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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 18-11-2022 and time 19:05:10 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 18-11-2022 18:05:10 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2022 19:05:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8590, 15.3960 at 34 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
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 8 1554 1554
Forza d'Agrò ME 8 911 2465
Letojanni ME 8 2861 5326
Taormina ME 10 10960 16286
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 10 9377 25663
Gallodoro ME 10 367 26030
Castelmola ME 10 1088 27118
Giardini-Naxos ME 11 9415 36533
Furci Siculo ME 12 3382 39915
Mongiuffi Melia ME 12 600 40515
Savoca ME 12 1732 42247
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 13 842 43089
Roccalumera ME 13 4141 47230
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 47427
Limina ME 14 836 48263
Nizza di Sicilia ME 15 3667 51930
Pagliara ME 15 1170 53100
Calatabiano CT 15 5308 58408
Graniti ME 15 1492 59900
Gaggi ME 15 3184 63084
Alì Terme ME 16 2539 65623
Mandanici ME 17 601 66224
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 18 9623 75847
Antillo ME 19 919 76766
Fiumedinisi ME 19 1409 78175
Alì ME 19 768 78943
Piedimonte Etneo CT 20 3963 82906

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
40 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 2022-11-18
18:05:10		 37.8593 15.3958 34 2024-03-01
15:28:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 112946891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2022-11-18
18:05:10		 37.8367 15.418 32 2022-11-18
18:11:32		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111967381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-18 18:05:10 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.8593 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.3958 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 34 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112946891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1014
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 552
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1010.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 126
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10972
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.92540
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
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 112946891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-19 10:30:10

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111967381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-18 18:11:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:40.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 102.7194 54 0.07 64
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:36.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 200 82.8504 108 -0.07 67
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:34.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 72.9714 110 0.55 59
MN.CEL.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:31.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 44 62.1933 114 0.35 44
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:31.52 1.0 undecidable manual S 198 67.1772 112 -0.93 18
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:28.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 50.0166 120 0.52 64
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:28.49 3.0 undecidable manual S 47 50.616 119 0.01 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:28.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 102.7194 54 0.03 86
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:27.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 12 45.9207 122 0.48 66
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:26.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 43.0236 124 -0.02 48
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-11-18T18:05:26.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 43.4232 124 0.08 71
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:25.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 82.8504 108 -0.3 85
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:24.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 32.0457 133 -0.05 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:23.13 1.0 undecidable manual S 276 24.1536 141 0.12 24
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:23.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 72.9714 110 -0.41 84
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:22.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 198 67.1772 112 -0.44 42
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:22.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 19.6692 147 0.27 71
MN.CEL.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:22.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 62.1933 114 -0.02 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:21.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 311 18.87 148 -0.73 62
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:21.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 50.0166 120 0.28 90
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:21.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 50.616 119 0 94
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-11-18T18:05:20.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 43.4232 124 0.32 90
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:20.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 45.9207 122 -0.12 93
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:19.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 43.0236 124 -0.08 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:18.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 32.0457 133 -0.4 90
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:18.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 24.1536 141 0.14 73
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:18.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 27.6501 137 0.48 89
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:17.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 257 19.6692 147 -0.04 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-18T18:05:17.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 311 18.87 148 -0.33 94
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-11-18T18:05:16.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 249 12.1767 159 -0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023449999999999998 0.44 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:22.55
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00021749999999999997 0.28 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:22.74
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013955410000000002 0.1792 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:22.70
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023410235 0.3712 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:22.98
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006502353999999999 0.0768 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:35.06
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007775918000000001 0.0768 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:35.30
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00013110545 0.2816 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:42.39
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000102464795 0.2432 AML other m 2022-11-18T18:05:43.36
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