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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 12-03-2021 and time 08:54:15 (UTC) in region Fiji [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Fiji [Sea], on

  • 12-03-2021 08:54:15 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2021 09:54:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 12-03-2021 20:54:15 (UTC +12:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Fiji)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -22.3660, 174.3670 at 20 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 5.3
Mwp 6.0
Mwpd 6.2 		2021-03-12
08:54:15		 -22.3664 174.367 20 2021-03-12
09:12:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88030291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-12 08:54:15
Latitude -22.3664
Longitude 174.3670
Depth (km) 20 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88030291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 12642
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8969
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 85
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 12513.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 115.013
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 49
Number of defining phases 49
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.69486
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 5.77338
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 94.33204
Number of stations at which the event was observed 45
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 45
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 88030291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-12 09:12:23

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 88030291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-12 09:12:23

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 88030291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-12 09:12:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:34.75 10.0 positive automatic P 54 94.3320 2.35602 0.0609932
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:31.33 10.0 positive automatic P 57 93.8209 1.53208 0.06661
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:25.48 10.0 negative automatic P 43 92.6608 0.792009 0.034677
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:24.02 10.0 positive automatic sP 357 90.6162 1.41286 0
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:21.65 10.0 positive automatic P 47 92.1125 -0.449433 0
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:19.92 10.0 negative automatic P 15 91.9516 -1.21934 0.0802756
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:18.50 10.0 positive automatic P 41 91.5008 -0.710961 0.0861747
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:17.14 10.0 positive automatic P 52 90.9620 0.344498 0.0809029
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:16.18 10.0 positive automatic P 39 90.9771 -0.477528 0.0835659
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:15.58 10.0 positive automatic P 46 90.7563 -0.368103 0.0812686
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:12.17 10.0 positive automatic P 357 90.6162 -2.79701 0.0803748
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:12.55 10.0 positive automatic P 55 89.9443 0.611857 0.0872254
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:07:09.25 10.0 positive automatic P 43 89.4246 -0.324913 0.0992738
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:06:52.50 10.0 positive automatic P 46 85.9516 -0.301628 0.126878
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:06:45.75 10.0 negative automatic PcP 293 84.3959 0.784347 0.124513
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2021-03-12T09:05:39.80 10.0 positive automatic PcP 335 69.9971 -6.50722 0
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:05:08.92 10.0 negative automatic P 180 67.5690 -0.555318 0.310211
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2021-03-12T09:05:08.45 10.0 negative automatic P 328 67.7346 -1.67704 0.30099
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:04:13.47 10.0 positive automatic P 205 59.1708 0.080843 0.423327
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:03:53.25 10.0 negative automatic pP 183 55.4794 -0.334109 0
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:03:51.15 10.0 negative automatic P 182 55.5994 2.94166 0.449965
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2021-03-12T09:03:27.32 10.0 negative automatic P 250 52.4598 1.99313 0.242923
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:03:09.12 10.0 negative automatic P 260 50.4666 -1.26661 0.552507
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2021-03-12T09:02:32.70 10.0 positive automatic P 266 45.7275 -1.04194 0.62602
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:02:07.13 10.0 positive automatic P 276 42.1408 2.18534 0
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:02:03.85 10.0 negative automatic P 248 41.9628 0.358721 0.709922
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:02:02.85 10.0 positive automatic P 257 42.0681 -1.5813 0.646382
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:01:53.70 10.0 negative automatic P 276 40.9606 -1.54959 0.259433
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:01:22.02 10.0 negative automatic P 266 37.2832 -2.53481 0.810247
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2021-03-12T09:00:47.05 10.0 positive automatic P 243 33.0293 -0.928803 0.90941
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T09:00:25.97 10.0 positive automatic P 221 30.4195 1.04159 0.921518
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2021-03-12T08:59:59.82 10.0 negative automatic P 255 27.6810 -0.79866 0.43956
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:59:46.00 10.0 negative automatic P 270 26.2655 -0.917091 0.43956
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:59:41.25 10.0 negative automatic P 234 25.6058 -0.743175 0.344828
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2021-03-12T08:59:21.00 10.0 negative automatic P 236 23.3802 0.539256 0
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-12T08:59:16.89 10.0 positive automatic P 187 22.8806 0.657665 0.869565
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2021-03-12T08:59:04.97 10.0 negative automatic P 244 21.8488 -0.432661 0.43956
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2021-03-12T08:59:01.30 10.0 negative automatic P 257 21.4761 0.0449115 0
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-12T08:58:47.04 10.0 positive automatic P 182 20.0606 1.12903 0.97561
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:58:33.72 10.0 negative automatic P 179 18.9436 0.00750094 0.733945
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-12T08:58:00.77 10.0 negative automatic P 172 16.0671 2.09063 0.293686
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-12T08:57:15.83 10.0 positive automatic P 183 12.8721 0.0741554 0.985222
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:56:36.05 10.0 positive automatic P 314 9.6810 3.95382 0.869565
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:56:32.05 10.0 negative automatic P 279 9.5539 1.68916 0.43956
AU.NFK.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:56:19.42 10.0 positive automatic P 220 8.8348 -1.0981 0.970874
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2021-03-12T08:55:37.67 10.0 positive automatic P 37 5.7734 -0.935204 0.97561
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