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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 11-08-2022 and time 15:05:01 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 11-08-2022 15:05:01 (UTC)
  • 11-08-2022 17:05:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3760, 15.2040 at 118 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
Milazzo ME 17 31646 31646

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
49 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.1 2022-08-11
15:05:01		 38.3757 15.2042 118 2023-01-31
19:03:48		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 110170491
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2022-08-11
15:05:02		 38.4798 15.1972 111 2022-08-11
15:18:02		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108412691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-11 15:05:01 ± 0.39
Latitude 38.3757 ± 0.0567
Longitude 15.2042 ± 0.0333
Depth (km) 118 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 110170491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6512
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1214
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 163
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 227
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10612
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.05940
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110170491
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-26 07:09:38

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108412691
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-11 15:18:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:39.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 85 107.6145 134 0.31 57
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:36.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 84.249 141 0.17 61
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:35.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 81.3519 142 -0.61 55
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:34.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 71.1732 146 0.14 63
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:33.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 59.7957 151 0.49 60
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:32.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 61.3941 150 -0.43 60
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:32.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 44.9217 157 0.47 62
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:30.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 115 29.2485 165 -0.59 60
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:30.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 28.5492 165 0.12 69
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:23.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 107.6145 134 0.48 82
IV.HLNI.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:23.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 117.5934 131 -1.09 41
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:21.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 114 81.3519 142 -0.16 62
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:21.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 84.249 141 -0.32 89
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:20.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 71.1732 146 0.53 87
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:19.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 61.3941 150 -0.27 94
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:19.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 44.9217 157 0.14 100
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:19.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 218 46.8198 157 0.85 54
1J.FX12.HHE.00 2022-08-11T15:05:19.73 3.0 undecidable manual P 54.9006 0.3 0
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:19.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 217 40.3263 160 0.62 60
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:19.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 59.7957 151 -0.03 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:18.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 153 28.5492 165 -0.18 68
IV.MILZ.HHE. 2022-08-11T15:05:17.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 168 11.7771 174 -0.35 67
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-08-11T15:05:17.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 115 29.2485 165 -0.76 57
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00012505873 0.3968 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:30.68
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00006975694 0.4608 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:30.64
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000049100815 1.3088 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:31.01
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000057404474999999994 0.2432 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:33.24
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00009168914999999999 0.3968 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:35.08
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0001192143 0.4224 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:35.08
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000081534825 0.4864 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:35.17
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00011306754999999999 0.3328 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:35.33
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000071955825 0.6144 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:35.44
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.0 0.000046327265 1.4368 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:36.92
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00003797791 1.4368 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:37.05
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000050064175 0.4992 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:41.13
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000048319345 1.5776 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:42.93
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000047392964999999996 0.9472 AML other m 2022-08-11T15:05:50.48
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