Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.7 on date 16-02-2023 and time 05:19:43 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 2.7 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 16-02-2023 04:19:43 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2023 05:19:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.6640, 14.3560 at 10 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
ML 2.7 2023-02-16
04:19:43
34.6638 14.3562 10 2023-02-16
04:33:18
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114474021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-16 04:19:43 ± 0.42
Latitude 34.6638 ± 0.0234
Longitude 14.3562 ± 0.0208
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114474021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2760
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1550
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 334
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 297
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.24106
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.33109
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:2.7

Field Value
Value 2.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114474021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-16 04:33:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-16T04:20:56.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 0 283.8048 38 -0.09 20
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:47.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 241.0809 38 0.28 28
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:36.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 190.365 38 0.01 62
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-02-16T04:20:36.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 364.1577 38 0.77 26
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-02-16T04:20:36.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 357 369.7521 38 0.45 14
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-02-16T04:20:35.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 363.7581 38 0.29 30
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:34.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 183.0834 38 0.44 39
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:25.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 278.9097 38 0.26 41
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-16T04:20:25.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 0 283.8048 38 -0.19 39
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:22.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 258.741 38 0.41 24
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:22.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 5 137.7621 50 -0.46 47
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:19.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 241.0809 38 -0.73 37
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:13.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 190.365 38 -0.32 58
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:12.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 302 183.0834 38 -0.68 36
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-16T04:20:06.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 137.7621 50 0.2 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0001565 1.04 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:09.97
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00009429999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:10.61
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0000623 0.8 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:16.66
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00002495 0.58 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:16.40
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00002275 1.6 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:17.88
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00005335 0.68 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:23.45
IV.CSLB.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000015613217 0.5728 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:13.01
IV.CSLB.HNN. ML:2.3 0.000014383555 0.3584 AML other m 2023-02-16T04:21:12.83
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