Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 15-12-2022 and time 05:03:18 (Italy) in region Taiwan [Sea]

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

  • 15-12-2022 04:03:18 (UTC)
  • 15-12-2022 05:03:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 15-12-2022 12:03:18 (UTC +08:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Taipei)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 23.6600, 121.8620 at 10 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 6.0
Mwpd 6.1 		2022-12-15
04:03:18		 23.6602 121.862 10 2022-12-15
04:18:46		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112822671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-15 04:03:18
Latitude 23.6602
Longitude 121.8620
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112822671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 17647
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11917
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 128
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 14265.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 53.1417
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 136
Number of defining phases 136
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.99256
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.32359
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 95.42269
Number of stations at which the event was observed 124
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 124
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 35
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 112822671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-15 04:18:46

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 42
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 112822671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-15 04:18:46

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 82
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 112822671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-15 04:18:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:42.68 10.0 positive automatic PcP 37 95.2702 1.28448 0
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:42.58 10.0 negative automatic P 34 95.4227 0.802552 0.0606616
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:41.50 10.0 positive automatic P 32 94.7010 3.11763 0.0590661
BK.MCCM.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:33.60 10.0 positive automatic P 45 93.4066 1.34832 0.0697529
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:34.33 10.0 positive automatic P 40 93.5572 1.15275 0.0336678
US.MSO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:32.98 10.0 positive automatic P 35 93.4087 0.499881 0.0731017
RD.MTLF.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:32.68 10.0 positive automatic P 321 93.0945 1.80549 0.0694943
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:30.68 10.0 positive automatic P 38 92.8480 0.798706 0.0721942
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:21.48 10.0 positive automatic P 35 90.8388 0.968891 0.0844392
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:20.63 10.0 positive automatic P 37 90.6764 0.944062 0.0767493
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:18.85 10.0 positive automatic P 321 90.6066 -0.567691 0.0840066
IU.COR.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:16.50 10.0 positive automatic P 40 89.5525 2.10225 0.0949402
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:15.36 10.0 negative automatic P 323 89.8266 -0.388443 0.0953031
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:14.06 10.0 positive automatic P 317 89.4689 -0.118116 0.0941941
GE.SFJD.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:14.57 10.0 positive automatic P 357 89.1637 1.9566 0.10236
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:13.75 10.0 positive automatic P 320 89.4991 -0.618854 0.0910675
IV.BOB.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:07.10 10.0 positive automatic P 319 88.0098 -0.174321 0.105709
US.NLWA.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:07.68 10.0 negative automatic P 38 87.6748 2.04842 0.10688
MN.VLC.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:07.12 10.0 positive automatic P 318 87.7607 1.09532 0.107501
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:16:04.55 10.0 negative automatic P 323 87.4638 -0.0532138 0.102507
GE.WLF.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:03.55 10.0 positive automatic P 324 87.2036 0.255104 0.111566
MN.AQU.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:16:01.47 10.0 positive automatic P 315 86.7820 0.158043 0.0541954
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:59.17 10.0 positive automatic P 321 86.4243 -0.543139 0.114711
GE.VOI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:57.05 10.0 positive automatic P 244 86.0264 -0.619659 0.0924525
GE.MATE.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:54.80 10.0 positive automatic P 313 85.4242 0.230545 0.128031
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:48.97 10.0 negative automatic P 320 84.5005 -1.16826 0.126477
GE.IBBN.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:52.40 10.0 negative automatic P 326 84.8992 0.517258 0.120756
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:51.15 10.0 negative automatic P 319 84.8229 -0.44755 0.126836
IU.GRFO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:15:50.35 10.0 negative automatic P 323 84.4217 0.832628 0.12997
CZ.KHC.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:43.70 10.0 negative automatic P 321 83.3669 -0.477295 0.141607
