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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 25-10-2022 and time 20:53:29 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 25-10-2022 18:53:29 (UTC)
  • 25-10-2022 20:53:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3950, 15.4580 at 124 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 8584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.8 2022-10-25
18:53:29		 38.3952 15.4575 124 2024-03-01
15:27:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 111279781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2022-10-25
18:53:28		 38.3513 15.4213 127 2022-10-25
19:00:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111179891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-10-25 18:53:29 ± 0.25
Latitude 38.3952 ± 0.0198
Longitude 15.4575 ± 0.0184
Depth (km) 124 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111279781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2122
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1044
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) 2120.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13760
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.37866
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111279781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-25 13:41:37

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111179891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-25 19:00:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:54:05.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 85.4478 142 0.3 44
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:54:02.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 68.5758 149 -0.19 46
IV.SOI.EHN. 2022-10-25T18:54:02.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 63.0924 151 -0.13 47
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:54:02.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 203 50.9157 156 1.7 24
IV.FERC.HHE.00 2022-10-25T18:54:02.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 58.5969 153 0.58 43
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:54:01.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 106 50.1165 156 0.52 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:54:00.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 40.8258 160 0.1 49
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:59.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 235 24.0537 168 0.16 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:58.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 15.2736 172 -0.38 73
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:58.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 27.1506 167 -1.13 35
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2022-10-25T18:53:56.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 153.0357 125 0.32 56
IV.CELI.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:55.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 143.9448 127 0.34 57
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-10-25T18:53:54.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 142.1466 127 -0.05 61
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:53.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 132.867 129 -0.04 62
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:49.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 85.4478 142 0.03 92
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:48.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 64.1913 150 0.37 66
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-10-25T18:53:48.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 57.5979 153 0.5 65
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:48.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 68.5758 149 -0.13 93
IV.SOI.EHN. 2022-10-25T18:53:48.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 63.0924 151 -0.14 94
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 50.1165 156 0.25 70
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 50.9157 156 0.37 68
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 48.3183 157 0.14 96
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 40.626 160 0.02 100
IV.FERC.HHE.00 2022-10-25T18:53:47.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 58.5969 153 0.01 73
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 41.0256 160 0.01 75
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:47.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 267 41.5251 160 -0.02 100
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-10-25T18:53:47.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 55.6998 154 0.02 73
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-10-25T18:53:46.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 24.0537 168 -0.42 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:46.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 29.0487 166 -0.42 71
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:46.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 27.1506 167 -0.44 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:46.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 40.8258 160 -0.18 97
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-25T18:53:45.87 0.1 negative manual P 163 15.2736 172 -0.44 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00003756692 0.0992 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:53:58.89
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000031445794999999996 0.2432 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:53:59.24
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00002735 0.82 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:00.55
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00002735 0.92 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:01.96
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000046450000000000004 0.5 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:06.04
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000485 0.72 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:06.24
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000211 1.32 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:12.85
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000040400000000000006 0.82 AML other m 2022-10-25T18:54:13.58
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