Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 23-10-2019 and time 16:08:15 (UTC) in region North of Ascension Island [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: North of Ascension Island [Sea], on

  • 23-10-2019 16:08:15 (UTC)
  • 23-10-2019 18:08:15 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 23-10-2019 16:08:15 (UTC +00:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Africa/Monrovia)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -0.9210, -13.7040 at 1 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 5.4
Mwp 6.2
Mwpd 6.3 		2019-10-23
16:08:15		 -0.9211 -13.7039 1 2019-10-23
16:26:16		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73412831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-23 16:08:15
Latitude -0.9211
Longitude -13.7039
Depth (km) 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73412831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 17908
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 14266
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 144
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 14472.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47.6903
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 124
Number of defining phases 124
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.9461
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 11.64379
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 101.51953
Number of stations at which the event was observed 123
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 123
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 73412831
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-23 16:26:16

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 50
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 73412831
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-23 16:26:16

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 110
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 73412831
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-23 16:26:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:23:13.13 10.0 positive automatic S 126 44.9294 5.22425 0
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:22:17.40 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 62 99.7089 17.522 0
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:22:08.80 10.0 negative automatic Pdiff 179 101.5195 1.71147 0
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:22:02.05 10.0 negative automatic Pdiff 316 100.2516 0.422586 0
DK.NRS.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:19:08.45 10.0 negative automatic P 344 66.6558 2.70888 0.281453
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:29.07 10.0 negative automatic P 305 92.7803 1.19293 0.0734256
IU.RSSD.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:21.32 10.0 positive automatic P 314 90.8755 2.21078 0.0805455
II.FFC.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:14.62 10.0 negative automatic P 325 89.7517 1.05464 0.0935912
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:12.72 10.0 positive automatic P 180 89.1410 1.58221 0.0977558
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:12.52 10.0 positive automatic P 47 89.2948 0.869208 0.0903922
II.BORK.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:21:01.32 10.0 positive automatic P 37 87.1444 0.110976 0.114669
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:57.95 10.0 positive automatic P 305 86.4786 -0.0316295 0.10934
US.AGMN.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:53.03 10.0 positive automatic P 319 85.4792 0.0139873 0.116498
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:52.90 10.0 positive automatic P 314 85.5193 -0.33353 0.113734
DK.NOR.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:20:45.90 10.0 positive automatic P 360 82.5334 7.97449 0.142002
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:20:45.80 10.0 negative automatic P 158 84.0664 -0.0262546 0.137462
US.EYMN.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:41.98 10.0 negative automatic P 319 82.5444 3.91659 0.146806
US.MIAR.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:39.33 10.0 positive automatic PcP 305 82.1974 -2.23852 0
DK.NEEM.BHZ.10 2019-10-23T16:20:34.60 10.0 positive automatic P 352 80.9608 4.54117 0.166135
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:29.42 10.0 positive automatic P 32 80.9731 -0.32736 0.151587
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:28.27 10.0 positive automatic P 309 80.7924 -0.494206 0.163771
IU.WVT.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:12.30 10.0 negative automatic P 307 77.7915 -0.0645201 0.193894
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:20:11.96 10.0 negative automatic P 359 77.7391 -0.0850745 0.192146
IU.KEV.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:02.87 10.0 positive automatic P 13 75.6862 2.41369 0.212497
DK.DBG.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:02.45 10.0 positive automatic P 358 75.3284 4.06684 0.211236
US.TZTN.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:20:00.43 10.0 positive automatic P 308 74.4983 6.76928 0.217165
GE.SUMG.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:19:58.25 10.0 positive automatic P 353 75.1301 0.450517 0.199617
US.ACSO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:58.38 10.0 negative automatic P 312 74.9438 2.16278 0.215106
CU.TGUH.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:52.55 10.0 negative automatic P 285 74.3057 -0.110302 0.214298
IM.TKL.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:19:50.59 10.0 positive automatic P 308 74.4779 -2.93505 0.235926
