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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 12-12-2022 and time 01:44:53 (Italy) in region 3 km E Capizzi (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Capizzi (ME), on

  • 12-12-2022 00:44:53 (UTC)
  • 12-12-2022 01:44:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8460, 14.5100 at 35 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
Capizzi ME 3 3176 3176
Cerami EN 4 2006 5182
Troina EN 10 9373 14555
Nicosia EN 15 13899 28454
Gagliano Castelferrato EN 15 3593 32047
Mistretta ME 16 4791 36838
Sperlinga EN 16 805 37643
San Teodoro ME 17 1403 39046
Cesarò ME 18 2439 41485
Castel di Lucio ME 18 1294 42779

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km NE of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
100 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Vittoria (63339 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 1.9 2022-12-12
00:44:53		 37.8463 14.5098 35 2024-03-01
15:28:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114322981
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2022-12-12
00:44:53		 37.8528 14.5068 34 2022-12-12
00:54:20		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112747581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-12 00:44:53 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.8463 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.5098 ± 0.0068
Depth (km) 35 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114322981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 570
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 15
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14299
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.82018
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114322981
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-10 15:23:12

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112747581
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-12 00:54:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:13.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 63.6918 114 0 46
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:12.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 58.497 116 0.16 45
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:09.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 45.2214 124 0.28 45
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:08.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 136 90.8424 54 -0.35 60
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:08.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 40.8258 127 -0.33 45
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:08.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 91.0422 54 -0.07 85
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:08.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 38.628 128 -0.02 48
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:07.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 297 35.9418 131 -0.15 48
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:06.82 0.1 positive manual P 166 76.2681 110 -0.06 89
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:06.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 144 77.5668 110 -0.46 41
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:06.40 0.1 negative manual P 191 70.374 112 0.36 84
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:06.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 28.9488 137 0.37 45
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:04.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 58.497 116 0.51 63
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:04.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 21.9669 145 -0.37 46
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:04.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 15.873 154 -0.18 74
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:04.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 63.6918 114 -0.34 64
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:02.68 0.1 positive manual P 54 45.1215 124 0.1 94
MN.VAE.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:02.99 1.0 undecidable manual P 198 44.0226 124 0.55 21
IV.GIB.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:02.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 45.2214 124 0.28 67
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:01.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 40.8258 127 -0.1 95
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:01.84 0.1 positive manual P 55 38.628 128 0.08 96
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2022-12-12T00:45:01.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 297 35.9418 131 0.19 93
IV.ESCV.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:45:00.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 28.9488 137 0.01 74
IV.MSFR.HHE. 2022-12-12T00:44:59.76 0.1 positive manual P 19 21.9669 145 -0.24 95
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-12-12T00:44:59.46 0.1 positive manual P 162 15.873 154 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0010609999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:04.95
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00014249031500000001 0.54 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:05.36
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010383768500000002 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:07.10
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00012878705000000002 0.49 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:09.26
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00018146099999999998 1.64 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:09.86
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.3 0.00048522655000000003 0.54 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:10.72
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000148761805 0.3 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:11.33
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00042725225 0.5 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:11.24
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0001807098 0.23 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:14.04
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00018457845 1.52 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:14.84
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00012804544 1.58 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:14.87
IV.EPMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00009768845 0.6 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:15.66
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00015556215 1.06 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:17.83
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007575017 1.78 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:18.08
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007509226499999999 0.16 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:18.74
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000069040365 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:19.31
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006164781 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:19.11
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00013436713 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:21.06
IV.EPMN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008956366 1.22 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:21.38
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00023434225 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:22.04
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0000884062 1.7 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:23.00
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00013406055 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:25.08
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00013709196 1.84 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:26.03
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00049211885 1.82 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:26.94
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00015555685 1.12 AML other m 2022-12-12T00:45:27.40
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