Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 21-12-2005 and time 05:43:05 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Castroreale (ME)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Castroreale (ME), on

  • 21-12-2005 04:43:05 (UTC)
  • 21-12-2005 05:43:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1100, 15.2330 at 12 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Castroreale ME 2 2504 2504
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 4 41583 44087
Rodì Milici ME 6 2056 46143
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 6 4650 50793
Merì ME 7 2338 53131
Terme Vigliatore ME 7 7395 60526
San Filippo del Mela ME 8 7115 67641
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 9 1531 69172
Furnari ME 9 3784 72956
Gualtieri Sicaminò ME 10 1807 74763
Pace del Mela ME 10 6239 81002
Condrò ME 11 493 81495
San Pier Niceto ME 12 2837 84332
Milazzo ME 13 31646 115978
Falcone ME 13 2808 118786
Tripi ME 13 873 119659
Novara di Sicilia ME 14 1337 120996
Torregrotta ME 14 7431 128427
Mandanici ME 14 601 129028
Monforte San Giorgio ME 14 2777 131805
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 15 1019 132824
Antillo ME 15 919 133743
Roccavaldina ME 15 1133 134876
Oliveri ME 15 2181 137057
Valdina ME 15 1355 138412
Basicò ME 16 612 139024
Fiumedinisi ME 16 1409 140433
Venetico ME 17 3911 144344
Rometta ME 18 6650 150994
Pagliara ME 18 1170 152164
Spadafora ME 18 5021 157185
Alì ME 19 768 157953
Casalvecchio Siculo ME 19 842 158795
Limina ME 19 836 159631
Itala ME 19 1640 161271
Savoca ME 19 1732 163003

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
69 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.3
ML 2.2
2005-12-21
04:43:05
38.11 15.233 13 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 545269
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2005-12-21 04:43:05 ± 0.11
Latitude 38.1100 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.2330 ± 0.0069
Depth (km) 13 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 545269

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1368
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 351
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1431.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95778
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 545269
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:31:00

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 545269
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:31:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:35.44 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 263 96.126 -0.778 26
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:25.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 74 59.9955 -0.126 46
IV.GIB.EHN. 2005-12-21T04:43:24.13 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 263 106.3158 -0.387 79
IV.CSLB.XHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:23.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PLLN.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:22.62 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 263 96.126 -0.204 84
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:21.05 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 69 44.9217 0.022 48
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:18.41 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 93 71.7726 -0.348 86
IV.SLNA.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:17.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 325 61.1943 0.35 88
IV.MNO.XHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:16.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 247 51.1155 0.774 79
MN.CEL.HHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:16.38 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 74 59.9955 -0.407 87
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:15.96 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 54 29.4483 -0.483 45
IV.MTTG.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:14.09 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 106 42.4242 0.222 94
IV.ATN.XHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:14.40 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 75 20.9679 0.426 35
IV.SCLL.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:14.25 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 69 44.9217 -0.04 73
IV.MSRU.BHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:11.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 54 29.4483 -0.015 100
IV.MSI.SHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:11.88 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 69 29.8479 0.093 98
IV.ATN.XHZ. 2005-12-21T04:43:10.61 0.1 negative manual Pg 75 20.9679 0.282 96
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