Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 18-12-2020 and time 04:11:14 (UTC) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 18-12-2020 04:11:14 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2020 05:11:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.5180, 14.7590 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
Leni ME 7 696 696
Malfa ME 10 982 1678
Santa Marina Salina ME 11 903 2581
Lipari ME 18 12753 15334

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
78 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 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 2.2 2020-12-18
04:11:14
38.5182 14.7592 10 2021-02-26
14:56:20
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87382861
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.9 2020-12-18
04:11:14
38.49 14.752 13 2021-02-22
16:43:13
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 85508411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-18 04:11:14 ± 0.13
Latitude 38.5182 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.7592 ± 0.0069
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 87382861

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 207
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 156
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15109
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.33190
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87382861
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-22 16:43:00

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85508411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-18 04:19:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:41.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 88.7445 50 0.93 34
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:38.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 147.8409 50 0.4 36
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:37.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 73.371 50 0.75 37
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:36.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 70.9734 50 1.02 33
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:35.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 130.0698 50 -0.29 58
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:34.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 66.0894 50 0.52 42
IV.SOI.EHN. 2020-12-18T04:11:33.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 123.0879 50 -0.74 51
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:32.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 234 108.8133 50 0.07 42
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:31.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 102.7194 50 0.4 60
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:30.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 94.4388 50 0.18 64
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2020-12-18T04:11:30.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 98.2239 50 0.01 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:30.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 91.1421 50 1.18 45
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:30.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 53.6019 50 -0.17 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:29.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 49.3173 50 -0.56 42
IV.GIB.HHE. 2020-12-18T04:11:28.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 86.6466 50 -0.44 61
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:28.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 88.7445 50 -0.33 62
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:28.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 77.2671 50 0.57 60
IV.PLLN.EHN. 2020-12-18T04:11:27.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 79.2651 50 -0.32 64
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:26.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 35.1426 50 -0.19 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:26.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 73.371 50 -0.24 66
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:26.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 70.9734 50 0.13 90
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:25.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 66.0894 50 -0.29 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:24.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 55.6998 50 -0.08 93
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:23.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 53.6019 50 -0.57 62
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:22.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 49.3173 50 -0.28 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:22.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 24.8529 111 -0.93 38
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-12-18T04:11:22.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 22.0668 113 0.04 50
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:21.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 16.7721 120 0.48 46
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:21.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 18.2706 118 0.45 46
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:20.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 35.1426 50 -0.22 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:19.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 24.8529 111 -0.21 72
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2020-12-18T04:11:18.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 127 22.0668 113 -0.18 97
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:18.52 0.1 negative manual P 116 18.2706 118 0.37 94
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2020-12-18T04:11:17.97 0.1 negative manual P 288 16.7721 120 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.1 0.010649999999999998 0.18 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:22.20
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.7 0.004695 0.22 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:24.28
IV.ILOS.HNE. ML:2.4 0.001825 0.38 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:24.30
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001935 0.36 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:24.32
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0014249999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:27.34
IV.ILOS.HNN. ML:2.5 0.002485 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:28.35
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00262 0.42 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:28.36
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004425 0.36 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:29.43
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0011799999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:29.52
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005225 0.68 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:31.13
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0004904999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:31.86
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00033499999999999996 1.62 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:32.85
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000124 0.74 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:32.79
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0008425 1.24 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:33.69
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000128 1.32 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:34.77
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00042449999999999996 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:35.34
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00040149999999999995 0.5 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:37.12
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000189 1.2 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:37.26
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000334 1.5 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:38.14
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00022950000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:38.56
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00025550000000000003 1.04 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:38.91
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001985 0.46 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:39.49
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006395000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:41.06
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000053750000000000005 1.26 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:41.79
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00028100000000000005 0.54 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:47.56
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000334 0.82 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:48.54
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001275 0.5 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:48.61
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000036400000000000004 0.8 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:48.30
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00004075 0.96 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:49.07
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00006484999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:49.93
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00009815 0.62 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:52.20
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00004635 0.32 AML other m 2020-12-18T04:11:52.34
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