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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 07-08-2022 and time 12:20:24 (Italy) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 07-08-2022 10:20:24 (UTC)
  • 07-08-2022 12:20:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.9340, 15.4290 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.

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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
Furci Siculo ME 5 3382 3382
Santa Teresa di Riva ME 6 9377 12759
Roccalumera ME 6 4141 16900
Nizza di Sicilia ME 7 3667 20567
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 8 1554 22121
Alì Terme ME 8 2539 24660
Savoca ME 8 1732 26392
Forza d'Agrò ME 8 911 27303
Pagliara ME 9 1170 28473
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 10 842 29315
Alì ME 11 768 30083
Fiumedinisi ME 11 1409 31492
Letojanni ME 12 2861 34353
Gallodoro ME 12 367 34720
Mandanici ME 13 601 35321
Scaletta Zanclea ME 13 2140 37461
Itala ME 13 1640 39101
Limina ME 14 836 39937
Mongiuffi Melia ME 14 600 40537
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 40734
Taormina ME 16 10960 51694
Castelmola ME 16 1088 52782
Giardini-Naxos ME 17 9415 62197
Antillo ME 17 919 63116
Graniti ME 18 1492 64608
Gaggi ME 20 3184 67792

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
31 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 1.6 2022-08-07
10:20:24		 37.9337 15.4292 10 2023-01-31
19:03:43		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109637471
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2022-08-07
10:20:24		 37.9483 15.4288 9 2022-08-07
10:28:27		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108228931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-07 10:20:24 ± 0.06
Latitude 37.9337 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.4292 ± 0.0034
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109637471

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 497
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 130
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 165
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.10437
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109637471
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-12 16:16:42

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108228931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-07 10:28:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:46.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 122.5884 50 0.94 45
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:45.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 271 119.991 50 0.37 37
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:42.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 56.7987 50 -0.22 66
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:42.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 48 54.4011 50 0.12 67
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:40.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 46.8198 50 0.25 44
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:40.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 50.0166 50 -0.02 46
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:38.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 41.2254 50 -0.27 67
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:37.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 74.0703 50 0.1 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:37.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 37.2294 50 -0.11 70
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:35.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 56.7987 50 -0.03 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:34.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 284 50.0166 50 -0.04 46
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:34.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 27.6501 50 -0.34 68
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:34.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 50.616 50 0.05 69
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:34.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 54.4011 50 0.11 67
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-08-07T10:20:33.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 24.3534 112 -0.95 36
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:33.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 291 46.8198 50 0 47
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:33.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 24.8529 112 -0.22 70
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-08-07T10:20:32.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 229 18.9699 117 -0.06 73
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:32.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 41.2254 50 0.03 70
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:32.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 216 35.9418 50 0.5 43
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:32.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 37.2294 50 0.24 90
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-08-07T10:20:32.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 78 38.2284 50 -0.12 46
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-08-07T10:20:32.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 19.3695 117 0.35 68
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:31.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 284 17.6712 119 -0.24 70
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 27.6501 50 -0.29 91
IV.EPMN.HHN. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 240 25.3524 111 0.07 48
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 24.8529 112 0.01 73
1J.FX13.HHN. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 24.3534 112 0.3 68
IV.EFIU.HHE. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 24.9528 111 -0.05 48
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:30.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 27.5502 50 -0.32 68
1J.FX11.HHN. 2022-08-07T10:20:29.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 19.3695 117 0.33 69
1J.FX10.EHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:28.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 300 5.1948 152 0.12 73
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-08-07T10:20:28.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 18.9699 117 -0.22 70
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:28.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 17.6712 119 -0.12 96
1J.FX10.EHZ. 2022-08-07T10:20:27.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 5.1948 152 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0009565 0.24 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:32.49
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006174999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:33.17
IV.MTTG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001305 1.52 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:34.99
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000252 0.52 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:36.23
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000374 0.26 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:36.75
IV.MTTG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000163 1.3 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:36.19
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0007965 0.98 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:39.78
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003115 0.76 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:39.56
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000319 1.22 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:40.80
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00035299999999999996 1.72 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:41.98
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000965 1.14 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:42.92
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001008 0.64 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:43.70
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000128 0.54 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:43.43
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000108 1 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:43.76
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000696 1.22 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:44.75
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000772 0.96 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:45.84
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000984 0.42 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:51.92
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000052699999999999993 1.5 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:20:53.93
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000016899999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:21:15.25
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000012435 1.58 AML other m 2022-08-07T10:21:24.87
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