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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-12-2022 and time 13:34:54 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Belpasso (CT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Belpasso (CT), on

  • 16-12-2022 12:34:54 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2022 13:34:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.6100, 14.9570 at 13 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
Belpasso CT 3 28108 28108
Ragalna CT 3 3924 32032
Paternò CT 6 48228 80260
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 6 7641 87901
Nicolosi CT 6 7463 95364
Camporotondo Etneo CT 6 5023 100387
San Pietro Clarenza CT 7 7743 108130
Biancavilla CT 8 24007 132137
Pedara CT 9 14102 146239
Mascalucia CT 9 31958 178197
Gravina di Catania CT 11 25838 204035
Misterbianco CT 11 49410 253445
Trecastagni CT 11 10910 264355
Motta Sant'Anastasia CT 11 12116 276471
Tremestieri Etneo CT 11 20589 297060
Adrano CT 12 36122 333182
Sant'Agata li Battiati CT 12 9479 342661
Viagrande CT 12 8563 351224
San Giovanni la Punta CT 13 23060 374284
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 14 3524 377808
San Gregorio di Catania CT 14 11966 389774
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 15 17984 407758
Valverde CT 15 7840 415598
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 425115
Aci Catena CT 16 29851 454966
Catania CT 17 314555 769521
Aci Castello CT 18 18723 788244
Santa Venerina CT 18 8592 796836
Acireale CT 19 52622 849458
Milo CT 19 1087 850545
Centuripe EN 19 5470 856015

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
19 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2022-12-16
12:34:54		 37.6102 14.9568 13 2024-03-01
15:28:26		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118343781
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.3 2022-12-16
12:34:55		 37.65 14.953 7 2023-06-12
17:10:38		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 112863181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-16 12:34:54 ± 0.28
Latitude 37.6102 ± 0.0216
Longitude 14.9568 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118343781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2355
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 477
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 355
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 209
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.09982
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112863181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-16 12:46:11

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118343781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-12 17:10:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:36:22.80 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.7 0
IV.MESG.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:35:58.86 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.15 0
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:35:43.75 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.24 0
IV.PLAC.HNZ. 2022-12-16T12:35:39.06 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.28 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:35:23.25 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.58 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:35:10.54 3.0 positive manual P -0.18 0
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-12-16T12:35:00.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 9.2796 134 0.56 45
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-12-16T12:35:00.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 34 11.0778 127 -0.05 50
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:59.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 7.6812 140 -0.17 49
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:59.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 6.8931 144 -0.2 50
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:59.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 6.1938 147 -0.03 51
IV.ESPC.HHN. 2022-12-16T12:34:58.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 11.0778 127 0.11 100
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-12-16T12:34:57.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 9.2796 134 -0.18 98
IV.ENIC.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:57.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 6.1938 147 0.28 96
IV.ESLN.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:57.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 9.3795 133 -0.12 99
IV.EMPL.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:57.35 0.1 negative manual P 9 7.6812 140 -0.19 98
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2022-12-16T12:34:57.53 0.1 negative manual P 277 6.8931 144 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ESML.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0007805 0.4 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:34:59.72
IV.ESML.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000531 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:34:59.72
IV.EMPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.002385 0.52 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:35:00.52
IV.EMPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0027949999999999997 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:35:02.20
IV.ENIC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00122 0.62 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:35:02.41
IV.ENIC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00125 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-16T12:35:02.50
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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