Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.5 on date 18-11-2021 and time 14:08:03 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.5 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Sea], on

  • 18-11-2021 14:08:03 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2021 15:08:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 19-11-2021 01:08:03 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Bougainville)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -5.2800, 153.6820 at 18 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 5.6
Mwp 6.5
Mwpd 6.5 		2021-11-18
14:08:03		 -5.2805 153.682 18 2021-11-18
14:23:30		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97554301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-18 14:08:03
Latitude -5.2805
Longitude 153.6820
Depth (km) 18 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 97554301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 23441
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4209
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 216
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 18927.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 20.9539
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 111
Number of defining phases 111
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.86265
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.86440
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 85.67172
Number of stations at which the event was observed 106
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 106
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.5

Field Value
Value 6.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 63
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 97554301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-18 14:23:30

Mwp:6.5

Field Value
Value 6.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 64
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 97554301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-18 14:23:30

mb:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 87
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 97554301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-18 14:23:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:20:39.70 10.0 positive automatic P 32 85.6717 0.349831 0.113864
AT.CRAG.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:20:39.20 10.0 positive automatic P 33 84.9838 3.28801 0.127917
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:20:18.05 10.0 positive automatic P 21 82.0717 -2.93423 0.154352
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:57.94 10.0 positive automatic P 21 78.0227 -1.30043 0.193925
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:49.37 10.0 positive automatic P 26 76.3365 -0.262642 0.208362
G.AIS.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:49.55 10.0 positive automatic P 232 75.8000 2.99298 0.211342
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:38.77 10.0 positive automatic P 280 74.1969 1.45405 0.213038
GE.HALK.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:36.10 10.0 positive automatic P 278 73.7541 1.37304 0.222248
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:36.95 10.0 positive automatic P 279 73.8874 1.37763 0.23117
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:33.57 10.0 positive automatic P 15 73.7624 -1.18802 0.223156
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:29.60 10.0 negative automatic P 177 72.8916 -0.0354992 0.226074
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:27.00 10.0 positive automatic P 302 72.3982 -0.552302 0.253111
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:24.90 10.0 positive automatic P 178 72.3650 -1.61108 0.256538
II.TLY.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:17.67 10.0 positive automatic P 330 71.0710 -1.13363 0.123797
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:19:09.57 10.0 positive automatic P 348 69.7942 -1.35351 0.2643
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:19:00.84 10.0 positive automatic P 24 68.3600 -1.16134 0.309298
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:58.42 10.0 positive automatic P 197 67.8789 -0.559489 0.306372
IN.SHL.HHZ. 2021-11-18T14:18:55.56 10.0 positive automatic P 301 67.3909 -0.340579 0.2929
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:51.92 10.0 positive automatic P 328 67.0111 -1.84932 0.324916
G.TAOE.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:48.74 10.0 negative automatic P 97 65.6868 3.59657 0.313159
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:38.12 10.0 negative automatic P 358 64.8944 -1.8106 0.336323
AK.ATKA.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:18:30.59 10.0 negative automatic P 21 63.6283 -0.99392 0.357696
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:22.92 10.0 positive automatic P 20 62.4901 -1.11491 0.35142
AT.SMY.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:18:13.90 10.0 negative automatic P 14 60.5346 3.08743 0.403764
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:18:00.45 10.0 positive automatic P 296 59.0351 -0.115842 0.405968
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:17:54.72 10.0 positive automatic P 4 58.4526 -1.73395 0.396092
GE.LHMI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:17:51.42 10.0 positive automatic P 280 57.6179 0.830341 0.425887
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:17:49.55 10.0 positive automatic P 108 56.7529 4.95836 0.448469
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:17:41.77 10.0 positive automatic P 275 56.4213 -0.361827 0.464174
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:17:39.40 10.0 negative automatic P 62 55.8466 1.04656 0.467384
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:17:37.02 10.0 positive automatic P 300 55.5572 0.985319 0.308474
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:17:21.62 10.0 positive automatic P 280 53.4861 0.696386 0.465519
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:17:16.40 10.0 positive automatic P 351 53.1237 -1.84349 0.481267
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:55.72 10.0 positive automatic P 277 50.2763 -1.23851 0.259506
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:51.57 10.0 positive automatic P 332 49.6267 -0.452995 0.547127
IU.XMAS.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:51.95 10.0 positive automatic P 83 49.3621 1.94792 0.266612
AU.MCQ.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:50.90 10.0 positive automatic P 176 49.4009 0.607875 0.557104
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:42.47 10.0 positive automatic P 291 48.1337 1.70509 0.558762
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:40.52 10.0 positive automatic P 350 48.2564 -0.991287 0.385468
AU.XMI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:39.75 10.0 positive automatic P 261 47.7753 1.92198 0.558346
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:33.55 10.0 positive automatic P 347 47.4992 -2.11376 0.393943
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:20.85 10.0 positive automatic P 332 45.9231 -2.45393 0.294201
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:06.97 10.0 positive automatic P 342 44.2597 -3.17525 0.609369
IU.MIDW.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:06.15 10.0 negative automatic P 38 43.5879 1.46392 0.620601
