Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 21-05-2023 and time 05:23:14 (UTC) in region Tonga Islands [Sea: Tonga]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Tonga Islands [Sea: Tonga], on

  • 21-05-2023 05:23:14 (UTC)
  • 21-05-2023 07:23:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 21-05-2023 18:23:14 (UTC +13:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Tongatapu)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -19.3220, -173.6110 at 3 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 5.2
Mwp 6.0

Mwpd 6.2
2023-05-21
05:23:14
-19.3219 -173.611 3 2023-05-21
05:40:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117542661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-21 05:23:14
Latitude -19.3219
Longitude -173.6110
Depth (km) 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117542661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19162
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 12156
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 166
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 15477.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 52.2392
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 55
Number of defining phases 55
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.104
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 13.11252
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 103.15745
Number of stations at which the event was observed 55
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 55
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 117542661
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-21 05:40:51

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 117542661
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-21 05:40:51

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 46
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 117542661
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-21 05:40:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GT.CPUP.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:37:25.45 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 124 11450.4825 11.5647 0
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:36:35.13 10.0 negative automatic P 45 10468.9539 0.893732 0.0612454
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:36:19.18 10.0 negative automatic P 123 10020.0699 3.5172 0.0935911
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:36:15.45 10.0 positive automatic P 52 9898.0476 5.05351 0.0913822
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:36:08.96 10.0 positive automatic P 177 9854.9685 0.326814 0.0959866
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:36:03.88 10.0 negative automatic P 13 9735.0663 0.450219 0.1
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:36:02.30 10.0 negative automatic P 51 9665.8356 1.76571 0.114035
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:36:02.88 10.0 negative automatic P 132 9643.9464 3.29859 0.112862
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:36:01.02 10.0 positive automatic P 276 9670.1757 0.42642 0.107424
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:54.15 10.0 positive automatic P 41 9490.1115 1.20395 0.123297
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:54.78 10.0 positive automatic P 38 9519.8484 0.607198 0.128637
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:35:49.66 10.0 positive automatic P 18 9407.2722 0.816096 0.115087
US.AHID.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:49.48 10.0 negative automatic P 41 9383.7291 1.38723 0.135456
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:45.12 10.0 positive automatic P 49 9283.4406 1.6584 0.142974
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:35:42.22 10.0 positive automatic P 8 9258.399 0.0610925 0
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:41.35 10.0 negative automatic P 53 9199.3137 2.04683 0.141043
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:40.85 10.0 positive automatic P 39 9210.7911 0.773246 0.137121
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:36.48 10.0 positive automatic P 37 9110.5359 1.2141 0.0721916
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:30.45 10.0 negative automatic P 41 8974.3167 1.50991 0.163536
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:29.38 10.0 positive automatic P 47 8931.7149 2.5967 0.156086
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:23.78 10.0 positive automatic P 38 8861.241 0.467195 0.161478
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:22.40 10.0 positive automatic P 50 8790.7449 2.62018 0.174553
NN.PRN.HHZ. 2023-05-21T05:35:21.12 10.0 positive automatic P 44 8773.8063 2.08947 0
US.TPNV.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:15.93 10.0 negative automatic P 43 8657.9556 2.62877 0.0938747
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:35:04.02 10.0 negative automatic P 46 8428.0302 2.44438 0.207939
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:34:56.80 10.0 positive automatic PcP 327 8081.4882 -3.60984 0
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:34:43.85 10.0 positive automatic P 316 8092.5882 -0.0162905 0.160108
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:34:37.11 10.0 positive automatic P 319 7985.9616 -0.952473 0.208842
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:34:37.05 10.0 positive automatic P 320 7982.4762 -0.902859 0.201384
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:34:37.82 10.0 positive automatic P 321 7995.4965 -0.806566 0.251603
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:34:32.87 10.0 positive automatic P 358 7908.9498 -1.00896 0
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:33:49.22 10.0 negative automatic P 246 7105.3875 1.02842 0.360676
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:33:39.20 10.0 negative automatic P 242 6937.0116 1.047 0.381408
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:33:35.27 10.0 negative automatic P 256 6891.3906 -0.0891785 0.378019
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:33:25.92 10.0 positive automatic P 270 6726.0672 0.491363 0.41318
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:33:19.03 10.0 positive automatic P 186 6596.3415 1.78705 0.0525088
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:33:18.70 10.0 positive automatic P 185 6581.9892 2.36257 0.389484
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:32:34.85 10.0 positive automatic P 253 5961.0885 -1.73636 0.489408
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:32:33.68 10.0 negative automatic P 245 5936.9682 -1.2405 0.516492
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:32:32.63 10.0 positive automatic P 268 5913.8802 -0.756733 0.501719
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:32:22.88 10.0 positive automatic P 269 5777.994 -1.42363 0.452602
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:31:57.40 10.0 positive automatic P 260 5417.0997 -2.36624 0.493675
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:30:48.88 10.0 positive automatic P 234 4429.3107 0.293121 0.76803
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:30:41.65 10.0 positive automatic P 251 4363.5876 -1.93375 0.597598
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:30:41.37 10.0 positive automatic P 279 4348.5804 -1.05273 0
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:30:28.47 10.0 positive automatic P 262 4184.5335 -1.57119 0.792944
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:30:21.05 10.0 positive automatic P 236 4060.0914 0.473648 0.81537
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:29:51.97 10.0 positive automatic P 244 3692.9256 -0.121025 0.904904
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-05-21T05:29:49.77 10.0 positive automatic P 253 3675.3654 -0.788719 0.856104
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-21T05:28:43.52 10.0 negative automatic P 202 2832.9198 0.472006 0.947867
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:28:34.02 10.0 positive automatic P 202 2678.9406 3.58904 0.941176
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:28:18.80 10.0 negative automatic P 90 2536.9383 0.966974 0.909091
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-21T05:27:52.43 10.0 positive automatic P 201 2284.3356 -0.895902 0.980392
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-21T05:27:42.86 10.0 positive automatic P 213 2164.9218 1.26164 0.956938
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2023-05-21T05:26:15.50 10.0 positive automatic P 101 1455.4875 -4.97396 0.97561
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