Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 29-08-2022 and time 22:17:43 (Italy) in region 9 km N Centuripe (EN)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 9 km N Centuripe (EN), on

  • 29-08-2022 20:17:43 (UTC)
  • 29-08-2022 22:17:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7050, 14.7310 at 16 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
Centuripe EN 9 5470 5470
Regalbuto EN 10 7277 12747
Adrano CT 10 36122 48869
Bronte CT 13 19172 68041
Biancavilla CT 14 24007 92048
Troina EN 15 9373 101421
Catenanuova EN 16 4866 106287
CesarĂ² ME 16 2439 108726
San Teodoro ME 16 1403 110129
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 17 7641 117770
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 17 3593 121363
Maletto CT 18 3920 125283
Maniace CT 19 3765 129048
Agira EN 19 8345 137393

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Modica (54633 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 1.7 2022-08-29
20:17:43
37.7047 14.7313 16 2023-01-31
19:03:59
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113886111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-29 20:17:43 ± 0.18
Latitude 37.7047 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.7313 ± 0.0159
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113886111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1323
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 293
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1320.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.07824
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40919
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113886111
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-29 15:40:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-08-29T20:17:58.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 22 45.4212 98 0.54 43
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:57.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 41.4252 100 0.52 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:51.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 17.1717 122 0.73 41
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-08-29T20:17:51.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 45.4212 98 -0.07 71
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:50.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 41.4252 100 -0.47 66
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:50.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 14.4744 128 0.58 43
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:50.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 39.5271 100 -0.12 71
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:50.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 38.5281 101 -0.27 70
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:49.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 8.6802 145 -0.19 50
IV.EMSG.HHN. 2022-08-29T20:17:48.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 23.0547 112 -0.02 75
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:47.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 17.1717 122 0.03 76
IV.ESML.HNE. 2022-08-29T20:17:47.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 16.1727 124 0.24 73
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:47.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 14.4744 128 0.06 100
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2022-08-29T20:17:46.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 8.6802 145 -0.61 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESCV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0007505 0.68 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:49.76
IV.ESCV.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00054 1.26 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:51.92
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004465 1 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:52.31
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00047050000000000005 0.3 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:53.62
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003415 1.16 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:56.34
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000507 0.76 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:58.75
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004935000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:58.69
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000606 1.3 AML other m 2022-08-29T20:17:58.71
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