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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.7 on date 26-05-2022 and time 15:38:07 (UTC) in region New Caledonia [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.7 earthquake occured in region: New Caledonia [Sea], on

  • 26-05-2022 15:38:07 (UTC)
  • 26-05-2022 17:38:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 27-05-2022 02:38:07 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Noumea)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -22.5280, 172.1430 at 72 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 6.7
Mwpd 6.8 		2022-05-26
15:38:07		 -22.5281 172.143 72 2022-05-26
15:53:42		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 105181561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-26 15:38:07
Latitude -22.5281
Longitude 172.1430
Depth (km) 72 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105181561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10888
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1994
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8838.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47.0297
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 72
Number of defining phases 72
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.317
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 7.32326
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 85.73342
Number of stations at which the event was observed 66
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 66
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.8

Field Value
Value 6.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 105181561
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-26 15:53:42

Mwp:6.7

Field Value
Value 6.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 45
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 105181561
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-26 15:53:42

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 52
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 105181561
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-26 15:53:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:50:36.61 10.0 positive automatic P 182 9516.4074 -1.05084 0
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:50:23.37 10.0 positive automatic P 159 9176.1036 1.38408 0.15124
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:50:22.57 10.0 positive automatic P 294 9165.8361 0.999737 0.150255
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:50:15.70 10.0 positive automatic pP 13 8767.5903 -6.05248 0
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:50:00.24 10.0 positive automatic P 13 8767.5903 -2.13306 0.17486
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:48.22 10.0 positive automatic P 277 8467.8015 0.867282 0.20674
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:47.13 10.0 positive automatic P 202 8460.7974 0.144927 0.198156
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:49:46.77 10.0 positive automatic P 352 8486.3496 -1.52986 0.195954
AK.ATKA.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:41.87 10.0 positive automatic P 9 8399.9583 -2.00431 0.215926
AT.SMY.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:40.84 10.0 positive automatic P 1 8355.525 -0.74061 0.15449
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:49:38.87 10.0 positive automatic P 7 8330.4279 -1.42372 0.214347
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:36.87 10.0 positive automatic P 282 8263.506 0.0352555 0.215574
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:49:35.85 10.0 positive automatic P 340 8255.3697 -0.542539 0.231759
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:33.62 10.0 positive automatic pP 292 7907.4402 -3.48008 0
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:31.62 10.0 negative automatic pP 280 7854.6486 -2.38678 0
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:15.47 10.0 positive automatic P 280 7854.6486 0.529787 0.265821
II.RPN.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:49:14.57 10.0 positive automatic P 112 7794.9528 2.89078 0.224897
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:49:04.97 10.0 positive automatic P 274 7672.2312 0.0828029 0.284829
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:48:59.47 10.0 positive automatic P 311 7584.741 -0.517543 0.281104
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:48:51.02 10.0 positive automatic P 331 7458.9336 -1.88813 0.281683
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:51.50 10.0 positive automatic P 322 7456.7691 -1.28349 0.276029
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:51.40 10.0 negative automatic P 326 7439.1423 -0.404006 0.303024
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:51.65 10.0 positive automatic P 312 7431.8496 0.353274 0.310878
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:48:49.76 10.0 positive automatic P 329 7409.8605 -0.294232 0
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:49.35 10.0 positive automatic P 330 7415.9877 -1.13389 0.258528
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:39.00 10.0 positive automatic P 317 7224.5238 -0.352652 0.312462
AU.XMI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:37.52 10.0 negative automatic P 269 7146.1578 2.75262 0.328064
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:29.77 10.0 positive automatic P 285 7049.5212 0.720159 0.35466
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:48:02.02 10.0 positive automatic P 291 6580.5795 1.46622 0.402927
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:51.17 10.0 positive automatic P 205 6456.1596 -1.58035 0.438513
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:47:45.52 10.0 positive automatic P 274 6356.5815 -0.965852 0.395383
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:32.90 10.0 positive automatic P 181 6147.0135 -0.142425 0.458776
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:31.10 10.0 negative automatic P 183 6128.4321 -0.746144 0.152022
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:19.69 10.0 positive automatic P 281 5936.6574 0.356562 0.45608
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:17.45 10.0 positive automatic P 258 5894.0112 0.962012 0.49304
G.KIP.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:47:15.22 10.0 positive automatic P 36 5849.9775 1.65334 0.522896
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:47:12.77 10.0 positive automatic P 287 5830.719 0.504111 0.501804
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:56.60 10.0 positive automatic P 250 5602.5696 -0.38639 0.573113
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:51.52 10.0 positive automatic P 278 5525.6688 -0.19168 0.557806
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:46.97 10.0 positive automatic P 288 5463.309 -0.45187 0.54189
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:46:46.45 10.0 positive automatic P 245 5455.8942 -0.529507 0.561673
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:34.92 10.0 positive automatic P 278 5272.9329 0.512232 0.557062
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:04.00 10.0 positive automatic P 267 4846.9371 0.0346584 0.655411
IU.JOHN.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:46:00.70 10.0 negative automatic P 26 4790.9709 0.80272 0.68002
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:46:00.17 10.0 positive automatic P 291 4810.7067 -1.17836 0.653701
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:45:33.85 10.0 positive automatic P 277 4452.7428 -1.1778 0.680817
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:45:33.95 10.0 positive automatic P 257 4443.1413 -0.44405 0.729942
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:45:24.23 10.0 positive automatic P 278 4322.4288 -1.029 0.768442
IU.XMAS.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:45:22.90 10.0 positive automatic P 54 4275.1428 1.2137 0.665825
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:45:07.02 10.0 positive automatic P 298 4091.6043 -0.722317 0.755668
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:44:01.07 10.0 positive automatic P 219 3215.3481 2.0425 0.952381
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:46.38 10.0 negative automatic P 231 3039.5907 1.35961 0.909091
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:43.37 10.0 positive automatic P 295 3030.4887 -0.81906 0.888889
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:33.75 10.0 negative automatic P 92 2892.2715 0.76022 0.869565
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:43:29.02 10.0 positive automatic P 255 2847.4608 -0.348753 0.963855
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:20.68 10.0 positive automatic P 229 2726.604 1.08564 0.941176
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:15.00 10.0 positive automatic P 271 2687.421 -0.306861 0.784314
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:43:13.40 10.0 positive automatic P 232 2648.7042 0.221906 0.869565
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-26T15:42:59.39 10.0 negative automatic P 183 2502.8502 -1.02547 0.925926
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:42:52.67 10.0 positive automatic P 234 2398.5102 2.26714 0.963855
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:42:33.82 10.0 positive automatic P 242 2213.784 1.13609 0.952381
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-26T15:42:28.93 10.0 negative automatic P 177 2211.231 -3.3237 0.328407
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-05-26T15:42:27.35 10.0 positive automatic P 257 2157.2961 0.346097 0.97561
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:42:18.92 10.0 negative automatic P 174 2098.1997 -2.24955 0.833333
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:42:04.92 10.0 positive automatic P 316 1947.9723 -1.25243 0.860215
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:42:03.47 10.0 positive automatic P 63 1944.2316 -2.3963 0.761905
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:40:08.10 10.0 negative automatic P 326 941.3133 1.68133 0.930233
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2022-05-26T15:39:50.57 10.0 negative automatic P 50 812.8863 -0.165988 0.43956
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