Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 07-11-2022 and time 15:21:54 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Montalbano Elicona (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Montalbano Elicona (ME), on

  • 07-11-2022 14:21:54 (UTC)
  • 07-11-2022 15:21:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0380, 15.0250 at 9 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
Montalbano Elicona ME 2 2287 2287
Basicò ME 4 612 2899
San Piero Patti ME 5 2915 5814
Tripi ME 7 873 6687
Librizzi ME 9 1660 8347
Novara di Sicilia ME 10 1337 9684
Raccuja ME 10 1041 10725
Falcone ME 10 2808 13533
Oliveri ME 10 2181 15714
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 11 1531 17245
Floresta ME 11 485 17730
Roccella Valdemone ME 12 666 18396
Furnari ME 12 3784 22180
Ucria ME 13 1058 23238
Patti ME 13 13431 36669
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 38284
Malvagna ME 13 733 39017
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 14 1019 40036
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 15 980 41016
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 15 3090 44106
Rodì Milici ME 15 2056 46162
Moio Alcantara ME 16 717 46879
Sinagra ME 16 2705 49584
Terme Vigliatore ME 16 7395 56979
Tortorici ME 18 6435 63414
Castroreale ME 18 2504 65918
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 69863
Randazzo CT 19 10900 80763
Gioiosa Marea ME 19 7074 87837
Ficarra ME 19 1469 89306
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 19 3215 92521
Piraino ME 20 3962 96483
Castell'Umberto ME 20 3128 99611

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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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 1.6 2022-11-07
14:21:54
38.0377 15.0248 9 2024-03-01
15:28:15
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113617371
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2022-11-07
14:21:54
38.0347 15.019 10 2022-11-07
14:29:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111556371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-07 14:21:54 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.0377 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0248 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113617371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 529
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 522
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 201
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.71856
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113617371
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-17 10:44:45

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111556371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-07 14:29:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-11-07T14:22:08.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 38.9277 50 0.74 40
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2022-11-07T14:22:08.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 40.2264 50 0.49 44
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:08.39 3.0 negative manual P 0 0
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:08.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 79.7646 50 0 68
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:07.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 39.9267 50 -0.11 48
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:06.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 270 37.8288 50 -0.42 45
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:05.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 31.0467 50 0.27 71
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:05.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 27.8499 108 0.68 42
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:04.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 27.5502 109 0.46 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:03.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 49.1175 50 0.07 71
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:03.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 180 24.4533 111 0.68 42
IV.IVGP.HHN. 2022-11-07T14:22:02.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 40.2264 50 0.11 72
IV.IVUG.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:02.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 39.9267 50 0.07 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:01.00 0.1 negative manual P 270 37.8288 50 -0.65 83
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 19.6692 115 -0.09 75
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:01.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 154 19.1697 116 -0.27 72
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-11-07T14:22:01.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 356 38.9277 50 0.16 47
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-11-07T14:22:00.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 27.3504 109 0.36 70
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-11-07T14:22:00.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 29.0487 108 0.17 72
IV.ECNE.HHN. 2022-11-07T14:22:00.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 184 30.2475 50 0.19 48
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:22:00.30 0.1 positive manual P 67 31.0467 50 -0.31 93
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 212 27.8499 108 -0.57 66
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.72 0.1 positive manual P 174 25.2525 110 0.17 97
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.46 0.1 negative manual P 195 24.9528 110 -0.03 100
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.65 0.1 negative manual P 180 24.4533 111 0.24 96
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.69 0.1 positive manual P 151 27.5502 109 -0.29 94
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:59.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 301 9.879 133 0.41 71
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:58.12 0.1 positive manual P 112 19.6692 115 -0.39 94
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:58.15 0.1 positive manual P 154 19.1697 116 -0.28 96
IV.LIBRI.HNZ. 2022-11-07T14:21:56.54 0.1 positive manual P 301 9.879 133 -0.33 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002535624 0.2048 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:21:59.93
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.001385 0.2 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:21:59.90
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00032466705 0.16 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:21:59.95
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0007375578000000001 0.16 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:00.87
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00041 1.82 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:01.08
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003015 0.2 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:02.54
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00019974469999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:06.16
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002184808 0.2624 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:06.27
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00029643940000000004 0.3968 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:03.88
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00039463314999999997 0.256 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:02.79
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001499814 0.3776 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:07.89
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020764705 0.2816 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:07.85
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00015993354999999999 1.0368 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:25.62
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00012300909 0.9792 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:18.81
MN.CEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000031090705 0.7232 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:29.41
MN.CEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000035176764999999996 0.8576 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:39.18
MN.CEL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000053267854999999996 0.7424 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:31.14
MN.CEL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000084926375 0.8192 AML other m 2022-11-07T14:22:35.10
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