Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 31-05-2022 and time 15:44:52 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 31-05-2022 13:44:52 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2022 15:44:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0830, 15.6220 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
Reggio di Calabria RC 4 183035 183035
Motta San Giovanni RC 11 6208 189243
Cardeto RC 13 1641 190884
Messina ME 14 238439 429323
Calanna RC 14 934 430257
Laganadi RC 15 413 430670
Scaletta Zanclea ME 15 2140 432810
Campo Calabro RC 15 4536 437346
Villa San Giovanni RC 15 13784 451130
Fiumara RC 16 1018 452148
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 16 343 452491
Montebello Ionico RC 16 6214 458705
Itala ME 17 1640 460345
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 18 1263 461608
San Roberto RC 18 1750 463358
Bagaladi RC 19 1039 464397
Alì ME 19 768 465165
Alì Terme ME 20 2539 467704

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
80 Km NE 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 0.5 2022-05-31
13:44:52
38.0827 15.6222 9 2022-06-22
13:27:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106361941
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-31 13:44:52 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.0827 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.6222 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 106361941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1131
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 320
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 216
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1130.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10072
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32915
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106361941
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-22 08:31:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:45:05.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 36.5412 50 0.35 46
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:45:01.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 24.5532 111 -0.37 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:45:01.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 22.4553 113 0.13 49
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:45:00.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 22.3554 113 -0.49 46
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:44:59.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 36.5412 50 -0.24 71
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:44:58.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 11.9769 128 0.03 51
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:44:58.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 11.1777 130 0.16 50
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:44:58.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 24.5532 111 -0.12 74
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:44:57.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 22.4553 113 0.11 74
IY.CNDF.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:44:57.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 22.3554 113 -0.08 100
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T13:44:56.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 280 11.9769 128 0.26 49
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T13:44:56.10 0.1 positive manual P 142 11.1777 130 0.22 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00008054999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-31T13:44:58.44
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000443 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-31T13:44:58.31
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:0.3 0.00001346 0.4 AML other m 2022-05-31T13:45:01.23
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000013350000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2022-05-31T13:45:05.18
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