Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 04-12-2022 and time 08:18:45 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 04-12-2022 07:18:45 (UTC)
  • 04-12-2022 08:18:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3490, 14.8730 at 3 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Lipari ME 15 12753 12753
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 19827

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
96 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 2.4 2022-12-04
07:18:45
38.349 14.8728 3 2024-03-01
15:28:27
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118625421
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 2.0 2022-12-04
07:18:45
38.347 14.885 6 2023-06-21
22:38:35
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112486461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-04 07:18:45 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3490 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8728 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 3 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118625421

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 820
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 430
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08094
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.20149
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:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118625421
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-21 22:17:09

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112486461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-04 07:26:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:09.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 200 132.7671 50 0.87 46
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:09.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 133.3665 50 0.57 52
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:05.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 111 50 -0.15 61
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:01.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 201 75.6687 50 1.25 43
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:01.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 83.8494 50 0.04 66
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:01.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 84.4488 50 -0.3 62
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:00.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 74.8695 50 0.22 64
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:00.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 42.7239 95 -0.65 40
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:58.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 61.7937 50 0.55 61
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:57.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 35.1426 96 -0.42 44
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:57.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 58.2972 50 0.19 67
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:57.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 58.9965 50 0.36 64
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:56.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 56.0994 50 -0.44 63
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:55.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 52.4031 50 -0.87 72
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:54.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 42.7239 95 -0.32 89
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:53.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 35.1426 96 0.07 71
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:52.58 0.1 negative manual P 180 33.9438 96 -0.21 93
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:51.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 29.8479 96 -0.23 93
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:51.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 12.5763 105 0.71 42
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:18:50.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 13.875 104 -0.19 48
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:49.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 10.1787 108 -0.58 44
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:18:49.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 42 8.9799 111 -0.29 48
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:49.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 17.0718 101 -0.19 96
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 9.2796 110 -0.47 46
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.86 0.1 negative manual P 31 12.5763 105 0.29 94
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.03 0.1 positive manual P 55 9.2796 110 0.08 99
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 10.1787 108 -0.03 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.28 0.1 positive manual P 72 9.7791 109 0.24 96
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 8.9799 111 0.28 95
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:18:48.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 13.875 104 -0.04 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00924 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:49.96
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.6 0.008025 0.22 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:50.28
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.9 0.013349999999999999 0.08 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:50.32
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.6 0.007605000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:50.60
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0178 1.6 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:52.93
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:3.1 0.016300000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:52.80
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00039 0.54 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:57.87
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:3.4 0.01085 1.06 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:59.01
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00115 1.42 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:18:59.18
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005465 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:00.34
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000586 0.6 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:00.82
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00411 0.84 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:00.50
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005455 1.62 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:00.16
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0009015 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:01.27
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00028900000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:01.44
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003815 1 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:02.35
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000804 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:03.57
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.000739 0.22 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:03.80
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000526 0.62 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:06.18
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0005455 1.16 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:06.94
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.6 0.0006925 0.4 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:12.51
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.4 0.00041600000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:16.29
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00044300000000000003 0.68 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:17.49
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0003715 1.24 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:19.20
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