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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.0 on date 20-02-2023 and time 11:51:23 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.0 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 20-02-2023 10:51:23 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2023 11:51:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.7660, 14.3390 at 10 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 		ML 3.0 2023-02-20
10:51:23		 34.7663 14.3392 10 2023-02-20
11:11:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114622011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-20 10:51:23 ± 0.52
Latitude 34.7663 ± 0.0288
Longitude 14.3392 ± 0.0307
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114622011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3740
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1960
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 322
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 283
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.61613
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:3.0

Field Value
Value 3.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114622011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-20 11:11:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:53:31.94 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.97 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:53:24.83 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.9 0
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2023-02-20T10:53:10.22 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.24 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:53:06.36 3.0 positive manual Pn 5.89 0
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2023-02-20T10:53:03.05 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.05 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:37.29 1.0 undecidable manual S 9 2.6161 38 -0.84 10
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:34.74 1.0 undecidable manual S 0 2.4542 38 0.47 13
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:27.23 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.16 0
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:22.88 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:16.13 3.0 undecidable manual S -4.31 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:16.06 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.67 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:16.98 3.0 negative manual P 0.75 0
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:15.13 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.64 0
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-02-20T10:52:13.67 1.0 undecidable manual S 313 1.6332 38 -0.95 21
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:06.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 2.6161 38 -0.38 34
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:04.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 2.4623 38 0.34 41
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:04.72 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.81 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:03.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 0 2.4542 38 -0.53 52
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:02.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 2.2816 38 0.24 33
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-02-20T10:52:00.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 1.1403 50 0.26 64
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-02-20T10:51:57.56 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-02-20T10:51:54.47 1.0 undecidable manual P 313 1.6332 38 1.34 17
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-02-20T10:51:52.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 1.5864 50 0.13 84
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-02-20T10:51:44.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 1.1403 50 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000126 0.5 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:32.13
IV.CROCE.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00020700000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:36.58
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0001665 1.6 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:38.92
IV.CROCE.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00021644999999999998 1.6 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:38.93
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0001341 0.44 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:41.18
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00010345 0.58 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:47.61
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.2 0.00027150000000000004 0.4 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:48.48
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.4 0.0003375 1.24 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:52.23
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.7 0.000717 0.48 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:54.05
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.0 0.000129 1.5 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:54.04
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0008185 0.94 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:57.24
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0001204 0.8 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:57.20
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00008595 0.9 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:52:59.74
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0000771 1.54 AML other m 2023-02-20T10:53:05.77
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