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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 04-08-2022 and time 17:35:56 (Italy) in region 2 km SE Moio Alcantara (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Moio Alcantara (ME), on

  • 04-08-2022 15:35:56 (UTC)
  • 04-08-2022 17:35:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8870, 15.0610 at 25 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
Moio Alcantara ME 2 717 717
Malvagna ME 4 733 1450
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 5 3215 4665
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 7 3945 8610
Roccella Valdemone ME 7 666 9276
Linguaglossa CT 9 5403 14679
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 15659
Motta Camastra ME 10 845 16504
Randazzo CT 10 10900 27404
Piedimonte Etneo CT 14 3963 31367
Gaggi ME 14 3184 34551
Graniti ME 15 1492 36043
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 37062
Novara di Sicilia ME 16 1337 38399
Montalbano Elicona ME 16 2287 40686
Calatabiano CT 16 5308 45994
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 17 9623 55617
Sant'Alfio CT 17 1582 57199
Floresta ME 17 485 57684
Maletto CT 18 3920 61604
Tripi ME 19 873 62477
Mascali CT 19 14282 76759
Milo CT 19 1087 77846
Roccafiorita ME 19 197 78043
Mongiuffi Melia ME 19 600 78643
Antillo ME 19 919 79562
Castelmola ME 19 1088 80650
Basicò ME 20 612 81262
Limina ME 20 836 82098
Giardini-Naxos ME 20 9415 91513
Taormina ME 20 10960 102473

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
43 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
55 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2.0 2022-08-04
15:35:56		 37.8868 15.0612 25 2023-01-31
19:03:39		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109396531
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.9 2022-08-04
15:35:56		 37.869 15.05 22 2022-10-19
08:59:12		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 108112091
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-04 15:35:56 ± 0.13
Latitude 37.8868 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.0612 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 25 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109396531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 731
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 165
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 271
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 43
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 39
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.86425
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 30
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109396531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-06 11:04:06

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108112091
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-04 15:48:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:27.15 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.17 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:24.26 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.31 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:15.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 196 61.9935 105 -0.65 59
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:12.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 220 95.9262 99 -0.25 61
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:11.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 83.6496 101 0.5 60
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:08.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 67.2771 104 -0.07 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:07.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 57.1983 107 0.38 65
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:07.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 61.9935 105 -0.67 58
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:06.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 54.8007 108 -0.13 68
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:06.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 249 19.1697 138 0.55 64
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:06.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 317 23.8539 131 0.03 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:06.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 24.753 129 -0.46 67
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 47.5191 111 0.04 69
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 16.9719 141 -0.31 69
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 8.3805 159 0.62 65
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 44.2224 112 0.14 68
IV.MILZ.HHN. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 45.1215 112 0.28 89
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:05.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 233 12.1767 151 0.9 56
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:04.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 12.5763 150 -0.28 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:03.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 5.2947 167 -0.44 92
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:03.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 155 26.3514 127 0.34 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.40 0.1 positive manual P 317 23.8539 131 -0.11 96
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 19.4694 137 0.06 98
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.43 0.1 positive manual P 332 24.753 129 -0.18 94
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 16.9719 141 0.25 71
1J.FX08.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 20.7681 135 0.34 69
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2022-08-04T15:36:02.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 22.8549 132 0.5 44
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 8.3805 159 -0.03 100
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 58 17.6712 140 0.02 98
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 15.9729 143 0.09 98
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 12.1767 151 0.05 74
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 193 10.878 153 -0.05 99
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 16.9719 141 -0.08 73
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.69 0.1 positive manual P 23 16.9719 141 -0.08 97
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 11.9769 151 -0.07 98
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 202 8.3805 159 0.03 100
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.17 0.1 negative manual P 126 12.5763 150 -0.21 95
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 19.1697 138 -0.07 74
IV.ESVO.HHE. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 16.0728 143 0.3 70
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-08-04T15:36:01.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 21.7671 134 -0.29 70
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-04T15:36:00.62 0.1 negative manual P 96 5.2947 167 -0.34 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0009664999999999999 0.36 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:04.32
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0014550000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:04.23
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001605 1.06 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:05.12
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005960000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:05.83
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0010400000000000001 0.96 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:05.86
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00042400000000000006 1.44 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:05.92
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001037 1.04 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:06.66
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00176 0.9 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:06.49
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0010405 0.38 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:07.27
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001085 0.76 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:07.96
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017749999999999998 1.34 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:07.82
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003655 0.94 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:08.53
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00041400000000000003 0.64 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:08.13
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000887 0.88 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:09.00
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001135 0.3 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:09.04
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000324 0.6 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:09.51
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00133 1.26 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:10.05
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000479 1.3 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:12.77
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004345 0.52 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:12.58
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.5 0.001915 0.34 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:13.02
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00010650000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:16.90
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008740000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:17.69
IV.HAGA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001565 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:18.43
IV.HAGA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001605 0.42 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:19.74
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00009905 0.36 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:27.22
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000027249999999999998 0.94 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:28.03
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007175000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:28.96
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00009884999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:29.55
IV.SPS2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000257 0.4 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:34.82
IV.SPS2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00002535 0.94 AML other m 2022-08-04T15:36:35.60
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