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:43.07 10.0 positive automatic P 313 82.9158 1.34166 0.14207
MN.BLY.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:43.07 10.0 positive automatic P 316 83.2375 -0.358152 0.0674217
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:42.92 10.0 positive automatic P 319 83.1165 0.0577151 0.137306
GE.FLT1.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:42.85 10.0 positive automatic P 325 83.0759 0.279301 0.129028
DK.MUD.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:15:38.45 10.0 positive automatic P 329 81.9925 1.54827 0.153239
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:36.45 10.0 positive automatic P 317 82.0651 -0.885567 0.156247
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:35.22 10.0 positive automatic P 315 81.7193 -0.414186 0.150361
HT.AGG.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:35.31 10.0 positive automatic P 309 82.2437 -3.01759 0.158449
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2022-12-15T04:15:34.32 10.0 negative automatic P 144 81.4489 0.271268 0.164868
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:34.13 10.0 positive automatic P 310 81.6932 -1.28921 0.0550151
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:31.50 10.0 negative automatic P 322 81.0247 -0.336408 0.158031
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:30.80 10.0 positive automatic P 321 80.7824 0.186659 0.153174
GE.APE.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:28.20 10.0 positive automatic P 307 80.7140 -2.03468 0.0777172
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:27.60 10.0 positive automatic P 318 80.1769 0.199497 0.173341
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:26.22 10.0 positive automatic P 316 80.0268 -0.248925 0.156148
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:15:23.25 10.0 positive automatic P 33 78.6661 4.24301 0.187656
AT.CRAG.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:23.46 10.0 positive automatic P 34 78.6876 4.33838 0.18925
HL.ARG.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:21.17 10.0 positive automatic P 305 79.1093 -0.286271 0.09533
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:21.72 10.0 positive automatic P 310 79.1580 0.00138758 0.188312
PL.OJC.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:21.71 10.0 positive automatic P 320 79.2817 -0.730038 0.177527
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:13.91 10.0 negative automatic P 319 77.7941 -0.33454 0.191615
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:06.37 10.0 positive automatic P 351 76.7650 -2.03285 0.170039
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:05.76 10.0 positive automatic P 31 75.9652 1.87627 0.0741436
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:03.80 10.0 positive automatic P 297 76.0194 -0.406615 0.138343
GE.TIRR.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:02.29 10.0 positive automatic P 313 76.0076 -1.83067 0.0988732
PL.SUW.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:02.79 10.0 positive automatic P 323 75.9047 -0.74986 0.205503
G.ATD.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:15:01.95 10.0 positive automatic P 276 75.4469 0.952915 0.184845
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:15:01.55 10.0 positive automatic P 302 75.5665 -0.096977 0.213715
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:59.80 10.0 positive automatic P 298 75.1474 0.668539 0.191313
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:59.05 10.0 positive automatic P 299 75.0367 0.429864 0.214168
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:54.62 10.0 positive automatic P 307 74.4114 -0.474478 0.220521
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:48.47 10.0 positive automatic P 319 73.5064 -1.16927 0.224773
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:44.10 10.0 negative automatic P 327 72.5863 -0.083648 0.224303
DK.NOR.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:43.70 10.0 positive automatic P 354 72.7302 -1.32473 0.238063
G.ROCAM.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:39.55 10.0 positive automatic P 238 71.6441 1.01632 0.120759
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:37.88 10.0 negative automatic P 26 71.5986 -0.427471 0.262165
IU.KEV.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:26.17 10.0 positive automatic P 338 69.5292 0.52997 0.293317
II.RAYN.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:22.07 10.0 positive automatic P 287 69.0055 -0.413811 0.276181
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:21.67 10.0 negative automatic P 27 68.8070 0.491199 0.288159
KO.GURO.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:15.24 10.0 positive automatic P 304 67.8750 -0.302815 0
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:14.89 10.0 positive automatic P 35 67.8259 -0.125635 0.314516
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:04.97 10.0 positive automatic P 309 66.2704 -0.321184 0.298158
IU.GNI.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:14:01.02 10.0 positive automatic P 305 65.4903 0.662971 0.288492
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:14:00.20 10.0 positive automatic P 30 65.5124 -0.193068 0.326947
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:13:57.45 10.0 negative automatic P 160 65.1367 -0.444002 0.337152
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:13:31.77 10.0 negative automatic P 151 61.1514 0.236728 0.360715
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:13:27.70 10.0 positive automatic P 133 60.5105 0.710367 0.404106
