Reported quake or seismic-like event: 30 km north of Catania, Sicily, Italy, Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:07 am (GMT +1) -

7 Dec 05:12 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 05:07:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:07 am (GMT +1)
Status	highly uncertain
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.75°N / 14.99°E (Italy)
Antipode	37.75°S / 165.01°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	4 reports
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Etna (47 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	11 km (7 mi) NE of Calcerana-Marina (Sicily) (pop: 24) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NE of Biancavilla (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 23,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NE of Adrano (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 34,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) W of Giarre (Provincia di Catania, Sizilien) (pop: 24,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Paternò (Sicily) (pop: 46,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NW of Acireale (pop: 49,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Catania (pop: 290,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 507 km (315 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 260 km / 161 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Castrocucco, Italy: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Nabua, Camarines Sur (0 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Manila (0 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : It was slow shake but what comes after could be worst ,ready and prepared if it does happen (reported through our app)

Manila (0 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Shaking. (reported through our app)

Acireale / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Abitudine...viviamo vicino a un vulcano attivo (reported through our app)

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