Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 04-05-2022 and time 21:14:46 (Italy) in region 8 km W Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 04-05-2022 19:14:46 (UTC)
  • 04-05-2022 21:14:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8140, 15.0650 at 16 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
Linguaglossa CT 8 5403 5403
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 9 3215 8618
Moio Alcantara ME 10 717 9335
Piedimonte Etneo CT 10 3963 13298
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 14880
Milo CT 11 1087 15967
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 12 3945 19912
Malvagna ME 12 733 20645
Randazzo CT 13 10900 31545
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 13 9623 41168
Mascali CT 13 14282 55450
Motta Camastra ME 13 845 56295
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 65812
Giarre CT 14 27659 93471
Roccella Valdemone ME 14 666 94137
Calatabiano CT 14 5308 99445
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 100425
Gaggi ME 15 3184 103609
Riposto CT 15 14838 118447
Santa Venerina CT 16 8592 127039
Graniti ME 17 1492 128531
Maletto CT 18 3920 132451
Giardini-Naxos ME 19 9415 141866
Castelmola ME 19 1088 142954
Taormina ME 20 10960 153914

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0 2022-05-04
19:14:46
37.8145 15.0653 16 2023-01-31
19:03:35
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109179331
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.7 2022-05-04
19:14:46
37.829 15.094 12 2022-08-31
14:02:52
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 104187841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-04 19:14:46 ± 0.56
Latitude 37.8145 ± 0.0297
Longitude 15.0653 ± 0.0307
Depth (km) 16 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109179331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3077
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2576
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 200
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3080.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.46
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00719
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.20505
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109179331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-31 14:02:36

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104187841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-04 19:22:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:53.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 12.9759 134 0.34 46
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-05-04T19:14:52.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 227 3.7962 165 1.02 37
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:52.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 3.4965 166 0.47 46
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:52.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 22.755 114 0.88 56
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-04T19:14:52.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 8.9799 146 0.7 42
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-04T19:14:51.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 4.1958 163 -0.59 43
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:51.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 0.7992 177 -0.52 45
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 12.9759 134 -0.36 69
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 3.4965 166 0.29 96
IV.ECTS.HHE. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 8.88 146 -0.45 68
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 8.9799 146 0.07 75
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 154 4.1958 163 -0.39 92
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-05-04T19:14:49.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 3.7962 165 0.02 100
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-05-04T19:14:48.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 0.7992 177 -0.53 89
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000432 0.96 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:54.30
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00063 0.58 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:54.21
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00352 0.3 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:55.07
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0031500000000000005 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:55.94
IV.EVRN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000638 0.36 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:58.04
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000376 1.46 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:58.95
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007015 0.76 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:14:59.06
IV.EVRN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008160000000000001 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:15:00.73
IV.EVRN.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000714 0.58 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:15:00.74
IV.EVRN.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0007099999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2022-05-04T19:15:04.88
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