Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 22-03-2023 and time 15:41:48 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 22-03-2023 14:41:48 (UTC)
  • 22-03-2023 15:41:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9040, 15.4460 at 10 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 Teresa di Riva ME 8 9377 9377
Furci Siculo ME 9 3382 12759
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 9 1554 14313
Roccalumera ME 9 4141 18454
Forza d'Agrò ME 10 911 19365
Nizza di Sicilia ME 10 3667 23032
Savoca ME 11 1732 24764
Alì Terme ME 11 2539 27303
Pagliara ME 12 1170 28473
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 12 842 29315
Letojanni ME 13 2861 32176
Gallodoro ME 13 367 32543
Alì ME 14 768 33311
Fiumedinisi ME 15 1409 34720
Mongiuffi Melia ME 15 600 35320
Taormina ME 15 10960 46280
Scaletta Zanclea ME 16 2140 48420
Limina ME 16 836 49256
Castelmola ME 16 1088 50344
Roccafiorita ME 16 197 50541
Mandanici ME 16 601 51142
Giardini-Naxos ME 16 9415 60557
Itala ME 16 1640 62197
Antillo ME 19 919 63116
Graniti ME 19 1492 64608

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
34 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.3 2023-03-22
14:41:48
37.9043 15.4463 10 2024-03-01
17:18:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 121276281
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2023-03-22
14:41:49
37.9107 15.4488 10 2023-03-22
15:35:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115631851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-22 14:41:48 ± 0.12
Latitude 37.9043 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.4463 ± 0.0057
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121276281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 854
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 177
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47214
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121276281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-20 12:36:53

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115631851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-22 15:35:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:42:27.37 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.09 0
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2023-03-22T14:42:04.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 44.8218 50 0.79 41
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2023-03-22T14:42:02.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 37.5291 50 0.57 45
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:42:02.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 40.2264 50 0.11 50
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:59.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 30.3474 50 -0.5 46
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:59.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 28.5492 50 0.45 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:58.39 1.0 undecidable manual S 64 24.753 50 0.19 25
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:58.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 343 28.0497 50 -0.1 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:58.78 1.0 undecidable manual P 287 52.4031 50 0.24 24
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:58.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 25.3524 50 0.18 51
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2023-03-22T14:41:57.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 44.8218 50 -0.11 74
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:57.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 49.3173 50 -0.15 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:56.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 8 40.2264 50 -0.05 25
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2023-03-22T14:41:56.42 1.0 undecidable manual P 38 36.3414 50 0.35 24
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2023-03-22T14:41:56.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 37.5291 50 -0.19 74
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:56.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 20.0688 117 0.2 74
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:54.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 248 25.3524 50 0.28 49
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:54.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 265 28.5492 50 -0.01 52
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:54.21 0.6 positive manual P 64 24.753 50 -0.08 52
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:54.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 30.3474 50 -0.52 69
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:54.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 28.0497 50 -0.21 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-03-22T14:41:53.22 0.6 positive manual P 292 20.0688 117 -0.24 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000154 1.76 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:41:57.09
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00022749999999999997 0.26 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:41:57.84
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000082318635 0.5248 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:04.72
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013450000000000002 1.54 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:00.92
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006096194 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:03.73
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005219705 0.224 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:03.81
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00003128625 0.3648 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:07.28
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00003106182 0.5568 AML other m 2023-03-22T14:42:10.27
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