Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 5.0 on date 21-05-2007 and time 18:39:50 (Italy) in region Dodecanese Islands, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude Mw 5.0 earthquake occured in region: Dodecanese Islands, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 21-05-2007 16:39:50 (UTC)
  • 21-05-2007 18:39:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 21-05-2007 19:39:50 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 35.2000, 27.9000 at 28 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

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.

Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
Mw 5.0
Mw 4.9
2007-05-21
16:39:50
35.2 27.9 28 2015-05-26
12:47:18
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) 1366069
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2007-05-21 16:39:50
Latitude 35.2000
Longitude 27.9000
Depth (km) 28 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CSEM
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1366069

Uncertainty

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

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
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)
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

Mw:4.9

Field Value
Value 4.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366069
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT Historical
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-04 16:05:40

Mw:5.0

Field Value
Value 5.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366069
Agency INGV
Autore European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-26 12:46:24
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
MagnitudeMw 4.94
Scalar Moment3.17E+23 dyne-cm
Computed depth28 km
QualityCa
Variance Reduction%
Double Couple0%
CLVD0%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusfinal

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr2.46E+22
Mtt-2.74E+23
Mpp2.49E+23
Mrt-4.91E+22
Mrp6.08E+22
Mtp-1.61E+23

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN129884166
PN230766

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

28 298 84 166 30 76 6 3.17 23 0.5 0.5

TDMT references

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