GE.SFJD.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:44.47 10.0 negative automatic P 346 72.6831 1.50492 0.244113
II.UOSS.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:40.97 10.0 negative automatic P 63 72.2591 0.542789 0.248752
IU.SSPA.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:39.90 10.0 negative automatic P 314 71.3361 5.0224 0.259005
DK.DY2G.BHZ.10 2019-10-23T16:19:36.35 10.0 positive automatic P 347 71.2494 1.68169 0.254071
US.BINY.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:35.23 10.0 negative automatic P 316 70.5020 5.37756 0.256517
G.IVI.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:13.25 10.0 positive automatic P 343 67.4793 2.28742 0.284254
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:19:10.45 10.0 negative automatic P 22 67.3935 0.0151492 0.312395
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:09.02 10.0 positive automatic P 41 67.2123 -0.432155 0.240284
IU.GNI.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:09.37 10.0 positive automatic P 45 67.0675 0.739185 0.309112
II.BORG.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:19:04.45 10.0 negative automatic P 356 65.9024 3.52951 0.323558
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:19:03.00 10.0 negative automatic P 222 66.6845 -2.97472 0.317517
IU.OTAV.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:53.22 10.0 negative automatic P 271 64.7519 -0.824448 0
C.GO06.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:53.15 10.0 positive automatic P 226 65.0844 -2.66525 0.354509
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:51.63 10.0 negative automatic P 224 64.8566 -2.67533 0.336805
C.GO05.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:45.33 10.0 negative automatic P 231 63.8645 -2.30323 0.341673
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:42.07 10.0 negative automatic P 29 63.1729 -1.00442 0.358692
II.RAYN.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:40.10 10.0 positive automatic P 63 62.4215 1.9493 0.360303
PL.SUW.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:40.11 10.0 negative automatic P 23 62.8082 -0.53507 0.363525
GE.VOI.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:39.35 10.0 positive automatic P 114 62.4263 1.08201 0.36024
II.ABPO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:39.22 10.0 positive automatic P 111 62.3198 1.60174 0.370046
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:39.30 10.0 positive automatic P 231 62.9030 -2.1092 0.37089
II.EFI.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:38.30 10.0 positive automatic P 209 62.8734 -2.77775 0.362659
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:33.23 10.0 positive automatic P 235 61.9372 -1.77004 0.37961
C.GO04.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:29.75 10.0 negative automatic P 236 61.4647 -2.21651 0.381603
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:29.57 10.0 negative automatic P 237 61.0451 0.41867 0.387338
KO.GAZ.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:26.20 10.0 positive automatic P 45 60.4849 1.0898 0.400653
KO.BNN.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:25.00 10.0 positive automatic P 43 60.3216 0.933288 0.406789
WA.ZON.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:21.10 10.0 negative automatic P 234 60.1690 -1.81362 0.392155
CU.SDDR.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:21.00 10.0 negative automatic P 293 59.8903 0.0338254 0.38542
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:17.87 10.0 negative automatic P 27 59.4041 0.283702 0.246109
PL.OJC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:16.12 10.0 negative automatic P 24 58.5898 4.18866 0.412174
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:18:14.50 10.0 positive automatic P 41 58.8005 0.980235 0.404634
C.GO02.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:14.08 10.0 negative automatic P 241 59.0412 -1.3666 0.388236
GE.TIRR.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:12.55 10.0 positive automatic P 34 58.7906 -0.726312 0.409368
KO.MDUB.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:09.26 10.0 positive automatic P 39 58.1041 0.60574 0.387308
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:08.04 10.0 negative automatic P 22 57.6988 2.35088 0.424736
IS.GEM.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:06.45 10.0 positive automatic P 49 57.5878 1.57486 0.394902
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:02.50 10.0 positive automatic P 23 57.3309 -0.655604 0.420423
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:18:00.27 10.0 positive automatic P 50 56.7324 1.40487 0.414994
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:59.85 10.0 positive automatic P 26 56.8893 -0.213848 0.457088
II.ESK.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:17:59.22 10.0 negative automatic P 7 56.8893 -0.71893 0.436311
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:53.62 10.0 positive automatic P 29 56.0138 -0.0861733 0.403188
IS.KZIT.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:51.89 10.0 positive automatic P 51 55.6191 1.014 0.392366
KO.ELL.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:49.82 10.0 positive automatic P 42 55.2163 1.67814 0
GT.LPAZ.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:17:48.83 10.0 positive automatic P 251 55.7457 -3.74306 0.337778
HT.ALN.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:48.33 10.0 positive automatic P 36 55.2097 0.428435 0.471543
