Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.5 on date 19-03-2023 and time 12:54:39 (UTC) in region Turkey

A magnitude mb 4.5 earthquake occured in region: Turkey, on

  • 19-03-2023 12:54:39 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2023 13:54:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 19-03-2023 14:54:39 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.0020, 36.2200 at 20 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
mb 4.5
Mwp 4.6
2023-03-19
12:54:39
39.0023 36.2197 20 2023-03-19
13:14:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115534841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-19 12:54:39
Latitude 39.0023
Longitude 36.2197
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 115534841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 21105
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2712
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 178
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 17146.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 163.399
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.48611
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.78395
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 22.79240
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

Mwp:4.6

Field Value
Value 4.6
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 115534841
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-19 13:14:59

mb:4.5

Field Value
Value 4.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 115534841
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-19 13:14:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2023-03-19T12:59:38.80 10.0 negative automatic P 295 22.6217 1.24144 0.963855
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-03-19T12:59:36.85 10.0 positive automatic P 303 22.7924 -2.3729 0.930233
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-03-19T12:59:35.72 10.0 negative automatic P 33 22.7010 -2.48894 0.909091
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-03-19T12:59:14.75 10.0 negative automatic P 346 20.3930 1.34843 0.952381
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-03-19T12:58:50.85 10.0 positive automatic P 301 18.2761 0.55731 0.930233
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-03-19T12:58:21.62 10.0 positive automatic P 280 15.7409 3.18627 0.869565
KO.GURO.HHZ. 2023-03-19T12:55:46.97 10.0 negative automatic P 94 4.5528 1.16402 0.888889
GE.ISP.BHZ.00 2023-03-19T12:55:44.40 10.0 positive automatic P 257 4.6204 -2.28668 0.930233
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-03-19T12:55:21.20 10.0 negative automatic P 289 2.7839 -0.23853 0.869565
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