Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 23-02-2020 and time 16:00:34 (UTC) in region Iran [Land]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Iran [Land], on

  • 23-02-2020 16:00:34 (UTC)
  • 23-02-2020 17:00:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 23-02-2020 20:00:34 (UTC +04:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Yerevan)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.4120, 44.5170 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 5.3
Mwp 6.0

Mwpd 6.1
2020-02-23
16:00:34
38.4117 44.5166 20 2020-02-23
16:15:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76757841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-23 16:00:34
Latitude 38.4117
Longitude 44.5166
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 76757841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7046
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5670
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5982.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 36.6644
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.54678
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 76757841
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-23 16:15:19

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 76757841
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-23 16:15:19

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 95
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 76757841
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-23 16:15:19
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