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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 08-09-2022 and time 20:42:34 (Italy) in region 2 km E Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 08-09-2022 18:42:34 (UTC)
  • 08-09-2022 20:42:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8490, 15.1710 at 18 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
Linguaglossa CT 2 5403 5403
Piedimonte Etneo CT 5 3963 9366
Gaggi ME 5 3184 12550
Motta Camastra ME 5 845 13395
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 6 3215 16610
Calatabiano CT 6 5308 21918
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 7 3945 25863
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 7 9623 35486
Graniti ME 7 1492 36978
Castelmola ME 9 1088 38066
Giardini-Naxos ME 10 9415 47481
Taormina ME 10 10960 58441
Mascali CT 10 14282 72723
Mongiuffi Melia ME 11 600 73323
Sant'Alfio CT 12 1582 74905
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 75622
Gallodoro ME 12 367 75989
Letojanni ME 13 2861 78850
Roccafiorita ME 13 197 79047
Malvagna ME 13 733 79780
Giarre CT 13 27659 107439
Riposto CT 13 14838 122277
Limina ME 14 836 123113
Milo CT 15 1087 124200
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 125219
Antillo ME 16 919 126138
Forza d'Agrò ME 16 911 127049
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 127715
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 17 1554 129269
Zafferana Etnea CT 18 9517 138786
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 147378
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 18 842 148220
Novara di Sicilia ME 19 1337 149557
Savoca ME 19 1732 151289
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 152269

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
51 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
51 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
88 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 2.0 2022-09-08
18:42:34		 37.8487 15.1708 18 2024-03-01
15:28:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 115592761
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.7 2022-09-08
18:42:34		 37.854 15.146 13 2023-03-21
14:33:56		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 109478931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-08 18:42:34 ± 0.11
Latitude 37.8487 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1708 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115592761

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 612
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 537
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 288
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 40
Number of defining phases 40
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02878
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89572
Number of stations at which the event was observed 31
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 31
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115592761
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-21 14:29:50

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109478931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-08 18:49:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:51.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 226 99.4227 95 -0.31 60
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:48.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 77.0673 96 0.09 66
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:47.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 36.6411 106 0.48 43
3D.OEM8.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:47.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 72.2721 97 -0.02 45
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:46.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 63.7917 98 0.2 66
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:45.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 62.7927 98 0.04 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:45.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 55.1004 100 0.68 60
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:45.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 60.8946 98 0.23 66
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:44.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 54.7008 100 0.09 69
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:44.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 61.3941 98 -0.78 55
IV.MRCB.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:44.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 53 58.0974 99 -0.45 43
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:44.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 54.7008 100 0.19 67
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:43.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 47.2194 102 0.05 93
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:42.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 209 14.3745 135 0.38 46
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:42.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 13.1757 138 0.48 46
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 10.7781 144 0.45 46
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 250 33.1446 108 0.41 67
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 10.5783 145 0.3 47
IV.LIBRI.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 33.6441 108 -0.43 66
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 152 7.3815 154 0.66 42
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 110 8.9799 149 0.48 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:41.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 36.6411 106 0.04 71
IV.EMPL.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:40.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 223 25.752 115 0.04 49
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:40.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 3.1968 168 -0.3 48
IV.ENIC.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:40.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 209 27.4503 113 -0.42 45
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:40.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 27.6501 113 -0.12 71
IV.EPOZ.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:39.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 19.6692 124 0.41 68
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:39.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 5.6943 160 -0.81 40
IV.EMCN.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:39.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 13.5753 137 0.45 69
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:39.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 19.5693 124 0.27 71
IV.EFIU.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.07 0.1 negative manual P 152 7.3815 154 -0.19 98
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 8.9799 149 -0.09 100
IV.EMNR.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 13.1757 138 -0.01 99
1J.FX08.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 12.876 139 0 75
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 10.7781 144 -0.12 98
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.50 0.1 negative manual P 197 10.878 144 -0.03 100
IV.ECBD.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 10.5783 145 -0.19 97
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-09-08T18:42:38.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 14.3745 135 -0.13 97
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:37.61 0.1 positive manual P 310 5.6943 160 -0.55 90
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-09-08T18:42:37.64 0.1 positive manual P 170 3.1968 168 -0.41 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0012250000000000002 0.2 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:40.63
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0029249999999999996 1.24 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:40.64
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00055 0.16 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:40.78
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0014100000000000002 0.34 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:42.09
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002735 0.24 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:42.22
IV.EFIU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007555 0.52 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:42.15
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00117 0.3 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:43.03
IV.EFIU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000372 0.38 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:43.18
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001397 0.82 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:44.55
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008810000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:45.04
IV.EPOZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039049999999999995 0.42 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:46.26
IV.EPOZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000319 0.36 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:46.66
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0005035 0.96 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:51.98
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001625 0.68 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:51.33
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0002525 0.5 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:57.64
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00026549999999999995 0.5 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:57.65
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00018449999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:59.88
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0001785 0.26 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:42:59.89
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00031 0.52 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:00.68
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00019800000000000002 0.96 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:00.55
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0001655 0.98 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:03.83
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0005825 1.02 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:03.84
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013700000000000002 1.1 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:04.61
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000154 1.14 AML other m 2022-09-08T18:43:04.85
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