Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 04-12-2022 and time 08:19:44 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 04-12-2022 07:19:44 (UTC)
  • 04-12-2022 08:19:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3540, 14.8510 at 5 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
Lipari ME 16 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
64 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Catania (314555 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 2.1 2022-12-04
07:19:44
38.3545 14.8508 5 2024-03-01
15:28:27
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118625431
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.7 2022-12-04
07:19:43
38.365 14.87 9 2023-06-21
22:38:58
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112486761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-04 07:19:44 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3545 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.8508 ± 0.0115
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118625431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 898
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 727
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 305
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08993
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.75003
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112486761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-04 07:35:20

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118625431
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-21 22:19:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:59.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 83.25 50 0.5 60
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:55.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 30.8469 100 -0.06 48
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:54.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 54.0015 50 -0.49 63
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:52.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 42.1245 97 0.05 94
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:51.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 177 34.6431 99 0.08 95
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:50.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 33.3444 99 -0.77 59
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:50.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 30.8469 100 -0.09 96
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:49.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 13.1757 112 0.57 44
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:48.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 11.3775 115 -0.4 46
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:19:47.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 9.9789 118 -0.3 47
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:47.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 17.5713 107 -0.19 72
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:47.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 10.6782 116 -0.51 45
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:19:47.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 13.9749 111 0.03 100
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:47.48 0.1 negative manual P 40 13.1757 112 0.36 93
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:46.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 64 10.6782 116 0.08 99
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:46.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 11.3775 115 -0.03 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T07:19:46.99 0.1 positive manual P 78 11.4774 115 0.18 97
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T07:19:46.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 9.9789 118 0.32 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0024950000000000003 0.44 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:48.56
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0017050000000000001 0.68 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:49.05
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00198 0.56 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:49.05
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0020250000000000003 1.16 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:50.26
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.6 0.004719999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:50.54
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0044399999999999995 0.68 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:50.37
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000609 0.72 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:55.21
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000536 0.2 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:56.32
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000364 0.5 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:56.79
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003115 0.38 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:19:58.37
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002805 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:20:02.22
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00029900000000000006 0.72 AML other m 2022-12-04T07:20:02.57
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