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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 07-05-2022 and time 12:12:43 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Linguaglossa (CT)

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

  • 07-05-2022 10:12:43 (UTC)
  • 07-05-2022 12:12:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8170, 15.1230 at 10 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
Linguaglossa CT 3 5403 5403
Piedimonte Etneo CT 5 3963 9366
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 8 3215 12581
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT 8 9623 22204
Sant'Alfio CT 8 1582 23786
Mascali CT 9 14282 38068
Calatabiano CT 9 5308 43376
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 10 3945 47321
Motta Camastra ME 10 845 48166
Gaggi ME 10 3184 51350
Milo CT 10 1087 52437
Giarre CT 11 27659 80096
Moio Alcantara ME 11 717 80813
Riposto CT 12 14838 95651
Graniti ME 12 1492 97143
Malvagna ME 13 733 97876
Zafferana Etnea CT 14 9517 107393
Giardini-Naxos ME 14 9415 116808
Santa Venerina CT 14 8592 125400
Castelmola ME 14 1088 126488
Taormina ME 15 10960 137448
Roccella Valdemone ME 16 666 138114
Mongiuffi Melia ME 17 600 138714
Randazzo CT 17 10900 149614
Letojanni ME 18 2861 152475
Gallodoro ME 18 367 152842
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 18 980 153822
Roccafiorita ME 18 197 154019
Limina ME 19 836 154855
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 20 1019 155874

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 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 2022-05-07
10:12:43		 37.8167 15.123 10 2023-01-31
19:03:29		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 108051171
Reviewed
Rev200 		ML 1.5 2022-05-07
10:12:43		 37.817 15.121 0 2022-08-03
07:45:32		 Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 104299121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-07 10:12:43 ± 0.59
Latitude 37.8167 ± 0.0144
Longitude 15.1230 ± 0.0319
Depth (km) 10 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108051171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2147
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1933
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 112
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.17717
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108051171
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-03 07:45:19

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104299121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-07 10:33:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2022-05-07T10:14:23.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.09 0
IV.BRSN.EHZ. 2022-05-07T10:14:18.39 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.17 0
IX.RSF3.HHZ.02 2022-05-07T10:14:11.38 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.36 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:14:10.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.83 0
IT.ORP.HGZ. 2022-05-07T10:14:08.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.71 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2022-05-07T10:14:03.37 3.0 negative manual Pg 9.7 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:48.71 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.65 0
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:45.14 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -8.53 0
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:43.59 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.09 0
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:43.11 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.81 0
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:40.97 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.6 0
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:36.74 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.33 0
IV.MOCO.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:29.42 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.88 0
IX.CMP3.EHZ.02 2022-05-07T10:13:17.63 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.7 0
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-05-07T10:13:14.17 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.86 0
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:10.35 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -6.09 0
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:13:04.64 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.99 0
1J.FX13.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:50.64 3.0 undecidable manual S -2.41 0
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-07T10:12:49.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 9.3795 136 1.15 46
IV.AIO.HHE. 2022-05-07T10:12:48.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 19.6692 116 0.62 86
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:48.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 6.8931 145 0.58 60
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:47.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 359 7.2927 143 0.05 68
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:47.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 5.8941 149 0.25 65
IV.EMFO.HHE. 2022-05-07T10:12:46.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 9.3795 136 -0.1 100
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-07T10:12:46.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 5.1948 152 -0.66 58
IV.EMNR.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:46.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 270 8.4804 139 0.49 92
IV.EMCN.HHN. 2022-05-07T10:12:46.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 250 8.2806 140 0.57 60
IV.ESAL.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:45.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 6.8931 145 -0.45 93
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:45.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 5.8941 149 -0.32 96
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:45.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 7.2927 143 -0.46 93
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2022-05-07T10:12:44.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 5.1948 152 -1.03 74
TV.GMB1.HHZ. 2022-05-07T10:12:43.21 3.0 negative manual P -0.94 0
IV.FERC.HHZ.00 2022-05-07T10:12:42.86 3.0 negative manual P -3.39 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EPIT.HHE. ML:2.2 0.002655 0.38 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:49.83
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0004994999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:50.49
IV.ESAL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.001615 0.42 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:51.24
IV.ESAL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00174 1.42 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:51.76
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0009175 1.24 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:51.21
IV.EPIT.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00541 0.7 AML other m 2022-05-07T10:12:52.90
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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