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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 06-03-2022 and time 20:14:34 (UTC) in region South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. [Sea], on

  • 06-03-2022 20:14:34 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2022 21:14:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 06-03-2022 18:14:34 (UTC -02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Atlantic/South_Georgia)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -58.8160, -24.6480 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 5.4
Mwp 6.2
Mwpd 6.3 		2022-03-06
20:14:34		 -58.8164 -24.6484 20 2022-03-06
20:31:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101736701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-06 20:14:34
Latitude -58.8164
Longitude -24.6484
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 101736701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19134
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 12171
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 196
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 15448.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83.5468
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) 2.63617
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 7.92776
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 94.58213
Number of stations at which the event was observed 37
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 37
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 101736701
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-06 20:31:39

Mwpd:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 101736701
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-06 20:31:39

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 101736701
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-06 20:31:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
AF.ALKP.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:29:00.93 10.0 positive automatic S 69 4751.8101 9.46851 0
IU.TEIG.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:27:49.27 10.0 positive automatic P 303 10498.6131 -2.80001 0.0661553
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:27:45.63 10.0 negative automatic P 156 10344.1344 -0.151006 0.0726807
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:27:20.53 10.0 positive automatic P 157 9719.4375 1.10312 0.11022
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:27:19.02 10.0 positive automatic P 166 9627.807 3.51246 0.108708
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-03-06T20:27:10.41 10.0 negative automatic P 195 9405.696 4.94904 0.134223
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:27:01.20 10.0 positive automatic P 172 9241.7268 3.17588 0.144182
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:26:56.57 10.0 negative automatic ScP 235 2129.757 4.70745 0
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-03-06T20:26:51.27 10.0 negative automatic P 197 9017.9952 3.88091 0.156855
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:26:33.47 10.0 positive automatic P 174 8663.8386 3.4082 0.180723
IU.SDV.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:26:21.47 10.0 positive automatic P 313 8557.1343 -3.48396 0.203182
IU.OTAV.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:25:55.47 10.0 positive automatic P 302 8036.9328 -2.66714 0.231035
G.MPG.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:25:26.15 10.0 positive automatic P 330 7516.3095 -2.62132 0.308405
GT.DBIC.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:25:24.78 10.0 negative automatic P 21 7479.4686 -1.89952 0.305262
II.NNA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:24:43.67 10.0 positive automatic P 298 6746.2803 0.300554 0.382134
CX.MNMCX.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:23:32.60 10.0 negative automatic P 301 5682.9447 -2.5037 0.178078
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:23:13.10 10.0 positive automatic P 68 5390.0268 -1.74285 0.584402
GE.WIN.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:23:03.35 10.0 positive automatic P 58 5189.6496 2.41268 0.608248
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:22:48.48 10.0 positive automatic P 71 5036.3475 -1.50034 0.624959
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:22:37.13 10.0 negative automatic P 182 4840.1217 1.47631 0.687582
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:22:33.57 10.0 negative automatic P 293 4793.2131 0.961153 0.671206
AF.ALKP.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:22:30.73 10.0 negative automatic P 69 4751.8101 1.34674 0.694103
C.GO04.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:22:24.50 10.0 positive automatic P 292 4690.7601 -0.591241 0.72154
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:22:17.70 10.0 positive automatic P 291 4606.7331 -1.04317 0.701894
II.SUR.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:22:10.22 10.0 positive automatic P 69 4451.5218 2.9116 0.763468
WA.ZON.HHZ. 2022-03-06T20:22:05.57 10.0 negative automatic P 293 4451.9769 -1.6012 0.752377
G.PEL.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:22:02.45 10.0 positive automatic P 290 4412.8605 -1.78159 0.658011
G.SPB.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:21:54.70 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4300.917 -1.09616 0.753704
C.GO05.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:21:53.78 10.0 negative automatic P 287 4314.8808 -2.98279 0.778454
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:21:51.60 10.0 negative automatic P 288 4271.058 -1.98368 0.776928
C.GO06.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:21:22.60 10.0 negative automatic P 282 3895.5117 -2.23801 0.855058
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:21:11.35 10.0 positive automatic P 282 3748.2258 -1.96898 0.832653
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:21:03.03 10.0 negative automatic P 277 3623.4396 -0.360392 0.74509
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:20:53.40 10.0 negative automatic P 274 3453.5541 3.48676 0.906896
C.GO10.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:20:06.98 10.0 negative automatic P 262 2886.5772 2.52043 0.941176
II.EFI.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:19:05.02 10.0 positive automatic P 276 2229.6348 -0.0291357 0.941176
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:18:57.12 10.0 positive automatic P 235 2129.757 1.91157 0.14652
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2022-03-06T20:18:08.41 10.0 positive automatic P 154 1728.6696 -2.85658 0.869565
II.HOPE.BHZ.00 2022-03-06T20:16:32.42 10.0 negative automatic P 300 879.9858 5.52442 0.869565
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