Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 18-03-2022 and time 17:22:31 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Terme Vigliatore (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Terme Vigliatore (ME), on

  • 18-03-2022 16:22:31 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2022 17:22:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1280, 15.1420 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Terme Vigliatore ME 2 7395 7395
Furnari ME 3 3784 11179
Rodì Milici ME 3 2056 13235
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 4 1531 14766
Falcone ME 5 2808 17574
Castroreale ME 7 2504 20078
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 7 41583 61661
Oliveri ME 7 2181 63842
Tripi ME 9 873 64715
Basicò ME 10 612 65327
Merì ME 10 2338 67665
San Filippo del Mela ME 12 7115 74780
Novara di Sicilia ME 12 1337 76117
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 13 4650 80767
Milazzo ME 14 31646 112413
Pace del Mela ME 16 6239 118652
Patti ME 16 13431 132083
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 16 1807 133890
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 16 1019 134909
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 137196
Librizzi ME 16 1660 138856
Condrò ME 17 493 139349
Montagnareale ME 17 1615 140964
San Piero Patti ME 18 2915 143879
San Pier Niceto ME 19 2837 146716
Antillo ME 19 919 147635
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 155066

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2022-03-18
16:22:31
38.1283 15.1423 9 2022-07-08
12:33:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104408311
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2022-03-18
16:22:31
38.1233 15.1278 6 2022-03-18
16:35:58
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102117461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-18 16:22:31 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.1283 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1423 ± 0.0171
Depth (km) 9 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104408311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1528
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 560
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 102
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15918
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44337
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102117461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-18 16:35:58

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104408311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-09 16:11:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:43.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 34.1436 50 0.12 48
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:42.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 30.9468 50 -0.01 49
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:42.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 31.6461 50 0.29 46
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:42.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 332 33.744 50 -0.36 46
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:42.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 35.9418 50 -0.74 40
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:40.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 49.2174 50 0.49 65
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:38.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 34.1436 50 0.02 98
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:38.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 19.1697 115 -0.08 74
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 31.6461 50 0.24 70
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 17.6712 117 -0.22 48
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 33.744 50 -0.16 95
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 18.4704 116 -0.37 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 30.9468 50 0.29 70
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 35.9418 50 -0.4 68
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-03-18T16:22:37.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 32.6451 50 0.01 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:35.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 18.4704 116 -0.05 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:35.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 19.1697 115 0.23 96
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-03-18T16:22:35.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 17.6712 117 0.15 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002429924 0.2304 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:38.20
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00024100320000000004 0.3456 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:40.92
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00040300000000000004 0.16 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:38.64
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000254 0.14 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:38.73
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00019247710999999997 0.1536 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:37.97
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00014645372349999998 0.1792 AML other m 2022-03-18T16:22:37.98
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