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Agriturismo tenuta san michele (7.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 9.7 km west of Giarre, Catania, Sicily, Italy, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 1:26 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 5 km depth
19 May 23:52 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 26 minutes.
19 May 23:53: Now using data updates from INGV
19 May 23:53: Now using data updates from INGV
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 23:26:38 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 20, 2022 at 1:26 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.2 |
| Depth | 5.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.748°N / 15.076°E  (Catania, Sicily, Italy) |
| Antipode | 37.748°S / 164.924°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Nearest volcano | Etna (7 km / 4 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Fornazzo (pop: 161) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Giarre (Provincia di Catania, Sizilien) (pop: 24,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Acireale (Sicilia) (pop: 49,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) N of San Giovanni la Punta (Sicilia) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) N of Mascalucia (Catania, Sicilia) (pop: 29,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Adrano (Provincia di Catania, Sicilia) (pop: 34,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) ESE of Palerm (pop: 648,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 510 km (317 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  9.4°C (49 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 108 joules (35 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.2 | 5.4 km | Italy: 4 Km NW Milo (CT) | INGV |
| 2.2 | 5 km | SICILY, ITALY | EMSC |
| 2.2 | 5.4 km | Sicily, Italy | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake (1)
At magnitude 2.2, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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