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Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.7 on date 18-12-2022 and time 18:13:13 (UTC) in region Turkey [Land]

A magnitude mb 4.7 earthquake occured in region: Turkey [Land], on

  • 18-12-2022 18:13:13 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2022 19:13:13 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 18-12-2022 20:13:13 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.2390, 36.4400 at 11 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 4.7
Mwp 4.8 		2022-12-18
18:13:13		 36.2391 36.4395 11 2022-12-18
18:44:33		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112928851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-18 18:13:13
Latitude 36.2391
Longitude 36.4395
Depth (km) 11 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112928851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8377
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5976
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 291
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6863.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139.858
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.70918
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.83187
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 33.27863
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

Mwp:4.8

Field Value
Value 4.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 112928851
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-18 18:44:33

mb:4.7

Field Value
Value 4.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 112928851
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-18 18:44:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:19:47.52 10.0 positive automatic P 51 33.2786 -2.59498 0.87235
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:18:30.05 10.0 negative automatic P 301 24.0705 1.86432 0.97561
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:18:26.12 10.0 positive automatic P 309 23.8548 0.0487418 0.869565
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:18:19.75 10.0 positive automatic P 347 23.1194 1.05852 0.869565
CZ.KHC.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:56.35 10.0 negative automatic P 315 21.0380 -0.225287 0.930233
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:49.72 10.0 positive automatic P 310 20.2578 1.42459 0.952381
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:45.45 10.0 positive automatic P 308 19.9882 0.258605 0.930233
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:44.55 10.0 positive automatic P 297 19.8173 1.24702 0.851064
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:12.81 10.0 positive automatic P 328 16.6889 6.29978 0.296296
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:10.05 10.0 negative automatic P 311 16.8923 0.996934 0.869565
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:09.65 10.0 positive automatic P 319 16.8797 0.640933 0.952381
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:17:05.42 10.0 negative automatic P 289 16.6133 -0.166842 0.909091
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:16:48.47 10.0 negative automatic P 343 15.3621 -0.889538 0.869565
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2022-12-18T18:15:33.88 10.0 positive automatic P 303 9.8121 0.207316 0.97561
HT.ALN.HHZ. 2022-12-18T18:15:27.24 10.0 negative automatic P 303 9.3537 -0.151097 0.985222
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:15:22.72 10.0 positive automatic P 30 9.0692 -0.93544 0.869565
GE.APE.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:15:18.05 10.0 positive automatic P 279 8.7857 -1.64185 0.952381
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:14:53.10 10.0 positive automatic P 191 6.6862 2.28895 0.930233
HL.ARG.HHZ. 2022-12-18T18:14:48.93 10.0 negative automatic P 272 6.7079 -2.16846 0.97561
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:14:28.35 10.0 positive automatic P 191 5.0075 0.680051 0.952381
GE.ISP.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:14:27.55 10.0 positive automatic P 290 4.9966 -0.197745 0.888889
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2022-12-18T18:14:22.25 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4.6261 -0.415242 0.97561
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:14:17.95 10.0 positive automatic P 194 4.2961 -0.0687159 0.97561
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2022-12-18T18:13:54.10 10.0 positive automatic P 244 2.8319 -3.76744 0.816327
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