Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 02-12-2022 and time 11:10:13 (Italy) in region 10 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 10 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 02-12-2022 10:10:13 (UTC)
  • 02-12-2022 11:10:13 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7210, 14.9670 at 4 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ragalna CT 10 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 12 24007 27931
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 37448
Nicolosi CT 13 7463 44911
Milo CT 13 1087 45998
Adrano CT 13 36122 82120
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 14 7641 89761
Bronte CT 14 19172 108933
Pedara CT 14 14102 123035
Belpasso CT 14 28108 151143
Maletto CT 15 3920 155063
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 165973
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 174565
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 176147
Viagrande CT 17 8563 184710
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 232938
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 240681
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 245704
Randazzo CT 18 10900 256604
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 288562
Tremestieri Etneo CT 19 20589 309151
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 19 3524 312675
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 330659
Giarre CT 19 27659 358318
San Giovanni la Punta CT 20 23060 381378
Gravina di Catania CT 20 25838 407216

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.2 2022-12-02
10:10:13
37.721 14.967 4 2022-12-02
10:41:41
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112436891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-02 10:10:13
Latitude 37.7210
Longitude 14.9670
Depth (km) 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112436891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112436891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-02 10:41:41
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