Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 04-12-2022 and time 11:22:33 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 04-12-2022 10:22:33 (UTC)
  • 04-12-2022 11:22:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3390, 14.8960 at 6 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
Gioiosa Marea ME 18 7074 19827
Piraino ME 20 3962 23789

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
60 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
94 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 1.2 2022-12-04
10:22:33
38.3388 14.8958 6 2024-03-01
15:28:10
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 112801281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-04 10:22:33 ± 0.12
Latitude 38.3388 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.8958 ± 0.0092
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112801281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 851
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 405
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 102
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
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 28
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45326
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112801281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-21 22:49:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MFNL.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:23:00.42 3.0 negative manual Pg 3.82 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:49.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 144 50.3163 50 -0.3 88
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:47.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 43.0236 97 -0.65 40
IV.GIZZ.HHE. 2022-12-04T10:22:46.89 3.0 positive manual Pg 0.34 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:44.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 32.8449 99 0.04 72
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:43.98 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:43.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 50.3163 50 0.17 68
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:43.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 28.4493 101 0.32 68
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:41.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 43.0236 97 -0.42 65
IV.IFIL.HHE. 2022-12-04T10:22:41.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 37.4292 98 0.71 59
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:39.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 32.8449 99 0.01 72
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:38.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 28.4493 101 0.02 72
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:38.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 12.6762 113 0.43 68
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:37.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 7 14.5743 111 -0.79 60
3D.OEM7.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:37.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 17.1717 108 0.43 68
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:36.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 8.7801 122 -0.33 70
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-12-04T10:22:36.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 57 9.879 119 0.03 75
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-12-04T10:22:36.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 41 8.5803 122 -0.29 71
IV.IVUG.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:36.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 10.0788 118 -0.45 68
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.36 0.1 positive manual P 60 8.3805 123 0.34 93
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.21 0.1 positive manual P 27 8.7801 122 0.13 98
3D.OEM9.HNE. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 9.879 119 0 100
IV.ILOS.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 12.6762 113 0.03 74
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 8.5803 122 0.04 99
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 9.6792 119 0.56 66
3D.OEM8.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.75 0.1 negative manual P 7 14.5743 111 -0.37 92
IV.IVUG.HHN. 2022-12-04T10:22:35.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 10.0788 118 0.05 99
IV.GMB1.HHZ. 2022-12-04T10:22:34.13 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00030109995 0.1408 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:36.72
IV.IVUG.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00014722956999999997 0.1408 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:37.06
IV.IVUG.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00012776635 0.1152 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:37.34
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:1.0 0.0002021344 0.0832 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:37.64
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00016814785 0.0576 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:37.58
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00038403165 0.096 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:37.81
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0006005 0.36 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:38.79
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0005513837 0.1792 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:39.12
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006351336000000001 1.1776 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:43.27
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.0 0.000060766995 0.1984 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:44.80
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00003476924 0.096 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:45.10
TV.GMB1.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0001158561 0.0896 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:45.06
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000023772614999999998 0.0832 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:45.19
TV.GMB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0000732162 0.0768 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:45.20
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00006270035999999999 0.4544 AML other m 2022-12-04T10:22:48.16
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