Earthquake Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], Magnitude mb 4.9, 18 February 2023 time 17:32:59 (Timezone UTC)

A magnitude mb 4.9 earthquake occured in region: Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

18-02-2023 17:32:59 (UTC)
18-02-2023 18:32:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
18-02-2023 19:32:59 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 35.5150, 25.4090 at 20 km depth.

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

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Municipalities 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 4.9 Mwp 4.7	2023-02-18 17:32:59	35.5148	25.4092	20	2023-02-18 20:23:24	Sala Sismica INGV-Roma	114560121

Preferred location and magnitude until now.

Origin information

Origin

Field	Value
Time (UTC)	2023-02-18 17:32:59
Latitude	35.5148
Longitude	25.4092
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	114560121

Uncertainty

Field	Value
Preferred uncertainty description	uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)	3217
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)	1056
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)	202
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter)	2737.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%)	68

Quality

Field	Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)	58.857
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation	46
Number of defining phases	46
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec)	2.04107
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)	3.26185
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)	66.06099
Number of stations at which the event was observed	44
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation	44

Magnitudes information

Mwp:4.7

Field	Value
Value	4.7
Uncertainty	0.0
Num. used stations	1
Type of magnitude	Mwp
Reference to an origin	114560121
Agency	INGV
Autore	early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC)	2023-02-18 20:23:24

mb:4.9

Field	Value
Value	4.9
Uncertainty	0.2
Num. used stations	35
Type of magnitude	mb
Reference to an origin	114560121
Agency	INGV
Autore	early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC)	2023-02-18 20:23:24

Picking and Arrival

SCNL	Time	Uncertainty	Polarity	Evaluation_mode	Phase	Azimuth	Distance	Residual	Weight
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:43:47.57	10.0	positive	automatic	P	83	66.0610	2.77819	0.325358
IU.YAK.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:43:36.57	10.0	positive	automatic	P	30	65.2282	-2.79224	0.155207
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:43:33.55	10.0	positive	automatic	P	180	64.1263	1.17969	0.346217
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:43:09.98	10.0	positive	automatic	P	180	60.5275	1.72065	0.403866
DK.SCO.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:40:56.05	10.0	negative	automatic	P	339	42.9664	-0.926533	0.691185
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:40:56.12	10.0	positive	automatic	P	57	43.0727	-1.80928	0.578942
II.KURK.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:40:36.32	10.0	negative	automatic	P	51	40.6855	-2.02696	0.700764
II.AAK.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:40:17.57	10.0	negative	automatic	P	64	38.2164	-0.434929	0.714077
II.SIMI.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:39:46.00	10.0	positive	automatic	P	72	34.5939	-0.046259	0.789398
II.ESK.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:38:47.47	10.0	positive	automatic	P	324	27.8334	0.139635	0.952381
LX.MESJ.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:38:39.42	10.0	positive	automatic	P	285	26.9244	0.246461	0.909091
PM.PVAQ.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:38:35.65	10.0	negative	automatic	P	284	26.5720	-0.348794	0.869565
PM.PESTR.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:38:34.32	10.0	positive	automatic	P	287	26.3553	0.245582	0.952381
RD.ROSF.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:38:16.94	10.0	negative	automatic	P	310	24.6768	-1.87434	0.970874
GE.VSU.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:38:00.90	10.0	positive	automatic	P	2	22.9629	-1.51174	0.909091
RD.MFF.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:37:51.58	10.0	positive	automatic	P	308	22.0843	-1.52879	0.917431
G.TAM.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:37:50.15	10.0	negative	automatic	P	239	21.4515	3.61806	0.952381
GE.WLF.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:37:32.40	10.0	positive	automatic	P	321	19.9167	2.67864	0.930233
RD.LOR.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:37:27.72	10.0	positive	automatic	P	313	19.8764	-1.6009	0.970874
RD.MTLF.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:37:26.54	10.0	positive	automatic	P	301	19.4634	1.75091	0.917431
GE.EIL.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:37:09.00	10.0	positive	automatic	S	123	9.9307	-2.50586	0
GE.MSBI.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:54.60	10.0	negative	automatic	S	114	9.3001	-1.29835	0
OE.DAVA.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:50.22	10.0	negative	automatic	P	320	16.5008	0.399361	0.930233
IU.GNI.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:36:45.57	10.0	negative	automatic	P	67	15.9179	3.20749	0.888889
II.KIV.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:36:42.07	10.0	positive	automatic	P	52	15.6912	2.7401	0.930233
IV.BOB.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:37.05	10.0	positive	automatic	P	312	15.2664	3.28556	0.952381
GE.MORC.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:37.15	10.0	negative	automatic	P	341	15.3693	2.07166	0.952381
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:36:36.07	10.0	positive	automatic	P	9	15.4335	0.249969	0.952381
OE.KBA.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:32.82	10.0	positive	automatic	pP	326	14.6559	-4.54418	0
GE.PSZ.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:36:06.25	10.0	positive	automatic	P	343	13.0594	2.43858	0.909091
IV.MGAB.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:57.15	10.0	negative	automatic	P	310	12.6578	-1.11092	0.952381
HU.KOVH.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:47.05	10.0	positive	automatic	P	335	11.9206	-1.08257	0.97561
MN.AQU.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:47.22	10.0	positive	automatic	P	310	11.5551	4.01292	0.909091
MN.BZS.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:30.02	10.0	negative	automatic	P	345	10.4980	1.35415	0.952381
GE.EIL.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:19.90	10.0	positive	automatic	P	123	9.9307	-0.983915	0.97561
MN.DIVS.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:14.95	10.0	negative	automatic	P	336	9.5331	-0.628262	0.963855
GE.MSBI.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:11.00	10.0	positive	automatic	P	114	9.3001	-1.16973	0.97561
MN.CUC.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:35:03.52	10.0	positive	automatic	P	303	8.8009	-1.95036	0.43956
GE.MATE.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:58.80	10.0	positive	automatic	P	309	8.5544	-3.27164	0.888889
MN.PDG.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:56.72	10.0	negative	automatic	P	327	8.4004	-3.15952	0.869565
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00	2023-02-18T17:34:44.80	10.0	negative	automatic	P	51	7.2818	0.0891415	0.941176
GE.CSS.BHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:32.00	10.0	positive	automatic	P	93	6.4918	-1.7422	0.952381
HL.KEK.HHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:25.79	10.0	positive	automatic	P	315	6.1121	-2.71001	0.995025
HT.LIT.HHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:13.03	10.0	positive	automatic	P	334	5.1347	-2.09715	0.947867
HT.AGG.HHZ.	2023-02-18T17:34:02.45	10.0	negative	automatic	P	326	4.2741	-0.856746	0.97561
HL.ITM.HHZ.	2023-02-18T17:33:49.76	10.0	positive	automatic	P	302	3.2618	0.400116	0.909091

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Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.9 on date 18-02-2023 and time 17:32:59 (UTC) in region Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece]

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

Origin

Uncertainty

Quality

Mwp:4.7

mb:4.9