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:47.41 10.0 positive automatic P 36 55.0666 0.547351 0.471518
CZ.KHC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:47.52 10.0 positive automatic P 21 55.2952 -1.09922 0.222206
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:44.40 10.0 positive automatic P 27 54.7044 0.124378 0.479224
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:42.32 10.0 positive automatic P 24 54.5121 -0.602062 0.441127
HL.ARG.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:37.51 10.0 positive automatic P 42 53.7231 0.419536 0.230039
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:35.02 10.0 negative automatic P 23 53.5092 -0.777396 0.497637
GE.WLF.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:34.70 10.0 negative automatic P 16 53.3818 0.0885763 0.488266
MN.BLY.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:33.62 10.0 positive automatic P 27 53.2652 -0.130258 0.431239
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:31.50 10.0 positive automatic P 23 52.9606 -0.0805913 0.247351
GE.KARP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:30.60 10.0 positive automatic P 42 52.7047 0.936572 0.476953
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:17:29.72 10.0 positive automatic P 18 52.8269 -0.854079 0.508307
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:28.72 10.0 positive automatic P 30 52.5275 0.462799 0.459583
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:17:26.35 10.0 positive automatic P 17 52.3673 -0.811152 0.503839
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:26.07 10.0 negative automatic P 20 52.4241 -1.68868 0.470856
HT.AGG.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:22.88 10.0 positive automatic P 36 51.8263 -0.265156 0.278944
MN.TUE.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:20.67 10.0 negative automatic P 20 51.5369 -0.533106 0.528784
HL.KEK.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:20.49 10.0 positive automatic P 33 50.8651 4.62206 0.529753
G.CLF.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:17:16.25 10.0 positive automatic P 14 50.8761 0.312916 0.527172
AF.POGA.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:14.25 10.0 positive automatic P 125 50.8835 -1.77299 0.527055
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:12.88 10.0 positive automatic P 37 50.3693 0.726509 0.547669
IV.MONC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:11.76 10.0 negative automatic P 20 49.8325 3.66135 0
IV.BOB.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:11.45 10.0 positive automatic P 21 50.1027 1.22411 0.578955
MN.VLC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:10.52 10.0 positive automatic P 22 49.9342 1.63957 0
MN.AQU.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:07.37 10.0 positive automatic P 26 49.6898 0.321856 0.533975
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:06.45 10.0 positive automatic P 25 49.5867 0.217409 0.547772
AF.GRHM.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:06.37 10.0 negative automatic P 135 49.5754 0.216449 0.574048
GE.MATE.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:06.50 10.0 positive automatic P 30 49.9229 -2.28826 0.497166
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:05.87 10.0 positive automatic P 19 49.3980 0.930393 0.56363
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:17:00.97 10.0 positive automatic P 30 48.9836 -0.659852 0.533302
GT.CPUP.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:16:59.18 10.0 negative automatic P 235 49.0180 -2.63092 0.569937
MN.TIP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:16:59.77 10.0 positive automatic P 31 48.8558 -0.910516 0.49247
MN.CEL.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:16:52.32 10.0 positive automatic P 32 47.7218 0.414484 0.565417
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:16:39.80 10.0 negative automatic P 130 46.3496 -1.48185 0.622453
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:16:36.27 10.0 positive automatic P 25 45.6049 1.02137 0.613883
II.SUR.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:16:31.37 10.0 positive automatic P 138 45.2187 -1.06026 0.620495
AF.ALKP.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:16:25.96 10.0 positive automatic P 134 44.8109 -3.10964 0.484398
IU.LSZ.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:16:20.92 10.0 positive automatic P 111 43.7585 0.26409 0.645818
GE.MTE.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:16:03.30 10.0 positive automatic P 7 41.6990 -0.572448 0.682392
LX.MESJ.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:15:44.96 10.0 positive automatic P 7 39.0885 2.80344 0
G.MPG.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:15:43.75 10.0 positive automatic P 279 39.3585 -0.635525 0.742046
GE.WIN.BHZ. 2019-10-23T16:15:23.45 10.0 positive automatic P 128 36.9367 -0.788729 0.807532
IU.TSUM.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:15:12.47 10.0 negative automatic P 123 35.6862 -0.9947 0.699546
G.TAM.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:14:26.15 10.0 positive automatic P 37 30.2153 0.445927 0.904803
IU.RCBR.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:13:14.37 10.0 positive automatic P 257 22.6875 -2.0212 0.888889
II.SHEL.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:12:10.97 10.0 negative automatic P 153 16.9616 -1.07416 0.615385
G.MBO.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:11:58.20 10.0 negative automatic P 348 15.6471 3.10834 0
GT.DBIC.BHZ.00 2019-10-23T16:10:57.63 10.0 positive automatic P 49 11.6438 -3.10804 0.909091
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