Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.3 on date 05-03-2021 and time 15:24:49 (Italy) in region New Zealand [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.3 earthquake occured in region: New Zealand [Sea], on

  • 05-03-2021 14:24:49 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2021 15:24:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 06-03-2021 03:24:49 (UTC +13:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Tongatapu)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -29.2290, -175.7890 at 15 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		mb 5.5
Mwp 6.3
Mwpd 6.5 		2021-03-05
14:24:49		 -29.2289 -175.789 15 2021-03-05
14:46:36		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87780421
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-05 14:24:49
Latitude -29.2289
Longitude -175.7890
Depth (km) 15 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87780421

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 22757
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3454
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 18379.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 178.394
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 39
Number of defining phases 39
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.57565
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.86713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 58.20214
Number of stations at which the event was observed 35
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 35
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.5

Field Value
Value 6.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 87780421
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-05 14:46:36

Mwp:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 87780421
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-05 14:46:36

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 21
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 87780421
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-05 14:46:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:34:39.00 10.0 positive automatic P 262 58.2021 -1.55025 0
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:34:38.52 10.0 negative automatic sP 207 56.9234 0.689841 0
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:34:38.32 10.0 positive automatic P 207 56.9234 5.8135 0.456573
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:34:32.50 10.0 positive automatic P 313 57.2268 -2.18682 0
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:34:21.67 10.0 positive automatic P 288 55.8101 -2.92374 0.355131
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:34:30.22 10.0 positive automatic P 285 56.8989 -2.11324 0
AU.COEN.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:34:19.90 10.0 negative automatic PcP 283 40.8327 -9.92895 0
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:52.10 10.0 positive automatic P 277 51.7058 -2.44046 0.502698
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:48.65 10.0 positive automatic sP 186 49.3655 6.50164 0
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:43.88 10.0 positive automatic P 278 50.6179 -2.48436 0.525296
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:35.70 10.0 positive automatic P 261 49.4737 -2.07369 0.520048
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:26.65 10.0 positive automatic P 253 48.1244 -0.679866 0.606048
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:33:08.10 10.0 positive automatic P 270 45.9349 -2.16951 0.294104
AU.MANU.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:32:55.00 10.0 positive automatic P 301 44.3271 -2.45375 0.427166
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:32:10.50 10.0 positive automatic P 252 38.6098 -0.15082 0.793226
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:31:43.70 10.0 positive automatic P 276 35.5155 -0.595374 0.763552
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:31:20.47 10.0 negative automatic P 235 32.4703 2.6589 0.899545
IU.TARA.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:31:16.75 10.0 positive automatic P 339 32.4326 -0.715096 0.822052
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:31:00.15 10.0 positive automatic P 249 30.2243 1.72079 0.925652
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:30:59.83 10.0 positive automatic P 246 30.1905 1.98021 0.437735
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:30:56.20 10.0 positive automatic P 306 30.1278 -0.97747 0.938614
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:30:51.00 10.0 positive automatic P 269 29.5922 -0.456635 0.963855
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:30:42.52 10.0 positive automatic S 210 14.3367 -5.44553 0
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:30:41.72 10.0 positive automatic P 259 28.1928 1.54917 0.43956
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:29:40.45 10.0 positive automatic P 258 21.7692 1.29933 0.941176
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:29:24.25 10.0 positive automatic P 308 20.8639 -5.15237 0.43956
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:29:20.35 10.0 negative automatic P 291 20.0082 0.232961 0.97561
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-05T14:29:08.11 10.0 positive automatic P 210 19.1002 -2.11804 0.97561
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:28:29.45 10.0 positive automatic P 14 15.7628 -0.11245 0.91954
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-05T14:28:26.43 10.0 negative automatic P 210 15.7426 -2.75568 0.325203
AU.NFK.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:28:10.44 10.0 positive automatic P 267 14.2021 1.83013 0.328947
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:27:48.17 10.0 positive automatic P 333 12.7904 -1.27347 0.833333
AU.NIUE.BHZ. 2021-03-05T14:27:34.27 10.0 positive automatic P 29 11.4695 3.00366 0.97561
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-05T14:27:24.77 10.0 positive automatic P 234 10.7846 2.88816 0.109469
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-05T14:27:20.02 10.0 positive automatic P 211 10.7815 -1.82919 0.163399
IU.RAO.BHZ.00 2021-03-05T14:25:14.77 10.0 negative automatic P 269 1.8671 -4.67408 0.087241
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