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 96.6255 137 0.06 50
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:10.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 70.2741 146 -0.05 53
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:08.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 49.9167 155 0.19 53
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-10-12T05:06:07.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 38.7279 160 0.3 53
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:06.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 124 18.3705 170 -0.29 83
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2022-10-12T05:06:05.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 159.9177 122 0.03 64
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:06:02.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 22 140.6481 126 -0.05 46
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:58.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 96.6255 137 -0.06 100
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:56.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 116 70.2741 146 -0.05 53
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:55.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 176 23.3544 168 0.68 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:55.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 49.9167 155 -0.2 80
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-10-12T05:05:55.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 38.7279 160 0.06 84
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:54.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 18.3705 170 -0.25 83
IV.OEM9.HHZ. 2022-10-12T05:05:45.39 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00016741439999999998 0.16 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:06.88
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00012985550000000002 0.2208 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:07.41
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006534999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:10.94
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000044680835 0.4 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:10.29
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000572 1.64 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:14.14
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000036063755 0.2432 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:15.48
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00009030619 2.0416 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:10.31
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000045869515 0.96 AML other m 2022-10-12T05:06:16.47
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