Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 12-12-2022 and time 08:41:03 (UTC) in region 2 km SW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Santa Domenica Vittoria (ME), on

  • 12-12-2022 08:41:03 (UTC)
  • 12-12-2022 09:41:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9070, 14.9390 at 27 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 2 980 980
Randazzo CT 3 10900 11880
Roccella Valdemone ME 7 666 12546
Floresta ME 10 485 13031
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 13748
Malvagna ME 10 733 14481
Maletto CT 11 3920 18401
Maniace CT 12 3765 22166
Montalbano Elicona ME 15 2287 24453
Bronte CT 16 19172 43625
San Piero Patti ME 16 2915 46540
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 49755
Ucria ME 16 1058 50813
Raccuja ME 17 1041 51854
Tortorici ME 17 6435 58289
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 17 3945 62234
Linguaglossa CT 20 5403 67637

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
47 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
99 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.9 2022-12-12
08:41:03
37.9067 14.9387 27 2024-03-01
15:28:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114512051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2022-12-12
08:41:03
37.9117 14.9473 29 2022-12-12
08:49:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112756741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-12 08:41:03 ± 0.09
Latitude 37.9067 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9387 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114512051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 473
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 209
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 238
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 59
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08633
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47035
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112756741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-12 08:49:01

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114512051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-20 08:34:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:14.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 115 22.9548 136 0.13 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:13.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 357 19.6692 140 -0.05 73
IV.IVPL.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:13.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 52.2033 112 0.45 64
IV.NOV.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:13.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 21.9669 137 0.17 72
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 14.7741 149 0.08 49
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 14.874 148 0.14 48
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 11.5773 155 -0.11 49
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 44.9217 115 0.3 67
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 16.1727 146 0.13 73
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 9.5793 159 0.14 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 16.1727 146 -0.12 73
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:12.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 12.5763 153 0.21 48
IV.GALF.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:11.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 39.2274 119 0.18 69
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:10.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 34.0437 123 0.21 69
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:10.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 33.4443 124 0.07 95
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:09.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 22.9548 136 -0.16 95
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:09.77 0.1 positive manual P 74 26.751 131 -0.1 95
IV.NOV.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:09.24 0.1 positive manual P 52 21.9669 137 -0.1 96
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:09.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 24.5532 134 0.06 72
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.13 0.1 negative manual P 174 9.5793 159 -0.18 97
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 100 16.1727 146 -0.19 96
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.23 0.1 negative manual P 218 11.5773 155 -0.21 96
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.68 0.1 negative manual P 136 14.7741 149 0.01 99
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 14.874 148 -0.06 99
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.50 0.1 negative manual P 142 12.5763 153 0 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.97 0.1 positive manual P 357 19.6692 140 -0.14 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T08:41:08.58 0.1 positive manual P 340 16.1727 146 -0.2 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006684999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:12.93
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00052814845 0.3008 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:12.99
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0005945 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.13
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00036526895 0.2304 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.56
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0026349999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.59
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000182 0.3 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.79
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0010965 0.3 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.75
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000286235 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:13.89
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004615 1.76 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:14.05
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00027245445000000004 0.2816 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:15.30
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000155033 0.2752 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:15.83
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013700075 0.3968 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:18.10
IV.EPOZ.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0002762326 1.7888 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:19.95
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000092996145 0.3392 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:19.12
IV.EPOZ.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0002116267 0.384 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:20.50
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00024245705 0.5184 AML other m 2022-12-12T08:41:21.53
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