Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 30-12-2022 and time 01:13:42 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Montagnareale (ME)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Montagnareale (ME), on

  • 30-12-2022 01:13:42 (UTC)
  • 30-12-2022 02:13:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1210, 14.9220 at 16 km depth.

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

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Montagnareale ME 3 1615 1615
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 4 3090 4705
Librizzi ME 4 1660 6365
Patti ME 4 13431 19796
Gioiosa Marea ME 6 7074 26870
Piraino ME 7 3962 30832
Raccuja ME 7 1041 31873
Sinagra ME 8 2705 34578
Ficarra ME 8 1469 36047
San Piero Patti ME 9 2915 38962
Ucria ME 9 1058 40020
Brolo ME 9 5783 45803
Castell'Umberto ME 11 3128 48931
Naso ME 12 3813 52744
Oliveri ME 12 2181 54925
Tortorici ME 13 6435 61360
Montalbano Elicona ME 13 2287 63647
San Salvatore di Fitalia ME 14 1319 64966
Basicò ME 14 612 65578
Falcone ME 14 2808 68386
Floresta ME 15 485 68871
Mirto ME 15 974 69845
Capo d'Orlando ME 16 13254 83099
Galati Mamertino ME 16 2627 85726
Frazzanò ME 16 711 86437
Tripi ME 17 873 87310
Furnari ME 18 3784 91094
Longi ME 18 1473 92567
Capri Leone ME 19 4515 97082
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 19 1531 98613

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
56 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
60 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Catania (314555 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 0.9 2022-12-30
01:13:42
38.1208 14.9222 16 2022-12-30
01:45:03
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113180281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-30 01:13:42 ± 0.1
Latitude 38.1208 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.9222 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113180281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 640
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 399
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 115
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.03777
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48204
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 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113180281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-30 01:45:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:53.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 31.8459 104 0.15 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:52.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 28.749 106 0.27 46
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:52.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 31.0467 104 -0.49 44
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:52.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 30.8469 104 -0.57 43
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:52.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 30.4473 105 -0.17 46
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:52.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 30.2475 105 -0.01 49
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:51.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 73 53.502 97 -0.18 91
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 252 30.4473 105 -0.04 48
IV.IVLT.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 30.6471 105 0.29 93
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 30.2475 105 0.04 98
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.26 1.0 positive manual P 10 28.749 106 0.22 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 206 9.5793 142 0.2 49
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.36 0.6 positive manual P 121 31.8459 104 -0.14 48
3D.OEM4.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 32.0457 104 0.24 47
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 31.0467 104 0.05 97
IV.IVGP.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:48.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 6 30.8469 104 0.09 48
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:47.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 4.1958 162 0.15 50
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:45.07 0.6 positive manual P 172 4.1958 162 -0.06 51
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2022-12-30T01:13:45.47 0.1 positive manual P 206 9.5793 142 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LIBRI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00005115 0.94 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:47.85
IV.LIBRI.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00005035 0.9 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:48.82
IV.LIBRI.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00014500000000000003 0.26 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:48.67
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000079 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:48.77
IV.LIBRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00013550000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:48.19
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000496 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:49.08
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000049588955000000006 0.18 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:53.20
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004909026 0.24 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:53.01
IV.IVGP.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004959094 0.08 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:53.62
IV.IVGP.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000037860835000000004 0.14 AML other m 2022-12-30T01:13:54.80
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