Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 31-05-2022 and time 17:02:11 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 31-05-2022 15:02:11 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2022 17:02:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0730, 15.6130 at 10 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
Cardeto RC 14 1641 190884
Scaletta Zanclea ME 14 2140 193024
Messina ME 14 238439 431463
Itala ME 16 1640 433103
Calanna RC 16 934 434037
Laganadi RC 16 413 434450
Campo Calabro RC 16 4536 438986
Montebello Ionico RC 16 6214 445200
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 458984
Fiumara RC 17 1018 460002
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 17 343 460345
Alì ME 18 768 461113
Alì Terme ME 18 2539 463652
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 19 1263 464915
San Roberto RC 19 1750 466665
Bagaladi RC 19 1039 467704

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
14 Km SE 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 0.9 2022-05-31
15:02:11
38.0732 15.6132 10 2022-06-22
13:29:42
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106060931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-31 15:02:11 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0732 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6132 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 106060931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 839
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 282
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 217
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 150
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09803
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34714
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106060931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-22 06:55:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:24.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 36.9297 50 -0.03 51
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:22.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 32.1456 50 0.15 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:20.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 23.0547 114 -0.03 52
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:20.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 24.1536 113 -0.26 49
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T15:02:19.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 22.6551 114 -0.49 71
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:18.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 32.1456 50 0.05 76
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:18.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 36.9297 50 0 76
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:18.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 90 38.5281 50 -0.14 74
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T15:02:17.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 11.4774 131 0.16 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:16.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 23.0547 114 0.13 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:16.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 10.878 133 0.26 51
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:16.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 24.1536 113 -0.08 77
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T15:02:16.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 22.6551 114 0 78
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T15:02:14.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 10.878 133 0.31 100
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-05-31T15:02:14.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 286 11.4774 131 -0.22 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000048599999999999995 0.48 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:20.87
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000054600000000000006 1.02 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:20.43
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000266 1.04 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:24.73
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000018599999999999998 1.12 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:24.33
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000311 0.92 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:27.07
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000036500000000000006 1 AML other m 2022-05-31T15:02:27.90
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