Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.5 on date 27-03-2023 and time 14:35:20 (UTC) in region Turkey

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

  • 27-03-2023 14:35:20 (UTC)
  • 27-03-2023 16:35:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 27-03-2023 17:35:20 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.1870, 36.5360 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
mb 4.5 2023-03-27
14:35:20
38.1867 36.5361 10 2023-03-27
15:01:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115797591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-27 14:35:20
Latitude 38.1867
Longitude 36.5361
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115797591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 30516
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10491
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 215
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 25306.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100.002
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.23729
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.35804
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 53.33505
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

mb:4.5

Field Value
Value 4.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 115797591
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-27 15:01:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
II.ALE.BHZ.00 2023-03-27T14:44:39.77 10.0 positive automatic P 351 53.3350 2.1358 0.500349
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:43:35.44 10.0 positive automatic P 345 45.2091 -0.0453176 0.650215
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:43:16.75 10.0 positive automatic P 88 42.8135 -0.358635 0.710947
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-03-27T14:40:27.20 10.0 positive automatic P 305 23.4542 -0.872742 0.930233
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-03-27T14:40:25.27 10.0 positive automatic P 31 23.2605 -0.721216 0.952381
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-03-27T14:40:20.52 10.0 positive automatic P 306 22.7320 0.0649311 0.930233
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:40:07.27 10.0 positive automatic P 304 21.4475 0.356989 0.930233
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:37:23.45 10.0 positive automatic P 189 8.6169 0.396279 0.833333
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:37:01.05 10.0 negative automatic P 188 6.9414 1.06561 0.930233
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-03-27T14:36:19.50 10.0 negative automatic P 220 4.1259 -1.9092 0.909091
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-03-27T14:36:11.75 10.0 negative automatic P 301 3.3580 0.772977 0.952381
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