Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 16-12-2022 and time 15:50:03 (UTC) in region 2 km SE Linguaglossa (CT)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Linguaglossa (CT), on

  • 16-12-2022 15:50:03 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2022 16:50:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8350, 15.1600 at 22 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
Linguaglossa CT 2 5403 5403
Piedimonte Etneo CT 3 3963 9366
Calatabiano CT 6 5308 14674
Gaggi ME 6 3184 17858
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 6 9623 27481
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 6 3215 30696
Motta Camastra ME 7 845 31541
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 8 3945 35486
Graniti ME 9 1492 36978
Mascali CT 9 14282 51260
Sant'Alfio CT 10 1582 52842
Giardini-Naxos ME 10 9415 62257
Castelmola ME 11 1088 63345
Taormina ME 11 10960 74305
Giarre CT 12 27659 101964
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 102681
Riposto CT 12 14838 117519
Mongiuffi Melia ME 13 600 118119
Milo CT 13 1087 119206
Malvagna ME 13 733 119939
Letojanni ME 14 2861 122800
Gallodoro ME 14 367 123167
Roccafiorita ME 14 197 123364
Limina ME 16 836 124200
Zafferana Etnea CT 16 9517 133717
Santa Venerina CT 17 8592 142309
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 17 1019 143328
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 143994
Antillo ME 18 919 144913
Forza d'Agrò ME 18 911 145824
Sant'Alessio Siculo ME 19 1554 147378
Randazzo CT 19 10900 158278
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 20 980 159258
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 20 842 160100

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
37 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
52 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Siracusa (122291 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 0.9 2022-12-16
15:50:03
37.8352 15.1598 22 2024-03-01
15:28:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113977821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-16 15:50:03 ± 0.17
Latitude 37.8352 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.1598 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 22 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113977821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 582
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 577
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
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) 77
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) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02068
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30667
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113977821
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-02 08:34:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:16.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 313 34.0437 115 0.2 69
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:11.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 254 9.3795 154 0.27 72
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:11.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 9.1797 155 0.31 72
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:11.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 16.3725 139 -0.16 73
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:11.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 9.4794 154 0.23 73
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:10.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 137 2.2977 173 -0.1 75
IV.MUCR.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:10.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 34.0437 115 0.09 94
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:10.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 6.1938 162 -0.16 74
IV.ECHR.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:09.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 27.2505 122 0.02 73
IV.EVRN.HNN. 2022-12-16T15:50:08.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 16.3725 139 -0.31 47
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:08.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 12.5763 146 0.07 100
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:08.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 16.3725 139 0.1 98
1J.FX09.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:08.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 100 9.4794 154 0.27 72
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:07.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 6.1938 162 -0.28 97
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:07.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 11.877 148 -0.26 72
IV.EPMN.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:07.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 2.2977 173 -0.12 100
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-12-16T15:50:07.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 9.3795 154 0.06 75
IV.ESAL.HHE. 2022-12-16T15:50:07.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 194 9.1797 155 -0.23 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000037673545 1.2928 AML other m 2022-12-16T15:50:12.42
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000057485915 0.8064 AML other m 2022-12-16T15:50:12.62
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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