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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 15-07-2022 and time 23:13:30 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-07-2022 23:13:30 (UTC)
  • 16-07-2022 01:13:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3940, 15.4100 at 119 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
Villafranca Tirrena ME 18 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 19 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.4 2022-07-15
23:13:30		 38.3942 15.4102 119 2023-01-31
19:03:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110510591
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.4 2022-07-15
23:13:28		 38.5082 15.515 126 2022-07-15
23:21:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107309901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-15 23:13:30 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.3942 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.4102 ± 0.0161
Depth (km) 119 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110510591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2030
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1002
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 160
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15109
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.51086
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110510591
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-05 06:02:12

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 40
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107309901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-15 23:21:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:05.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 89.5437 140 0.01 69
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:02.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 122 66.4779 148 -0.26 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:02.70 1.0 undecidable manual S 230 60.7947 150 0.77 20
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:02.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 54.3012 153 1.13 35
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:01.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 198 49.4172 155 0.39 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:01.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 50.2164 155 0.32 47
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:01.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 210 47.1195 156 0.59 44
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:14:00.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 44.622 158 -0.2 72
1J.FX12.HHN.00 2022-07-15T23:14:00.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 43.1235 158 0.48 69
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:59.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 36.8298 161 -0.01 76
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-07-15T23:13:59.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 36.2415 162 -0.27 48
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-07-15T23:13:58.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 229 20.6682 169 -0.3 73
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:58.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 149 16.7721 171 -0.38 72
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:57.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 159.1185 122 -0.05 59
IV.LADO.EHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:57.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 167.7099 121 -0.09 56
MN.TIP.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:56.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 145.5432 125 0.43 56
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:54.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 131.5683 128 0.5 57
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:54.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 127.7721 129 0.02 64
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:52.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 105.7164 135 0.62 57
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:52.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 125.1747 129 -1.3 42
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:52.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 117.7932 131 -0.06 65
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:50.77 0.1 positive manual P 86 89.5437 140 0.22 88
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:49.49 0.1 negative manual P 285 74.8695 145 0.05 94
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:48.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 43.2234 158 0.6 65
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:48.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 60.7947 150 -0.22 71
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:48.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 47.1195 156 0.36 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:48.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 49.4172 155 0.21 72
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:48.71 0.1 positive manual P 122 66.4779 148 -0.15 94
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:47.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 44.622 158 -0.16 73
1J.FX12.HHN.00 2022-07-15T23:13:47.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 43.1235 158 0.1 74
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:47.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 50.2164 155 0.04 74
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:47.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 36.8298 161 -0.13 100
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:47.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 54.3012 153 -0.25 71
IV.MRCB.HHN. 2022-07-15T23:13:46.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 36.2415 162 -0.3 72
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:46.14 0.1 negative manual P 149 16.7721 171 -0.54 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-07-15T23:13:46.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 190 27.9498 166 -0.43 48
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-07-15T23:13:46.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 20.6682 169 -0.61 68
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00028599999999999996 0.3 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:13:50.86
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00011300000000000001 1.32 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:13:51.92
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00039400000000000004 1.12 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:13:59.18
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0003555 0.76 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:13:59.21
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00010039999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:01.51
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011449999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:01.32
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007005 0.36 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:01.95
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0002925 1.38 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.85
TV.GMB1.HNN. ML:2.7 0.000334 0.72 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.79
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0001094 0.7 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.78
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0002515 0.88 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.62
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00028849999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.85
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00019 0.48 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.66
TV.GMB1.HNE. ML:2.5 0.000219 0.42 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.96
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00019700000000000002 1.16 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:02.95
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00013395 0.62 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:03.34
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001275 1.22 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:03.21
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000214 0.36 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:03.28
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.000142 1.3 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:03.01
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.000189 1.58 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:03.96
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000257 0.38 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:04.69
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00009814999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:05.01
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010455000000000001 1.66 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:05.92
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0001705 1.38 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:05.93
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000122 0.52 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:06.43
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00020150000000000002 0.68 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:06.35
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000194 1.66 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:06.07
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0001835 1.64 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:06.92
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00014000000000000001 0.84 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:07.97
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001285 0.96 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:08.88
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00007314999999999999 0.84 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:11.28
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00009735 1.22 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:12.95
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002625 1.24 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:14.21
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00002505 1.08 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:16.62
MN.TIP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00001635 0.32 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:18.46
MN.TIP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000201 0.54 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:18.71
IV.LADO.EHN. ML:2.0 0.0000263 0.28 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:22.46
IV.LADO.EHE. ML:2.2 0.000038350000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:23.64
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0000151 0.52 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:45.23
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000010605 0.6 AML other m 2022-07-15T23:14:48.01
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