Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.4 on date 03-04-2021 and time 03:16:39 (Italy) in region East of South Sandwich Islands [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.4 earthquake occured in region: East of South Sandwich Islands [Sea], on

  • 03-04-2021 01:16:39 (UTC)
  • 03-04-2021 03:16:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -57.8880, -7.8260 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.

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 5.5
Mwp 6.4

Mwpd 6.5
2021-04-03
01:16:39
-57.8883 -7.8255 1 2021-04-03
01:35:07
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88725711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-04-03 01:16:39
Latitude -57.8883
Longitude -7.8255
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 88725711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 15364
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3913
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 171
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 12639.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 47.761
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) 1.07856
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:6.4

Field Value
Value 6.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 88725711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-03 01:35:07

Mwpd:6.5

Field Value
Value 6.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 88725711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-03 01:35:07

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 61
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 88725711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-03 01:35:07
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