Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 15-04-2023 and time 15:53:24 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 15-04-2023 13:53:24 (UTC)
  • 15-04-2023 15:53:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3980, 15.3780 at 117 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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.

Hai sentito il terremoto? Clicca qui

Did you feel it? Fill in the questionnaire.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 19 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 20 5021 13605
Venetico ME 20 3911 17516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
40 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acireale (52622 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 2.2 2023-04-15
13:53:24		 38.3982 15.3778 117 2024-03-01
17:18:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116461781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.2 2023-04-15
13:53:24		 38.4143 15.3957 119 2023-04-15
14:08:34		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116410171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-15 13:53:24 ± 0.27
Latitude 38.3982 ± 0.0180
Longitude 15.3778 ± 0.0195
Depth (km) 117 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116461781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2000
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1264
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2000.0
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 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16907
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.43082
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116461781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-23 15:01:03

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116410171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-15 14:08:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:54:07.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 133.6662 127 0.8 34
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:54:03.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 119.0919 130 -0.25 43
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:54:00.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 86 92.3409 138 0.29 67
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:56.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 69.0753 147 -0.35 47
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:56.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 49.0176 155 1.62 40
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2023-04-15T13:53:55.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 136 60.495 150 0.02 50
TV.GMB1.HNZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:55.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 123 45.8208 157 1.04 55
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:53.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 38.5281 160 0.02 52
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:52.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 143 18.7701 170 -0.48 74
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:52.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 27.9498 165 -0.3 51
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2023-04-15T13:53:52.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 33.2445 163 -0.52 72
XE.T0702.HHN. 2023-04-15T13:53:51.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 158.8188 122 0.05 81
IV.CELI.HHE. 2023-04-15T13:53:50.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 148.1406 124 0.13 62
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:48.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 133.6662 127 0.28 62
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:48.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 134.9649 127 0.14 64
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:48.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 126.1737 129 0.36 62
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:46.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 119.0919 130 -0.33 63
IY.CHCE.HHE.00 2023-04-15T13:53:45.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 70 95.3379 137 0.25 67
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:44.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 92.3409 138 -0.08 95
IY.SPDC.HHN. 2023-04-15T13:53:43.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 78 67.0773 147 0.12 73
IV.LIBRI.HNE. 2023-04-15T13:53:42.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 52.4031 154 0.27 73
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:42.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 69.0753 147 -0.34 70
IY.CNDF.HHN.00 2023-04-15T13:53:42.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 60.495 150 -0.26 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:42.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 49.0176 155 0.38 96
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:42.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 58.9965 151 -0.1 74
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 34.0437 162 0.19 77
IV.MRCB.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 38.5281 160 -0.28 100
3D.OEM9.HHE. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 268 33.6441 162 0.05 80
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 27.9498 165 0.07 80
TV.GMB1.HNZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 45.8208 157 -0.17 76
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:41.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 34.6431 162 -0.02 79
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-04-15T13:53:40.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 18.7701 170 -0.53 97
IV.SICLA.EHN. 2023-04-15T13:53:40.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 33.2445 163 -0.54 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSRU.HNN. ML:2.5 0.00022210944999999997 0.3008 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:52.83
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000242 0.18 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:52.74
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00017202575 0.1984 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:53.25
IV.MSRU.HNE. ML:2.4 0.000175513 0.2304 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:53.36
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000149553 0.9152 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:54.05
IV.MRCB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010560809 1.6032 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:55.20
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000023458325 0.9632 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:55.81
IV.SERS.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00006918538 1.1392 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:55.16
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0001568274 0.3424 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:56.32
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000063778955 0.1408 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:56.56
IV.MRCB.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000855871 0.4224 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:56.48
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00010136797000000001 0.2176 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:56.86
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000059 0.94 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:57.66
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011585000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:57.46
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000063454915 1.5808 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:57.27
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00019250925 0.8192 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:59.74
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000067478465 1.0208 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:53:59.38
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00005747974 0.3584 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:00.57
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00005319973 2.144 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:00.85
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008135000000000001 1.64 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:00.91
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00007663648000000001 1.6416 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:00.92
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000045229145 0.2048 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:01.55
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000066460955 0.4608 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:01.96
IV.SELL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.000089136195 0.96 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:03.01
IV.SELL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000024870135 1.12 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:03.02
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00006252458499999999 2.7968 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:04.46
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000088217035 6.0992 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:04.47
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000028161725 1.5424 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:06.97
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000044248305 0.8192 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:07.20
IV.SALB.HNE. ML:2.4 0.00006280435000000001 0.9792 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:08.66
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00002164654 3.6608 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:08.01
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000045854624999999995 1.2192 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:11.36
IV.SALB.HNN. ML:2.5 0.000080000365 1.0816 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:16.23
IV.SELL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00001513653 1.0176 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:24.19
IV.SELL.HNN. ML:2.3 0.00007444676 1.0176 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:26.68
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00003479562 0.3808 AML other m 2023-04-15T13:54:34.65
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download
Waveforms Seismic signals in miniseed + resp format Download