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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 25-10-2022 and time 23:44:47 (UTC) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 25-10-2022 23:44:47 (UTC)
  • 26-10-2022 01:44:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3620, 15.3380 at 167 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
Spadafora ME 16 5021 5021
Venetico ME 16 3911 8932
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 17516
Milazzo ME 18 31646 49162
Valdina ME 19 1355 50517
Torregrotta ME 19 7431 57948

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
39 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
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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 2.2 2022-10-25
23:44:47		 38.362 15.3378 167 2024-03-01
15:27:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 111280621
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2022-10-25
23:44:47		 38.2972 15.338 168 2022-10-25
23:50:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111184511
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-10-25 23:44:47 ± 0.21
Latitude 38.3620 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.3378 ± 0.0161
Depth (km) 167 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111280621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1948
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1230
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 171
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
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) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12321
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.38226
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111184511
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-25 23:50:18

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111280621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-25 14:07:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-10-25T23:45:39.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 152.736 135 0.1 38
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:31.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 96.126 148 -0.18 43
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-10-25T23:45:29.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 69.375 156 0.1 46
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-10-25T23:45:28.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 60.2952 159 0.08 47
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:28.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 59.3961 159 0.39 66
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:27.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 49.7169 162 -0.05 48
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:27.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 30.3474 169 0.3 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:26.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 31.1466 169 0.25 48
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:26.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 30.8469 169 0.22 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:26.41 1.0 undecidable manual S 177 23.9538 171 -0.07 25
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:25.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 13.6752 175 -0.42 47
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:25.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 18.3705 173 -0.66 43
IV.CELI.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:17.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 153.4353 135 0.36 54
IV.SERS.HNN. 2022-10-25T23:45:17.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 138.7611 138 0.86 48
MN.TIP.HHN. 2022-10-25T23:45:17.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 152.736 135 -0.06 58
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:16.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 139.9488 138 -0.2 58
IV.CAR1.HHN. 2022-10-25T23:45:14.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 124.3866 141 -0.5 57
IV.PLAC.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:13.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 96.126 148 -0.04 88
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-10-25T23:45:11.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 69.375 156 -0.05 93
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:11.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 70.1742 156 -0.24 67
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2022-10-25T23:45:11.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 131 60.2952 159 0 71
TV.GMB1.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:11.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 46.8198 163 0.45 67
IY.OPPI.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:11.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 100 59.3961 159 0.02 95
IV.LIBRI.HHN. 2022-10-25T23:45:11.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 47.2194 163 0.48 66
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:11.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 73.8705 155 -0.1 68
1J.FX12.HHN.00 2022-10-25T23:45:10.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 44.8218 164 0.27 70
IV.MTTG.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 50.8158 162 0.16 70
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 38.4282 166 0.26 70
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 49.7169 162 -0.14 94
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 31.1466 169 -0.08 99
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 30.8469 169 0.02 75
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 30.3474 169 0.02 100
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:10.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 23.9538 171 0.08 75
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:09.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 18.3705 173 -0.55 91
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2022-10-25T23:45:09.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 13.6752 175 -0.49 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MILZ.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00020150000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:26.29
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000052850000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:26.73
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00007615 1.02 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:27.88
IV.MILZ.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00008965 0.58 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:27.36
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0000239927315 0.0128 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:28.03
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000028049999999999997 0.38 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:28.38
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00010311953500000002 1.0368 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:28.03
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00002665 1.18 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:28.62
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.4 0.00007434418500000001 0.8576 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:40.16
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.3 0.000060088255 0.7808 AML other m 2022-10-25T23:45:59.72
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