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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.1 on date 14-07-2022 and time 17:50:28 (UTC) in region Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]

A magnitude Mwp 6.1 earthquake occured in region: Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu], on

  • 14-07-2022 17:50:28 (UTC)
  • 14-07-2022 19:50:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 15-07-2022 04:50:28 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Efate)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -14.7800, 166.7140 at 8 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 6.1
Mwpd 6.1 		2022-07-14
17:50:28		 -14.7797 166.714 8 2022-07-14
22:43:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107271171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-14 17:50:28
Latitude -14.7797
Longitude 166.7140
Depth (km) 8 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 107271171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19259
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8631
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 259
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 15815.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57.7995
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 48
Number of defining phases 48
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.49446
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 8.50003
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 97.19262
Number of stations at which the event was observed 47
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 47
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 107271171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:43:01

Mwp:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 107271171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:43:01

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 39
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 107271171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:43:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:04:44.37 10.0 positive automatic S 288 4651.4883 9.51648 0
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:04:42.17 10.0 negative automatic S 284 4678.1394 3.76715 0
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:04:04.95 10.0 positive automatic P 317 10788.3786 4.95879 0.0519968
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:03:39.21 10.0 positive automatic P 183 10351.4271 -3.42468 0
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:03:28.28 10.0 positive automatic P 43 10077.7011 -2.42045 0.0867842
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:03:28.65 10.0 negative automatic P 48 10083.6063 -2.47454 0.0432195
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:03:06.10 10.0 positive automatic P 49 9564.6702 -2.54376 0.122241
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:02:49.48 10.0 positive automatic P 16 9205.4298 -2.84001 0.144652
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:02:45.62 10.0 positive automatic P 343 9117.5067 -2.41909 0.1453
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:02:42.35 10.0 positive automatic P 202 9046.6887 -2.31167 0.161345
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:02:36.31 10.0 negative automatic P 9 8913.0891 -1.92476 0.170685
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:02:33.39 10.0 positive automatic P 21 8871.0756 -2.81935 0.0811537
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:02:07.67 10.0 positive automatic P 295 8290.5012 0.735546 0.220293
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:02:07.22 10.0 positive automatic P 352 8377.1478 -4.20531 0.111285
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:01:41.12 10.0 positive automatic P 277 7793.8983 0.919922 0.271849
AK.ATKA.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:01:29.49 10.0 positive automatic P 12 7658.1342 -3.15302 0.152251
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:01:26.57 10.0 negative automatic P 281 7531.6719 1.0226 0.292872
JP.JHS.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:26.40 10.0 positive automatic P 328 6561.0768 -1.34971 0.0530468
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:01:25.12 10.0 positive automatic P 355 7565.2494 -2.30972 0.195844
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:01:08.90 10.0 positive automatic P 342 7256.4141 -0.790922 0.315675
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:00:52.77 10.0 positive automatic P 202 7020.75 -2.98108 0.334473
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:00:51.70 10.0 positive automatic P 180 7000.4037 -2.8438 0.356089
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:35.80 10.0 positive automatic P 338 6708.9843 -1.06137 0.395806
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:20.80 10.0 negative automatic P 323 6426.8334 1.49883 0.431848
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:17.45 10.0 positive automatic P 328 6407.2086 -0.632868 0.406084
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T18:00:17.77 10.0 positive automatic P 333 6431.8617 -1.84969 0.412027
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:14.95 10.0 positive automatic P 332 6386.9844 -1.85415 0.206526
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-07-14T18:00:04.80 10.0 positive automatic P 318 6204.8889 -0.284942 0.101723
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:59:11.05 10.0 positive automatic P 244 5409.4629 -0.83052 0.581607
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:59:06.85 10.0 negative automatic P 239 5354.3181 -1.21794 0.597064
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:58:23.07 10.0 negative automatic P 272 4630.7868 6.76662 0.682219
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:57:56.90 10.0 positive automatic P 259 4379.6049 -0.534998 0.758017
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:57:50.80 10.0 positive automatic P 239 4307.2773 -1.19079 0.770725
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:57:39.23 10.0 negative automatic P 248 4151.8884 -1.03614 0.779818
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:57:16.83 10.0 negative automatic P 269 3837.3033 0.922882 0.835967
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:57:05.40 10.0 positive automatic P 269 3695.8005 0.590136 0.893012
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:56:45.44 10.0 positive automatic P 256 3469.4049 -1.5223 0.90411
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:56:33.73 10.0 negative automatic P 216 3279.7059 1.81806 0.930233
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-07-14T17:55:51.56 10.0 positive automatic P 161 2798.6097 -1.3697 0.980392
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:55:40.47 10.0 negative automatic P 237 2669.994 -1.91984 0.747664
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:55:11.77 10.0 positive automatic P 219 2318.9898 2.16603 0.963855
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-07-14T17:55:11.76 10.0 negative automatic P 164 2370.2274 -2.63734 0.956938
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:55:03.02 10.0 negative automatic P 252 2243.2767 0.94258 0.869565
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:55:02.97 10.0 negative automatic P 283 2203.683 4.82977 0
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-07-14T17:54:37.40 10.0 negative automatic P 232 2006.1918 -0.835047 0.8
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:53:10.97 10.0 positive automatic P 107 1251.9246 2.62718 0.930233
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-07-14T17:52:34.47 10.0 positive automatic P 308 943.5 4.31828 0.930233
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