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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 02-12-2022 and time 14:30:51 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 02-12-2022 13:30:51 (UTC)
  • 02-12-2022 14:30:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2080, 15.1200 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Terme Vigliatore ME 9 7395 7395
Falcone ME 11 2808 10203
Oliveri ME 11 2181 12384
Milazzo ME 11 31646 44030
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 11 41583 85613
Furnari ME 11 3784 89397
Rodì Milici ME 12 2056 91453
Merì ME 12 2338 93791
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 13 1531 95322
San Filippo del Mela ME 14 7115 102437
Castroreale ME 15 2504 104941
Patti ME 16 13431 118372
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 16 4650 123022
Pace del Mela ME 17 6239 129261
Basicò ME 17 612 129873
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 131488
Tripi ME 18 873 132361
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 18 1807 134168
Condrò ME 18 493 134661
Librizzi ME 19 1660 136321

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Catania (314555 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.1 2022-12-02
13:30:51		 38.2078 15.12 8 2022-12-02
13:37:14		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112440941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-02 13:30:51 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.2078 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.1200 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112440941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 526
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 161
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 50
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31027
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112440941
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-02 13:37:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:31:03.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 34.4433 50 -0.11 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:31:01.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 159 28.0497 107 -0.23 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:31:01.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 28.2495 106 -0.2 48
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:31:00.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 25.1526 108 -0.06 74
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:31:00.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 327 22.2555 110 0.57 44
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:31:00.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 23.8539 109 -0.2 48
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:31:00.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 328 26.3514 108 -0.54 44
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:31:00.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 22.9548 110 0.26 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:59.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 21.4674 111 -0.15 49
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:59.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 21.6672 111 0.08 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:58.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 79 34.4433 50 0.16 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:57.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 23.8539 109 0.32 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:57.41 1.0 undecidable manual P 230 28.2495 106 -0.16 24
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:57.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 25.1526 108 0.11 98
3D.OEM4.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:57.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 27.1506 107 0 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:57.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 28.0497 107 0.12 97
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 11.9769 125 0.09 50
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.89 0.3 positive manual P 327 22.2555 110 0.45 69
IV.IVCR.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 26.3514 108 -0.66 85
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 22.9548 110 0.34 94
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 25.6521 108 -0.52 89
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.48 0.1 positive manual P 108 21.4674 111 0.2 97
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-02T13:30:56.54 0.6 negative manual P 231 21.6672 111 0.22 48
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-12-02T13:30:54.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 11.9769 125 -0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0000936 0.82 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:30:59.50
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001080531 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.54
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000202 0.14 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:01.17
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00006920000000000002 0.26 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:01.44
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010005 0.34 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.00
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004370031 0.2816 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:01.74
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00006614945 0.9216 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:00.59
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000063984655 0.1408 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:01.21
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000027878695 0.3456 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:30:59.95
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000265519 0.6208 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:03.73
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00007884576800000002 0.0832 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.47
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00009221359 0.1088 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.01
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000171811985 0.4224 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:03.41
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000133974 0.2368 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:01.66
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000041304195 0.2624 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.07
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000091140775 0.2048 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:02.31
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000074400125 0.7424 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:04.81
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000047781585499999994 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-02T13:31:04.90
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