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Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.9 on date 06-02-2023 and time 20:44:05 (UTC) in region Turkey

A magnitude mb 4.9 earthquake occured in region: Turkey, on

  • 06-02-2023 20:44:05 (UTC)
  • 06-02-2023 21:44:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 06-02-2023 22:44:05 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8070, 36.6590 at 20 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 4.9 2023-02-06
20:44:05		 37.807 36.6592 20 2023-02-06
21:01:40		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114183481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-06 20:44:05
Latitude 37.8070
Longitude 36.6592
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 114183481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 18254
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 17434
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 5
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 16730.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103.169
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 3.18672
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.64819
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 63.67299
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 29
Magnitude information

mb:4.9

Field Value
Value 4.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114183481
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-06 21:01:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:54:32.60 10.0 positive automatic P 191 63.6730 -1.25375 0
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:53:02.87 10.0 positive automatic P 55 50.7673 0.143802 0.541194
GT.DBIC.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:52:45.35 10.0 positive automatic P 241 48.7902 -2.07964 0.594471
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:52:00.80 10.0 negative automatic P 88 42.7286 0.412613 0.66398
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:50:47.97 10.0 negative automatic P 60 34.1892 0.0906241 0.884608
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:49:39.80 10.0 negative automatic P 302 25.7197 6.97555 0.0571429
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:49:33.92 10.0 positive automatic P 78 25.2913 4.8314 0.930233
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:49:22.85 10.0 positive automatic P 298 24.9825 -3.30803 0.909091
GE.IBBN.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:49:22.35 10.0 positive automatic P 315 24.7699 -1.78159 0.930233
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:49:12.05 10.0 positive automatic P 305 23.7520 -2.86806 0.952381
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:49:10.00 10.0 positive automatic P 298 23.4605 -1.35376 0.97561
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:49:10.27 10.0 negative automatic P 31 23.5353 -2.61934 0.909091
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:49:05.42 10.0 positive automatic P 306 23.0333 -2.30652 0.930233
GE.FLT1.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:49:02.20 10.0 positive automatic P 318 22.8831 -3.8535 0.869565
IV.BOB.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:53.15 10.0 negative automatic P 298 21.4786 1.92325 0.869565
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:51.47 10.0 positive automatic P 304 21.7403 -2.682 0.952381
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:49.25 10.0 positive automatic P 346 21.6362 -3.52167 0.909091
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:34.67 10.0 positive automatic P 306 19.4369 5.4528 0.888889
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:25.85 10.0 negative automatic P 304 19.2113 -0.723158 0.952381
PL.SUW.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:16.70 10.0 negative automatic P 335 18.6509 -3.62618 0.888889
PL.OJC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:48:05.08 10.0 negative automatic P 321 17.2735 1.26611 0.909091
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:47:54.02 10.0 positive automatic P 284 16.3293 2.06557 0.909091
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:47:45.05 10.0 negative automatic P 315 15.8533 -0.848806 0.888889
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:47:44.16 10.0 negative automatic P 324 15.4879 3.10329 0.930233
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:47:25.12 10.0 negative automatic P 340 13.9327 5.03788 0.869565
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:47:23.17 10.0 negative automatic P 302 14.0364 1.53202 0.888889
GE.ISP.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:45:16.35 10.0 positive automatic P 272 4.8567 0.466811 0.952381
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:45:05.85 10.0 positive automatic P 306 3.6482 6.57699 0.652174
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:45:03.75 10.0 positive automatic P 224 3.9080 1.03136 0.454545
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