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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 30-12-2022 and time 19:19:56 (Italy) in region 2 km SW San Piero Patti (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW San Piero Patti (ME), on

  • 30-12-2022 18:19:56 (UTC)
  • 30-12-2022 19:19:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0400, 14.9480 at 32 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
San Piero Patti ME 2 2915 2915
Raccuja ME 4 1041 3956
Ucria ME 6 1058 5014
Montalbano Elicona ME 6 2287 7301
Librizzi ME 7 1660 8961
Floresta ME 7 485 9446
Sinagra ME 10 2705 12151
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 10 3090 15241
Basicò ME 10 612 15853
Montagnareale ME 10 1615 17468
Tortorici ME 11 6435 23903
Patti ME 11 13431 37334
Roccella Valdemone ME 13 666 38000
Ficarra ME 13 1469 39469
Castell'Umberto ME 13 3128 42597
Tripi ME 13 873 43470
Oliveri ME 14 2181 45651
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 14 980 46631
Falcone ME 15 2808 49439
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 15 1319 50758
Galati Mamertino ME 16 2627 53385
Piraino ME 16 3962 57347
Gioiosa Marea ME 16 7074 64421
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 65758
Malvagna ME 16 733 66491
Naso ME 17 3813 70304
Brolo ME 17 5783 76087
Longi ME 17 1473 77560
Furnari ME 17 3784 81344
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 17 1531 82875
Mirto ME 18 974 83849
Randazzo CT 18 10900 94749
Moio Alcantara ME 18 717 95466
Frazzanò ME 18 711 96177

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2022-12-30
18:19:56		 38.0398 14.9482 32 2024-03-01
15:28:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114943121
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2022-12-30
18:19:55		 38.0217 14.9695 34 2022-12-30
18:32:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113195891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-30 18:19:56 ± 0.19
Latitude 38.0398 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.9482 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 32 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114943121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 883
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 55
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 39
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71676
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113195891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-30 18:32:59

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 27
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114943121
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-02 17:09:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:40.90 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.09 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:32.01 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.85 0
IV.IACL.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:18.72 1.0 undecidable manual S 317 75.2691 109 -0.76 17
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:17.83 1.0 undecidable manual S 78 67.2771 111 0.35 21
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:16.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 66.5778 111 -0.61 38
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:15.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 54.8007 116 0.83 36
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:14.42 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.91 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:11.70 3.0 negative manual P -0.95 0
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:11.40 1.0 undecidable manual S 5 39.627 125 0.49 22
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:10.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 71 37.2294 127 0.31 22
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-12-30T18:20:10.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 79.5648 107 0.53 58
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-12-30T18:20:10.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 44 35.6421 128 0.25 23
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:09.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 31.5462 132 -0.11 47
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:09.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 269 31.1466 132 0.57 22
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:08.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 67.2771 111 0.38 62
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:08.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 25.2525 139 0.68 42
IV.IACL.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:08.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 317 75.2691 109 -0.62 75
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:08.38 3.0 negative manual P -1.25 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:07.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 26.0517 138 -0.95 36
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:07.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 23.1546 141 -0.46 44
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:07.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 331 66.5778 111 -0.48 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:06.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 54.8007 116 0.15 67
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:05.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 5.1948 170 -0.14 48
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:05.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 6.4935 168 0.19 49
IV.ESML.HNE. 2022-12-30T18:20:05.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 47.2194 120 0.35 44
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 37.4292 127 -0.07 93
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 39.627 125 -0.08 70
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 38.8278 125 0.15 92
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 37.2294 127 0.08 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 31.1466 132 0.7 82
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-12-30T18:20:04.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 44 35.6421 128 -0.07 47
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:03.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 165 25.6521 138 0.24 23
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:03.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 24.2535 140 0.26 69
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:03.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 140 31.5462 132 -0.49 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:03.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 25.2525 139 0.1 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:02.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 26.0517 138 -0.59 85
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-12-30T18:20:02.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 23.1546 141 -0.46 89
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:01.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 6.4935 168 0.11 99
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-30T18:20:01.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 5.1948 170 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00022150000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:06.50
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000192 0.86 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:06.44
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0005265 0.86 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:06.47
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004055 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:06.72
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00028281964999999997 0.32 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:07.08
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023549999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:07.97
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001835 0.3 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:08.69
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014900000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:08.73
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000423 0.38 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:10.42
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00029499999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:10.70
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005325000000000001 1.64 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:10.86
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000057400000000000006 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:11.26
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000061338055 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:11.99
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000123 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:11.84
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004822231 0.192 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:12.52
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010374130500000001 0.32 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:14.50
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000096925815 0.3584 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:18.79
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00011228323499999999 0.4352 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:16.58
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00029129435000000006 0.2048 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:27.90
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00014421720500000003 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:30.91
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0000612529553 0.1024 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:13.67
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00008666138500000001 0.1664 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:16.61
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000034440745 0.128 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:22.00
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00009061940000000001 0.2304 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:30.91
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00008441188999999998 0.192 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:31.37
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00004288828999999999 0.192 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:33.01
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000326116 0.3584 AML other m 2022-12-30T18:20:38.15
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