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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 30-12-2022 and time 13:24:25 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 30-12-2022 13:24:25 (UTC)
  • 30-12-2022 14:24:25 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2320, 15.0390 at 9 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
Oliveri ME 12 2181 2181
Patti ME 12 13431 15612
Falcone ME 13 2808 18420
Montagnareale ME 14 1615 20035
Gioiosa Marea ME 14 7074 27109
Terme Vigliatore ME 15 7395 34504
Furnari ME 16 3784 38288
Librizzi ME 16 1660 39948
Piraino ME 17 3962 43910
Rodì Milici ME 18 2056 45966
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 18 1531 47497
Milazzo ME 18 31646 79143
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 18 41583 120726
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 19 3090 123816
Basicò ME 19 612 124428
Merì ME 20 2338 126766

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Catania (314555 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 1.0 2022-12-30
13:24:25		 38.2318 15.0393 9 2024-03-01
15:28:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114914761
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.1 2022-12-30
13:24:25		 38.2313 15.0387 9 2022-12-30
13:42:40		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113191301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-30 13:24:25 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.2318 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.0393 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114914761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 212
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 265
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15199
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114914761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-01 12:13:07

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113191301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-30 13:42:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:40.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 44.8218 50 -0.01 72
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:39.93 1.0 undecidable manual S 85 41.0256 50 0.14 24
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:37.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 150 33.5442 50 -0.19 71
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:36.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 28.9488 107 -0.09 73
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:35.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 25.4523 109 -0.04 74
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:34.16 1.0 undecidable manual S 341 20.868 113 0.4 23
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:34.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 44.8218 50 -0.13 71
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:33.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 19.0698 115 -0.18 73
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:33.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 33.5442 50 0.61 64
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:33.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 41.0256 50 -0.26 69
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:32.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 16.872 118 0.31 71
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:32.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 17.871 116 0 76
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:32.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 18.7701 115 -0.5 68
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:32.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 75 17.2716 117 -0.03 76
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:31.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 28.9488 107 -0.1 97
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:31.54 0.6 negative manual P 215 25.4523 109 0.25 48
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:30.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 20.868 113 -0.26 72
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:30.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 210 19.0698 115 0.18 49
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:29.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 18.7701 115 -0.12 74
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:29.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 17.2716 117 0.2 97
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T13:24:29.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 16.872 118 0.17 98
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-30T13:24:29.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 346 17.871 116 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000122731615 0.2176 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:33.23
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000078523435 0.2176 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:33.33
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004713676 0.256 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:38.36
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004708511 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:38.73
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:0.9 0.00007278411 0.1088 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:33.85
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00010059229 0.256 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:34.25
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00008797890499999999 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:33.84
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00010407511999999999 0.2432 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:34.08
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00007026915 0.0768 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:34.17
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00005092269 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:34.86
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000044622155 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:35.43
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008553240000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:36.37
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009801327 0.1984 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:37.31
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000062499665 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:36.79
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000012259797 0.2368 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:41.25
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000011862311 0.2368 AML other m 2022-12-30T13:24:41.26
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