Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 18-12-2022 and time 06:05:03 (UTC) in region Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: Stretto di Messina (Reggio di Calabria, Messina), on

  • 18-12-2022 06:05:03 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2022 07:05:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.2990, 15.7170 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Scilla RC 5 4964 4964
Bagnara Calabra RC 8 10255 15219
San Roberto RC 10 1750 16969
Fiumara RC 10 1018 17987
Campo Calabro RC 11 4536 22523
Villa San Giovanni RC 11 13784 36307
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte RC 13 4120 40427
Calanna RC 13 934 41361
Palmi RC 13 18930 60291
Laganadi RC 14 413 60704
Seminara RC 14 2811 63515
Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte RC 14 343 63858
MelicuccĂ  RC 15 930 64788
Sinopoli RC 15 2089 66877
San Procopio RC 15 534 67411
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte RC 16 1263 68674
Messina ME 18 238439 307113
Delianuova RC 19 3352 310465
Cosoleto RC 19 859 311324
Scido RC 20 931 312255

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km NE of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
22 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Lamezia Terme (70714 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2022-12-18
06:05:03
38.2987 15.7172 14 2022-12-18
06:18:27
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112914451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-18 06:05:03 ± 0.2
Latitude 38.2987 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.7172 ± 0.0103
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112914451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1077
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 947
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 225
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1080.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 232
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34804
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112914451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-18 06:18:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:15.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 38.628 97 -0.44 44
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2022-12-18T06:05:14.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 34.9428 98 -0.15 47
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:10.50 1.0 positive manual P 130 38.628 97 -0.1 24
IY.CNDF.HHE. 2022-12-18T06:05:10.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 34.9428 98 0.09 96
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:10.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 18.5703 113 -0.38 46
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:10.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 15.1737 121 0.1 49
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:08.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 4.6953 158 -0.02 51
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:07.61 0.3 positive manual P 258 18.5703 113 0.01 75
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:07.25 0.1 negative manual P 185 15.1737 121 0.12 99
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:07.56 0.6 negative manual P 148 16.5723 117 0.25 48
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2022-12-18T06:05:06.17 0.1 negative manual P 183 4.6953 158 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
TV.GMB1.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000018200000000000002 1.16 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:10.68
TV.GMB1.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000017100000000000002 0.12 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:11.71
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000039195229999999996 0.2208 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:12.15
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000051547419999999995 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:10.99
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000015190428 0.3392 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:16.08
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:0.8 0.00002103264 5.1424 AML other m 2022-12-18T06:05:16.39
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