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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 29-11-2022 and time 03:58:12 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Piedimonte Etneo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Piedimonte Etneo (CT), on

  • 29-11-2022 02:58:12 (UTC)
  • 29-11-2022 03:58:12 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7840, 15.1520 at 10 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
Piedimonte Etneo CT 4 3963 3963
Sant'Alfio CT 4 1582 5545
Mascali CT 5 14282 19827
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 5 9623 29450
Linguaglossa CT 7 5403 34853
Giarre CT 7 27659 62512
Milo CT 7 1087 63599
Riposto CT 7 14838 78437
Calatabiano CT 8 5308 83745
Zafferana Etnea CT 11 9517 93262
Gaggi ME 11 3184 96446
Santa Venerina CT 11 8592 105038
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 11 3215 108253
Motta Camastra ME 13 845 109098
Giardini-Naxos ME 13 9415 118513
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 13 3945 122458
Graniti ME 14 1492 123950
Castelmola ME 14 1088 125038
Taormina ME 14 10960 135998
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 136715
Malvagna ME 17 733 137448
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 138048
Letojanni ME 17 2861 140909
Gallodoro ME 18 367 141276
Acireale CT 19 52622 193898
Roccafiorita ME 19 197 194095
Trecastagni CT 20 10910 205005
Viagrande CT 20 8563 213568
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 20 17984 231552
Aci Catena CT 20 29851 261403
Pedara CT 20 14102 275505

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
32 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.3 2022-11-29
02:58:12		 37.7838 15.1517 10 2024-03-01
15:28:25		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118151241
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.3 2022-11-29
02:58:10		 37.744 14.986 0 2023-06-06
13:26:37		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112316181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-29 02:58:12 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.7838 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1517 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118151241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 720
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 84
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 300
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03148
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.19785
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112316181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-29 03:08:21

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118151241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-06 13:26:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:21.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 21.9669 114 0.31 47
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:17.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 8.88 138 0.62 44
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:17.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 21.9669 114 -0.01 75
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 4.5954 155 -0.2 50
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 5.1948 153 0.54 46
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 7.5813 143 0.01 51
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 12.876 128 0.37 71
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 227 14.874 124 -0.01 76
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 266 5.6943 150 -0.39 47
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:16.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 3.4965 161 0.1 51
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:15.26 0.1 positive manual P 290 8.88 138 0.17 99
IV.EVRN.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:15.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 10.5783 133 0 77
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:15.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 11.1777 132 -0.26 73
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:15.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 11.5773 131 0.31 72
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 5.6943 150 -0.19 99
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.34 0.1 positive manual P 205 3.4965 161 -0.2 99
1J.FX08.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 6.8931 145 0.12 75
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 29 4.5954 155 -0.28 97
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.52 0.1 negative manual P 83 5.1948 153 -0.15 100
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-11-29T02:58:14.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 7.5813 143 -0.16 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00037711695 0.2608 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:19.87
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0005489999999999999 0.62 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:21.77
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00099611595 0.3008 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:16.64
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0005851175 0.2592 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:16.61
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00012001965000000001 0.2608 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:18.52
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000095573925 0.2592 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:19.30
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0003988325 0.2112 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:20.46
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00022728665 0.3408 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:22.81
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000050250915 0.32 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:23.59
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00007736778 0.2 AML other m 2022-11-29T02:58:21.38
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