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Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.6 on date 05-03-2023 and time 20:49:53 (UTC) in region Turkey [Sea]

A magnitude mb 4.6 earthquake occured in region: Turkey [Sea], on

  • 05-03-2023 20:49:53 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2023 21:49:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 05-03-2023 22:49:53 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.6470, 35.9650 at 59 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 4.6 2023-03-05
20:49:53		 36.6469 35.9648 59 2023-03-05
21:13:54		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115014461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-05 20:49:53
Latitude 36.6469
Longitude 35.9648
Depth (km) 59 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115014461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4587
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1673
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 250
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3880.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 202.411
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) 1.19775
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 4.07071
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 66.02959
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:4.6

Field Value
Value 4.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 115014461
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-05 21:13:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T21:00:33.73 10.0 negative automatic P 190 66.0296 -0.0711386 0.315014
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:55:18.72 10.0 negative automatic P 304 25.8928 -0.842879 0.934579
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:55:10.90 10.0 negative automatic P 300 25.0575 -1.12409 0.909091
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:55:01.65 10.0 positive automatic P 308 24.0013 -0.742143 0.909091
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:54:54.27 10.0 negative automatic P 309 23.3015 -1.7277 0
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:40.77 10.0 negative automatic P 307 21.9699 -1.53996 0.952381
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:32.77 10.0 negative automatic P 286 21.0447 0.568534 0.952381
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:19.00 10.0 positive automatic P 322 19.9653 -0.541324 0.869565
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:17.47 10.0 negative automatic P 309 19.7040 -0.463499 0.930233
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:14.60 10.0 positive automatic P 307 19.4371 -0.252611 0.930233
PL.SUW.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:14.09 10.0 negative automatic P 337 19.4834 -1.16855 0.952381
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:13.35 10.0 positive automatic P 296 19.2929 0.0950552 0.930233
MN.AQU.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:04.02 10.0 positive automatic P 295 18.2540 2.12134 0.909091
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:54:03.87 10.0 positive automatic P 311 18.4441 -0.092136 0.952381
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:53:38.00 10.0 negative automatic P 319 16.3213 0.404183 0.909091
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:53:38.75 10.0 negative automatic P 311 16.3365 0.0796157 0.869565
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:53:37.52 10.0 positive automatic P 288 16.1208 1.49801 0.909091
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:53:22.12 10.0 negative automatic P 343 14.8598 2.32032 0.930233
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:53:12.77 10.0 negative automatic P 306 14.2311 1.05348 0.930233
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:53:09.27 10.0 negative automatic P 314 13.9943 0.806542 0.869565
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2023-03-05T20:52:31.72 10.0 negative automatic P 292 11.1017 2.51454 0.966184
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2023-03-05T20:52:31.39 10.0 positive automatic P 277 11.2272 0.494232 0.970874
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2023-03-05T20:52:04.01 10.0 negative automatic P 302 9.2704 -0.0979459 0.970874
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:51:33.10 10.0 positive automatic P 187 7.0279 -0.338762 0.952381
HL.ARG.HHZ. 2023-03-05T20:51:22.36 10.0 positive automatic P 268 6.3236 -1.42463 0.980392
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:51:10.00 10.0 positive automatic P 186 5.3577 -0.494087 0.8
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2023-03-05T20:51:00.25 10.0 positive automatic P 188 4.6223 -0.296105 0.963855
GE.ISP.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:50:58.20 10.0 positive automatic P 287 4.5037 -0.82279 0.930233
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-03-05T20:50:51.52 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4.0707 -1.573 0.97561
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