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:05.70 10.0 positive automatic P 226 43.7468 -0.326339 0.676786
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:05.02 10.0 positive automatic P 315 43.5216 0.850288 0.314273
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:02.55 10.0 positive automatic P 341 43.6640 -2.8385 0.662531
GE.SMRI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:01.37 10.0 positive automatic P 265 43.0115 1.31581 0
G.INU.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:16:01.31 10.0 positive automatic P 340 43.5408 -3.00874 0.314109
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:16:00.65 10.0 positive automatic P 336 43.2767 -1.61157 0.639744
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:58.70 10.0 positive automatic P 330 42.9423 -0.829252 0.675545
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:57.82 10.0 positive automatic P 232 42.7851 -0.41652 0.702916
IU.JOHN.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:15:56.55 10.0 positive automatic P 58 42.5057 0.622322 0.322962
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2021-11-18T14:15:53.73 10.0 positive automatic P 162 42.4298 -1.61708 0.487569
JP.JSG.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:53.90 10.0 positive automatic P 341 42.5440 -2.35058 0.451685
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:53.80 10.0 positive automatic P 316 42.1444 0.819801 0.706511
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:15:51.93 10.0 positive automatic P 242 41.8316 1.4827 0.328795
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:47.87 10.0 positive automatic P 280 42.1368 -5.08481 0.539626
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2021-11-18T14:15:41.74 10.0 negative automatic P 158 41.1036 -2.72314 0.677751
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:39.85 10.0 positive automatic P 324 40.4442 0.801912 0.738749
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:15:38.90 10.0 negative automatic P 156 40.6271 -1.6459 0.744105
JP.JHJ2.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:38.00 10.0 positive automatic P 342 40.5845 -2.17953 0.718945
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:28.37 10.0 positive automatic P 263 39.3564 -1.63045 0.638193
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2021-11-18T14:15:27.15 10.0 positive automatic P 150 39.2481 -1.93301 0.730552
JP.JMZ.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:19.00 10.0 negative automatic P 326 37.9730 0.635743 0.508452
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:15:18.47 10.0 negative automatic P 188 38.0472 -0.536277 0.767157
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:15:09.47 10.0 positive automatic P 286 36.6567 2.24728 0.742445
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:15:05.52 10.0 negative automatic P 241 36.5299 -0.627123 0
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:56.90 10.0 positive automatic P 107 35.0835 3.06478 0.835164
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2021-11-18T14:14:53.47 10.0 negative automatic P 151 35.1235 -0.589563 0.820835
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:43.70 10.0 positive automatic P 269 33.7889 1.14149 0.861606
JP.JCJ.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:14:43.45 10.0 negative automatic P 342 34.2309 -2.91515 0.862681
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:37.15 10.0 negative automatic P 192 33.1430 0.173866 0.874952
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:26.63 10.0 negative automatic P 187 32.0416 -0.733615 0.867337
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:14:20.32 10.0 positive automatic P 262 31.3807 -1.11174 0
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:19.35 10.0 positive automatic P 228 31.3470 -1.86793 0.923468
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:14:19.67 10.0 positive automatic P 277 31.1434 0.349448 0.599526
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:14:19.60 10.0 positive automatic P 204 31.3171 -1.3754 0.924108
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:14:12.30 10.0 positive automatic P 188 30.3463 -0.104805 0.923067
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:14:06.72 10.0 positive automatic P 259 29.4887 1.84266 0.769231
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:58.05 10.0 positive automatic P 184 28.6437 0.845786 0.941176
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:49.37 10.0 positive automatic P 276 27.8195 -0.48343 0.43956
AU.NFK.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:44.94 10.0 positive automatic P 152 27.3247 -0.511526 0
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:43.97 10.0 positive automatic P 120 26.8827 2.39265 0.930233
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:41.87 10.0 positive automatic P 282 26.9689 -0.352361 0.43956
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:39.30 10.0 positive automatic P 170 26.7187 -0.675249 0.987654
IU.FUNA.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:31.52 10.0 positive automatic P 99 25.5290 2.3133 0.851064
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:25.32 10.0 positive automatic P 184 25.2110 -1.18546 0.860215
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:13.12 10.0 positive automatic P 230 23.8289 -0.662797 0.952381
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:12.12 10.0 positive automatic P 271 23.7003 -0.426045 0.43956
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:13:10.88 10.0 positive automatic P 250 23.4962 0.191169 0.91954
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:05.82 10.0 negative automatic P 202 23.1322 -1.06493 0.952381
GE.SAUI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:13:02.22 10.0 positive automatic P 262 22.3920 3.18701 0.888889
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:12:56.68 10.0 positive automatic P 249 22.2012 -0.314463 0.842105
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:12:50.67 10.0 positive automatic P 275 21.5052 1.11301 0.615385
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:12:43.50 10.0 positive automatic P 335 20.7988 1.54299 0.888889
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:12:43.60 10.0 positive automatic P 145 21.0320 -0.859854 0.869565
G.DZM.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:12:41.52 10.0 positive automatic P 145 20.8405 -1.00446 0.970874
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:12:36.37 10.0 negative automatic P 187 20.2417 0.453118 0.97561
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:12:16.40 10.0 positive automatic P 147 18.4182 0.462069 0.888889
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:11:55.15 10.0 positive automatic P 128 16.7244 0.122249 0.740741
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:11:52.47 10.0 negative automatic P 205 16.4746 0.550462 0.952381
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2021-11-18T14:11:15.92 10.0 negative automatic P 281 13.7457 0.266395 0.43956
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:09:52.12 10.0 positive automatic P 124 7.4753 2.29295 0.43956
AU.MANU.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:09:50.00 10.0 positive automatic P 297 7.0846 5.5297 0.833333
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2021-11-18T14:08:35.40 10.0 negative automatic P 306 1.8644 2.65513 0.610687
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