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:13:19.30 10.0 positive automatic P 127 59.0896 2.0905 0.195926
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:12:59.25 10.0 negative automatic P 148 56.6054 -0.543027 0.450649
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:12:58.27 10.0 negative automatic P 185 56.7569 -2.62159 0.470284
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:12:52.82 10.0 positive automatic P 323 55.8981 -1.93423 0.450697
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:12:44.00 10.0 negative automatic P 155 54.6971 -1.08312 0.484974
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:12:44.33 10.0 negative automatic P 173 54.7599 -2.2029 0.472878
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:42.20 10.0 positive automatic P 285 31.7364 0.519453 0.915138
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:12:30.00 10.0 positive automatic P 186 53.0225 -2.84463 0.499429
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:12:09.55 10.0 positive automatic P 149 49.7871 -0.0697832 0.570475
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:12:01.95 10.0 positive automatic P 172 49.0929 -2.40467 0.568691
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:11:47.67 10.0 positive automatic P 302 46.9516 -0.247132 0.577965
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:11:47.03 10.0 positive automatic P 190 46.8910 -0.196427 0.643288
GE.HALK.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:11:20.05 10.0 positive automatic P 253 43.2763 1.5689 0.31636
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:11:18.87 10.0 positive automatic P 308 43.2626 0.238649 0.654532
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:11:15.44 10.0 positive automatic P 254 42.7041 1.54054 0.584687
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:11:12.47 10.0 positive automatic P 256 42.3403 1.58167 0.702841
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:11:03.22 10.0 negative automatic P 140 41.2869 0.955266 0.689832
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:10:38.82 10.0 negative automatic P 6 38.7362 -2.26496 0.736776
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:10:29.25 10.0 negative automatic P 165 37.6110 -2.35906 0.775602
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:57.22 10.0 negative automatic P 216 33.5380 0.600902 0.818623
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:46.77 10.0 positive automatic P 230 32.4555 -0.375412 0.82161
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:09:15.90 10.0 positive automatic P 30 28.6766 2.12058 0.952381
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:09:13.92 10.0 positive automatic P 184 28.7469 -0.509651 0
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:12.52 10.0 negative automatic P 158 28.4376 0.867685 0.57971
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:08.02 10.0 positive automatic P 221 27.9728 0.524557 0.43956
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:06.22 10.0 positive automatic P 230 27.7761 0.450527 0.930233
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:03.97 10.0 positive automatic P 231 27.4700 0.967762 0.43956
IN.SHL.HHZ. 2022-12-15T04:09:01.40 10.0 positive automatic P 280 27.2880 0.0480536 0.909091
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:08:56.12 10.0 positive automatic P 338 26.9145 -2.14828 0.869565
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:08:49.47 10.0 negative automatic P 171 26.0202 -0.455755 0.930233
GE.BKB.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:08:44.77 10.0 positive automatic P 192 25.2308 1.99161 0.851064
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:08:28.12 10.0 positive automatic P 166 23.5017 1.17856 0.869565
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:08:23.02 10.0 positive automatic P 205 23.1701 -0.469439 0.909091
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:08:22.55 10.0 positive automatic P 39 23.4991 -4.38008 0.930233
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:08:10.77 10.0 positive automatic P 262 21.8758 0.992804 0.987654
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:07:43.67 10.0 negative automatic P 44 19.0746 4.28721 0.43956
JP.JHJ2.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:07:35.10 10.0 positive automatic P 55 18.3645 3.6136 0.930233
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:07:25.81 10.0 positive automatic P 45 17.5904 3.84134 0.930233
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:07:12.32 10.0 positive automatic P 266 16.7408 0.897083 0.851064
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:06:41.57 10.0 positive automatic P 15 14.4066 0.874198 0.615385
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:06:37.75 10.0 positive automatic P 44 14.5546 -5.04456 0.952381
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:06:21.35 10.0 negative automatic P 29 12.6949 4.02025 0.909091
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:05:58.60 10.0 negative automatic P 42 10.9262 5.39956 0
JP.JMZ.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:05:21.25 10.0 positive automatic P 74 8.7694 -2.33381 0.97561
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:04:53.20 10.0 positive automatic P 60 6.6088 -0.762864 0.952381
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2022-12-15T04:03:40.85 10.0 positive automatic P 52 1.3236 -0.415962 0.952381
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2022-12-15T04:03:40.02 10.0 positive automatic P 346 1.3548 -1.70173 0.97561
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