Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.4 on date 31-05-2022 and time 14:11:11 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.4 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 31-05-2022 12:11:11 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2022 14:11:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0740, 15.6060 at 11 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 5 183035 183035
Motta San Giovanni RC 11 6208 189243
Scaletta Zanclea ME 13 2140 191383
Cardeto RC 14 1641 193024
Messina ME 14 238439 431463
Itala ME 15 1640 433103
Calanna RC 16 934 434037
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 447821
Campo Calabro RC 17 4536 452357
Laganadi RC 17 413 452770
Montebello Ionico RC 17 6214 458984
Fiumara RC 17 1018 460002
Alì ME 17 768 460770
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 17 343 461113
Alì Terme ME 18 2539 463652
San Roberto RC 19 1750 465402
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 19 1263 466665
Bagaladi RC 20 1039 467704
Nizza di Sicilia ME 20 3667 471371

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
14 Km S of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 0.4 2022-05-31
12:11:11
38.0735 15.6063 11 2022-06-22
13:27:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106355511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.3 2022-05-31
12:11:12
38.0855 15.619 9 2022-05-31
12:21:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 105379641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-31 12:11:11 ± 0.05
Latitude 38.0735 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6063 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 106355511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 665
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 269
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 192
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 153
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.29318
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:0.4

Field Value
Value 0.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106355511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-22 06:36:57

ML:0.3

Field Value
Value 0.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105379641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-31 12:21:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
RF.GEPF.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:59.15 3.0 negative manual Pn 6.22 0
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:55.51 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.08 0
NI.VINO.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:52.36 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:42.22 3.0 positive manual Pg 15.51 0
IV.CRTC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:26.60 3.0 positive manual Pn 5.91 0
MN.SENA.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:20.40 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 5.94 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:16.22 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.63 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:12.15 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.61 0
IV.MRB1.HNZ. 2022-05-31T12:12:08.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.13 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:41.97 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.69 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:23.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 32.5452 50 -0.09 73
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:22.16 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.06 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:20.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 22.755 50 -0.02 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:20.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 23.5542 50 -0.1 74
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:18.40 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.64 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:18.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 32.5452 50 0.06 73
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-05-31T12:11:17.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 11.2776 133 -0.12 75
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T12:11:17.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 10.878 134 0.1 50
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:17.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 22.755 50 0.09 99
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T12:11:17.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 23.5542 50 0.08 74
IV.MTTG.HHE. 2022-05-31T12:11:15.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 11.2776 133 0.13 100
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T12:11:14.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 10.878 134 -0.18 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.2 0.0000103990715 0.1792 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:20.84
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.2 0.0000108554845 0.1216 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:21.34
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006452031 0.2048 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:21.49
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004732115000000001 0.2816 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:21.51
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000008298830999999999 0.224 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:23.30
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.1 0.0000052888105 0.2176 AML other m 2022-05-31T12:11:24.14
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