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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 12-12-2022 and time 04:47:20 (Italy) in region Isole Eolie (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Isole Eolie (Messina), on

  • 12-12-2022 03:47:20 (UTC)
  • 12-12-2022 04:47:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3670, 14.8980 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.

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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
Lipari ME 13 12753 12753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
97 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 2.0 2022-12-12
03:47:20		 38.367 14.8978 9 2024-03-01
15:28:27		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118750321
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.8 2022-12-12
03:47:20		 38.359 14.891 9 2023-06-27
10:07:44		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112749631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-12 03:47:20 ± 0.08
Latitude 38.3670 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8978 ± 0.0080
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 118750321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 996
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 630
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 22
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04856
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66370
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118750321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-27 10:07:21

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112749631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-12 04:09:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:37.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 102 54.3012 50 -0.39 43
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:37.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 52.7028 50 0.24 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:36.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 46.5201 50 0.2 45
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:33.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 73.6707 50 -0.1 66
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:31.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 57.1983 50 0.61 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:30.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 54.3012 50 0 93
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:30.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 52.7028 50 0.34 65
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:30.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 50.616 50 0 93
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:29.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 45.621 50 -0.03 94
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:29.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 46.5201 50 -0.13 69
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:27.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 36.0417 50 -0.27 68
IV.IFIL.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:27.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 35.5422 50 -0.16 70
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:26.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 31.5462 50 -0.38 89
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2022-12-12T03:47:25.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 9.7791 133 0.41 46
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:24.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 82 7.1928 142 0.13 49
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2022-12-12T03:47:24.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 5.3946 149 -0.05 50
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-12-12T03:47:23.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 6.3936 145 -0.69 42
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:23.12 0.1 positive manual P 82 7.1928 142 0.16 98
IV.ILOS.HHE. 2022-12-12T03:47:23.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 9.7791 133 0.48 68
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:23.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 7.2927 142 -0.69 42
IV.IVLT.HHN. 2022-12-12T03:47:22.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 5.3946 149 0.07 100
IV.IVCR.HHZ. 2022-12-12T03:47:22.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 7.2927 142 -0.09 99
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2022-12-12T03:47:22.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 6.3936 145 -0.05 100
3D.OEM4.HHN. 2022-12-12T03:47:22.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 39 6.0939 146 0.15 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0023250000000000002 0.12 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:24.70
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.002315 0.96 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:24.45
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.002175 0.34 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:26.48
IV.ILOS.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00433 0.32 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:26.73
IV.ILOS.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00344 0.68 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:26.55
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0015550000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:27.24
IV.IFIL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00175 1.46 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:33.12
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000121 1.02 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:34.65
IV.IFIL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0008995 1 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:34.58
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023299999999999997 1.54 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:35.18
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0002465 1.06 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:35.77
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000201 1.08 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:35.08
IV.IACL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0005635 1.48 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:37.78
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00020400000000000003 1.18 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:37.68
1J.FX12.HHE.00 ML:1.2 0.000025399999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:38.42
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002655 0.74 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:39.06
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00019 0.34 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:39.16
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00017875 0.72 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:39.64
IV.IACL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000438 0.44 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:49.82
1J.FX12.HHN.00 ML:1.3 0.00003105 0.42 AML other m 2022-12-12T03:47:50.26
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