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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-11-2022 and time 23:13:48 (UTC) in region 7 km SW Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Motta Sant'Anastasia (CT), on

  • 12-11-2022 23:13:48 (UTC)
  • 13-11-2022 00:13:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.4840, 14.9060 at 16 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
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 7 12116 12116
Misterbianco CT 10 49410 61526
Paternò CT 10 48228 109754
Camporotondo Etneo CT 13 5023 114777
Belpasso CT 14 28108 142885
San Pietro Clarenza CT 14 7743 150628
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 15 7641 158269
Catania CT 16 314555 472824
Gravina di Catania CT 16 25838 498662
Mascalucia CT 16 31958 530620
Ragalna CT 17 3924 534544
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 18 9479 544023
Biancavilla CT 18 24007 568030
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 588619
Nicolosi CT 18 7463 596082
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 619142

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km W of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
27 Km SW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
64 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Messina (238439 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 2.0 2022-11-12
23:13:48		 37.4845 14.9062 16 2024-03-01
15:28:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 112434791
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.7 2022-11-12
23:13:48		 37.558 14.921 11 2023-05-31
13:37:25		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 111780931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2022-11-12
23:13:48		 37.4908 14.9283 10 2022-11-12
23:18:05		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111780791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-12 23:13:48 ± 0.08
Latitude 37.4845 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9062 ± 0.0079
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112434791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 638
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 225
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 268
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46495
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 26
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112434791
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-02 08:30:54

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111780931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-12 23:34:58

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111780791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-12 23:18:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:14:05.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 51.6039 97 0.6 63
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:14:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 37.9287 101 0.6 63
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:14:00.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 39.0276 101 -0.32 69
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:59.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 30.1476 105 0.51 65
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:57.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 24.9528 110 0.33 47
IV.HSRS.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:57.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 51.6039 97 -0.33 88
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:57.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 23.9538 111 0.23 71
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:57.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 25 25.4523 110 -0.27 70
IV.ECZM.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:56.44 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.EPIT.HHN. 2022-11-12T23:13:56.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 20 38.628 101 0.56 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:56.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 37.9287 101 0.5 65
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-11-12T23:13:56.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 44.2224 99 -0.02 71
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 37.9287 101 -0.11 95
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 36.1416 102 0.46 66
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 6 37.5291 101 -0.12 47
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.84 0.1 negative manual P 158 39.1275 101 0.03 97
1J.FX02.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.64 0.1 negative manual P 149 39.627 100 -0.25 91
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 14.9739 127 -0.24 72
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 191 15.3735 126 -0.24 72
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 39.0276 101 0.07 71
1J.FX04.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:55.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 13.6752 131 0.54 69
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-11-12T23:13:54.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 32.2455 104 0.16 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:54.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 32.3454 104 0.13 72
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:54.68 0.1 negative manual P 345 30.1476 105 0.21 94
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:54.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 42 30.3474 105 -0.5 66
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:54.38 0.1 negative manual P 135 31.1466 105 -0.23 93
IV.ESPC.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 25.4523 110 -0.36 92
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 22.2555 113 0.19 72
IT.LNT.HGZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 23.3544 112 -0.18 95
IV.ECHR.HNZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 22.3554 113 -0.02 74
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.57 0.1 negative manual P 153 24.9528 110 -0.13 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:53.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 23.9538 111 -0.01 99
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:52.16 0.1 negative manual P 191 15.3735 126 -0.24 96
1J.FX04.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:52.17 0.1 negative manual P 118 13.6752 131 -0.02 100
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:51.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 14.9739 127 -0.58 88
IV.EMSA.HHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:51.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 3.6963 164 0.34 96
1J.FX06.EHZ. 2022-11-12T23:13:51.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 9.5793 143 -0.28 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00048249999999999996 0.44 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:13:55.26
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004695 0.18 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:13:55.49
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00041049999999999995 0.76 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:13:58.23
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00032999999999999994 0.08 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:13:58.61
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000313 0.38 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:03.23
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00041349999999999997 0.58 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:03.62
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000316 1.62 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:03.10
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000404 1.4 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:05.88
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00041600000000000003 1.4 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:05.18
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005560000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:06.17
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00032099999999999994 1.42 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:06.19
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0011 1.4 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:06.20
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00028849999999999997 0.46 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:06.67
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003965 0.44 AML other m 2022-11-12T23:14:07.44
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