Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 12-09-2020 and time 10:34:31 (Italy) in region Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu], on

  • 12-09-2020 08:34:31 (UTC)
  • 12-09-2020 10:34:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 12-09-2020 19:34:31 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Efate)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -17.1840, 167.6660 at 16 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.

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 6.2

Mwpd 6.4
2020-09-12
08:34:31
-17.1844 167.666 16 2020-09-12
08:50:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82839501
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-12 08:34:31
Latitude -17.1844
Longitude 167.6660
Depth (km) 16 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82839501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 17002
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10904
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 18
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 14035.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 68.222
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) 2.51565
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

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 82839501
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-12 08:50:10

Mwpd:6.4

Field Value
Value 6.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 82839501
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-12 08:50:10

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 82839501
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-12 08:50:10
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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