Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 31-05-2022 and time 21:56:28 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 31-05-2022 19:56:28 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2022 21:56:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0700, 15.6150 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 10 6208 189243
Cardeto RC 13 1641 190884
Scaletta Zanclea ME 14 2140 193024
Messina ME 15 238439 431463
Itala ME 16 1640 433103
Calanna RC 16 934 434037
Montebello Ionico RC 16 6214 440251
Laganadi RC 16 413 440664
Campo Calabro RC 17 4536 445200
Villa San Giovanni RC 17 13784 458984
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 17 343 459327
Fiumara RC 17 1018 460345
Alì ME 18 768 461113
Alì Terme ME 18 2539 463652
Bagaladi RC 19 1039 464691
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 19 1263 465954
San Roberto RC 19 1750 467704

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
15 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 1.2 2022-05-31
19:56:28
38.0695 15.615 11 2022-06-22
13:31:34
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 106138891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-31 19:56:28 ± 0.06
Latitude 38.0695 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.6150 ± 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 106138891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 572
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 264
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
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 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08274
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34534
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 106138891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-06-22 07:19:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHN. 2022-05-31T19:56:41.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 89 38.3283 90 0.05 72
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:40.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 36.6411 90 0.04 49
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:39.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 32.2455 90 -0.05 49
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:37.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 23.4543 91 -0.01 75
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:37.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 24.4533 91 -0.19 48
TV.GMB1.HNZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:36.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 21.0678 91 -0.24 49
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T19:56:36.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 22.3554 91 -0.42 70
IV.SOI.EHN. 2022-05-31T19:56:35.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 89 38.3283 90 -0.06 73
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:35.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 32.2455 90 0.22 71
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:35.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 36.6411 90 0.09 97
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:33.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 24.4533 91 -0.28 71
1J.FX12.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T19:56:33.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 9.1797 125 -0.29 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:33.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 10.4784 118 -0.07 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:33.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 23.4543 91 0.09 99
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:33.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 11.7771 111 -0.15 50
IY.CNDF.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T19:56:33.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 22.3554 91 0.05 100
TV.GMB1.HNZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:33.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 21.0678 91 0.16 73
1J.FX12.HHZ.00 2022-05-31T19:56:31.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 9.1797 125 0.08 76
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:31.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 10.4784 118 0.2 99
1J.FX11.HHZ. 2022-05-31T19:56:31.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 11.7771 111 0.15 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
1J.FX11.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000203 0.58 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:34.10
1J.FX11.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000175 0.22 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:34.30
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00021200000000000003 1.02 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:37.97
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00011145 0.56 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:38.97
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00003225 0.48 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:43.52
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00003095 0.72 AML other m 2022-05-31T19:56:43.99
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