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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 08-05-2022 and time 15:13:08 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Zafferana Etnea (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Zafferana Etnea (CT), on

  • 08-05-2022 13:13:08 (UTC)
  • 08-05-2022 15:13:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7100, 15.0980 at 8 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
Zafferana Etnea CT 2 9517 9517
Milo CT 2 1087 10604
Santa Venerina CT 4 8592 19196
Sant'Alfio CT 6 1582 20778
Giarre CT 8 27659 48437
Riposto CT 10 14838 63275
Mascali CT 10 14282 77557
Trecastagni CT 10 10910 88467
Pedara CT 11 14102 102569
Viagrande CT 11 8563 111132
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 12 17984 129116
Nicolosi CT 12 7463 136579
Acireale CT 12 52622 189201
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 12 3524 192725
Aci Catena CT 12 29851 222576
Piedimonte Etneo CT 13 3963 226539
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 14 9623 236162
Valverde CT 15 7840 244002
San Giovanni la Punta CT 15 23060 267062
Tremestieri Etneo CT 15 20589 287651
Linguaglossa CT 15 5403 293054
Mascalucia CT 16 31958 325012
San Gregorio di Catania CT 16 11966 336978
Ragalna CT 16 3924 340902
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 348645
Belpasso CT 17 28108 376753
Gravina di Catania CT 17 25838 402591
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 17 9479 412070
Calatabiano CT 17 5308 417378
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 436101
Camporotondo Etneo CT 18 5023 441124
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 20 3215 444339

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
23 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Modica (54633 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 2.1 2022-05-08
13:13:08		 37.7098 15.098 8 2023-01-31
19:03:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 107151501
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 2.0 2022-05-08
13:13:07		 37.719 15.085 6 2022-08-05
10:00:24		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 104347031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-08 13:13:08 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.7098 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0980 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 107151501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 636
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 589
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 350
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 46
Number of defining phases 44
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55218
Number of stations at which the event was observed 34
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104347031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-08 13:24:45

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107151501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-12 08:59:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:35.58 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.52 0
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:28.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 182 61.2942 50 0.98 34
IY.OPPI.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:27.22 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.58 0
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:24.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 47.7189 50 0.41 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:23.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 41.8248 50 0.99 52
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:22.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 44.7219 50 -0.5 42
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:19.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 182 61.2942 50 -0.09 45
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:18.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 46.62 50 0.71 78
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:17.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 47.7189 50 -0.4 65
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:17.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 53.3022 50 -0.63 79
IV.MCPD.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:17.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 325 55.6998 50 -1.04 33
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:16.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 206 44.7219 50 -0.84 55
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:16.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 332 41.8248 50 0.12 69
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:15.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 278 17.1717 114 1.13 68
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:14.51 0.1 undecidable manual S 48 13.2756 120 0.92 75
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:14.31 0.1 positive manual P 22 31.3464 104 -0.44 88
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:13.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 21.7671 109 0.4 68
IV.ESCV.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:13.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 280 25.1526 107 0.25 92
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:13.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 8.9799 130 1.47 43
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:13.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 24.6531 107 0.47 66
IV.ECZM.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:12.27 0.1 negative manual P 278 17.1717 114 0.21 94
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:12.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 10.9779 125 -0.01 75
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:12.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 261 16.4724 115 0.21 47
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:12.21 0.1 positive manual P 6 19.1697 112 -0.22 94
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:12.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 7.881 134 0.55 66
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 298 14.9739 117 -0.25 47
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.66 0.1 negative manual P 332 13.4754 120 0.27 94
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 13.2756 120 0.03 74
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 3.996 152 0.04 100
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.38 0.1 positive manual P 342 11.7771 123 0.27 94
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:11.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 253 6.4935 140 0.06 99
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.42 0.1 positive manual P 353 7.881 134 -0.07 99
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 10.4784 126 -0.77 81
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.95 0.1 undecidable manual S 347 2.8971 159 -0.18 97
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 11.6772 123 -0.17 96
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.09 0.1 negative manual P 253 6.4935 140 -0.21 96
IV.EPDN.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.73 0.1 negative manual P 311 9.4794 129 0 100
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.89 0.1 negative manual P 328 10.6782 126 -0.03 99
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 10.9779 125 -0.37 69
IV.EMFS.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 8.88 131 -0.18 72
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.79 0.1 negative manual P 118 8.9799 130 0.13 97
1J.FX08.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:10.64 0.1 negative manual P 73 9.3795 129 -0.08 98
IV.EVRN.HNZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:09.74 0.1 negative manual P 125 3.996 152 -0.28 95
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:09.89 0.1 positive manual P 33 5.994 142 -0.34 94
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-08T13:13:09.57 0.1 negative manual P 347 2.8971 159 -0.36 94
IV.ECPN.HHZ. 2022-05-08T13:13:09.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 10.4784 126 -1.56 54
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.7 0.006900000000000001 1.44 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:14.78
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.004455 0.72 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:14.86
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0025800000000000003 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:15.05
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.006244999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:15.06
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00323 0.92 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:15.22
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.7 0.006665 0.46 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:17.29
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000664 0.72 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:18.37
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.5 0.004059999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:18.42
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0033799999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:19.14
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000653 0.26 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:19.38
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007059999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:20.40
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003035 0.52 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:21.58
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000777 0.34 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:21.93
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008485000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:22.02
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003905 0.48 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:22.24
IV.ESML.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00063 1.36 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:23.14
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00039150000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:24.35
IV.ESML.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00059 0.58 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:24.63
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004905 0.6 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:24.74
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003345 0.4 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:26.30
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000231 1.62 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:27.10
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003195 1.34 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:32.13
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000234 1.42 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:34.74
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002265 1.46 AML other m 2022-05-08T13:13:36.79
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