Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.5 on date 02-01-2023 and time 08:12:30 (UTC) in region Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude mb 4.5 earthquake occured in region: Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 02-01-2023 08:12:30 (UTC)
  • 02-01-2023 09:12:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 02-01-2023 10:12:30 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 35.4160, 25.7960 at 20 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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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 4.5
Mwp 4.6
2023-01-02
08:12:30
35.4164 25.7959 20 2023-01-02
08:46:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113247491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-02 08:12:30
Latitude 35.4164
Longitude 25.7959
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 113247491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10677
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 970
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 17
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8643.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 161.136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.5192
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.66622
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 27.25410
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

Mwp:4.6

Field Value
Value 4.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 113247491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-02 08:46:13

mb:4.5

Field Value
Value 4.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 113247491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-02 08:46:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
LX.MESJ.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:18:11.32 10.0 positive automatic P 285 27.2541 -1.12096 0.909091
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-01-02T08:16:09.42 10.0 positive automatic P 8 15.4836 2.64917 0.97561
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:16:04.22 10.0 negative automatic P 325 14.9154 4.66538 0.869565
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:16:04.70 10.0 positive automatic S 111 8.4946 -1.60182 0
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:15:03.87 10.0 negative automatic P 344 10.6758 2.47684 0.952381
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:14:51.37 10.0 positive automatic P 335 9.7544 2.46403 0.869565
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:14:47.10 10.0 positive automatic P 124 9.6141 0.253405 0.97561
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:14:39.27 10.0 negative automatic P 303 9.1183 -0.84876 0.930233
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:14:31.42 10.0 positive automatic P 326 8.6558 -2.25849 0.930233
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-01-02T08:14:13.00 10.0 positive automatic P 49 7.1033 1.43602 0.930233
HL.KEK.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:14:01.90 10.0 negative automatic P 314 6.4058 -0.934161 0.930233
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:13:48.05 10.0 positive automatic P 332 5.3654 -0.547239 0.980392
HT.ALN.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:13:46.65 10.0 negative automatic P 2 5.4827 -3.47658 0.970874
HT.AGG.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:13:36.87 10.0 positive automatic P 324 4.5360 -0.339147 0.925926
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:13:24.92 10.0 positive automatic P 301 3.5823 0.855326 0.943396
HL.ARG.HHZ. 2023-01-02T08:13:01.73 10.0 positive automatic P 66 2.0470 -1.17285 0.956938
GE.APE.BHZ. 2023-01-02T08:12:54.09 10.0 negative automatic P 353 1.6662 -3.66166 0.930233
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