Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.1 on date 13-04-2022 and time 03:00:56 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Land]

A magnitude Mwp 6.1 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Land], on

  • 13-04-2022 03:00:56 (UTC)
  • 13-04-2022 05:00:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 13-04-2022 14:00:56 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Bougainville)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -4.4230, 152.0090 at 151 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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Municipalities 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 6.1

Mwpd 6.2
2022-04-13
03:00:56
-4.4227 152.009 151 2022-04-13
03:19:03
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 103143131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-13 03:00:56
Latitude -4.4227
Longitude 152.0090
Depth (km) 151 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103143131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 13261
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3272
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 228
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 11018.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 24.1845
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 87
Number of defining phases 87
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.21657
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.27845
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 92.13584
Number of stations at which the event was observed 82
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 82
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 103143131
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-13 03:19:03

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 27
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 103143131
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-13 03:19:03

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 67
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 103143131
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-13 03:19:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:13:47.95 10.0 negative automatic P 44 92.1358 0.61712 0.0723157
IU.COR.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:13:36.77 10.0 negative automatic P 45 89.3302 2.50731 0.0953474
G.ROCAM.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:13:27.05 10.0 negative automatic P 250 87.2242 2.729 0.114067
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:13:25.17 10.0 negative automatic P 309 87.3191 0.16125 0
CN.CROWY.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:13:18.73 10.0 negative automatic P 21 85.9703 0.406696 0
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:13:15.62 10.0 negative automatic ScP 276 29.3924 2.82731 0
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:13:14.74 10.0 positive automatic P 29 85.1455 0.572147 0.125485
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:13:03.50 10.0 negative automatic P 322 83.0587 -0.13426 0.149386
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:12:55.75 10.0 negative automatic P 22 81.8890 -1.82088 0.152362
IN.MNC.HHZ. 2022-04-13T03:12:47.94 10.0 positive automatic P 279 79.7423 1.79261 0.167811
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:12:35.32 10.0 positive automatic P 22 77.8274 -0.540618 0.175761
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:12:26.90 10.0 negative automatic P 27 76.3146 -0.373916 0.208583
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:12:14.15 10.0 positive automatic P 177 73.8361 1.08518 0.216602
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:12:09.48 10.0 positive automatic P 178 73.2813 -0.357252 0.0709619
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:12:05.82 10.0 negative automatic P 280 72.4033 1.15929 0.226134
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:11:43.15 10.0 positive automatic S 226 30.7152 -3.31996 0
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:11:38.67 10.0 positive automatic P 197 68.2126 -0.504977 0.302266
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:11:22.32 10.0 negative automatic P 329 65.4051 0.63387 0.337678
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:11:10.02 10.0 positive automatic P 359 64.0030 -2.36332 0.276965
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:11:00.80 10.0 positive automatic P 21 62.2767 -0.178498 0.379449
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:10:39.55 10.0 negative automatic P 108 58.6025 3.39522 0.411996
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:10:27.47 10.0 negative automatic P 296 57.1607 1.41618 0.447676
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:10:25.42 10.0 positive automatic P 63 56.9258 0.746029 0.467672
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:10:06.62 10.0 positive automatic P 275 54.6865 -1.78632 0.490914
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:10:03.12 10.0 negative automatic P 301 53.6851 1.86168 0.452785
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:09:50.22 10.0 negative automatic P 280 52.2046 -0.0951507 0.445596
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:09:47.02 10.0 positive automatic P 279 51.7009 0.402124 0.526158
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:09:46.40 10.0 positive automatic S 226 23.1510 -0.639639 0
IU.XMAS.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:09:43.42 10.0 negative automatic P 84 50.9170 2.67271 0.545108
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:09:33.82 10.0 positive automatic P 114 49.6667 2.46913 0.565771
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:09:25.17 10.0 positive automatic P 268 48.8973 -0.365062 0.571948
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:09:19.42 10.0 positive automatic P 333 48.0914 0.0580744 0.524478
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:09:07.17 10.0 negative automatic P 291 46.2689 1.71613 0.646689
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:09:04.05 10.0 negative automatic P 349 46.3081 -1.52417 0.588559
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:50.25 10.0 negative automatic P 333 44.3916 -0.22659 0.581877
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2022-04-13T03:08:44.38 10.0 positive automatic P 161 43.7706 -1.192 0.636921
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:40.25 10.0 positive automatic P 224 43.1657 -0.503561 0.656242
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:36.22 10.0 negative automatic P 344 42.9492 -2.79373 0.631371
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2022-04-13T03:08:34.58 10.0 positive automatic P 156 42.5452 -1.11792 0.705737
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:31.20 10.0 negative automatic P 342 42.3199 -2.77194 0.263709
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:31.30 10.0 positive automatic P 230 42.0311 -0.28901 0.708637
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:31.92 10.0 positive automatic P 154 42.1098 -0.270857 0.724407
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:30.61 10.0 negative automatic P 342 42.1853 -2.19296 0.673664
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:29.97 10.0 negative automatic P 316 41.7450 0.732464 0.638061
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:29.15 10.0 negative automatic P 337 41.8240 -0.79931 0.650572
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:26.05 10.0 negative automatic P 332 41.3850 -0.2977 0.658142
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:22.38 10.0 negative automatic P 240 40.7962 0.885905 0.749869
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-04-13T03:08:21.94 10.0 positive automatic P 149 40.8264 0.206338 0.756662
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:19.42 10.0 negative automatic P 279 40.3526 1.54659 0.661729
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:19.25 10.0 negative automatic P 317 40.3760 1.2208 0.740058
JP.JHJ2.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:05.55 10.0 positive automatic P 344 39.2742 -3.38896 0.695148
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:08:05.85 10.0 negative automatic P 325 38.7764 1.01723 0.359834
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:08:04.52 10.0 positive automatic P 185 38.7099 0.253475 0.791214
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:07:55.22 10.0 positive automatic P 262 37.8155 -1.57174 0.677151
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-04-13T03:07:48.75 10.0 positive automatic P 150 36.6923 1.44623 0.836333
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:07:29.35 10.0 positive automatic P 218 34.6828 -0.841902 0.863626
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:07:21.20 10.0 positive automatic P 189 33.6787 -0.420899 0.863876
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:07:13.33 10.0 positive automatic P 184 32.7353 -0.14002 0.904718
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:06:58.15 10.0 positive automatic P 185 31.0199 -0.298111 0.86846
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:06:55.15 10.0 positive automatic P 226 30.7152 -0.61363 0.959915
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:06:44.50 10.0 positive automatic P 181 29.4161 0.286861 0.43956
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:06:41.68 10.0 negative automatic P 240 29.1864 -0.515441 0.952381
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:06:38.92 10.0 positive automatic P 120 28.7561 0.419536 0.869565
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:06:32.47 10.0 negative automatic P 258 28.0255 0.410232 0
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:06:30.45 10.0 negative automatic P 167 27.8942 -0.282162 0.941176
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:06:13.67 10.0 positive automatic P 181 25.9970 -0.287204 0.97561
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:06:07.37 10.0 negative automatic P 281 25.1616 1.12925 0.909091
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:05:49.70 10.0 positive automatic P 198 23.3732 -0.329548 0.941176
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:48.37 10.0 positive automatic P 226 23.1510 0.340638 0.987654
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:47.45 10.0 positive automatic P 139 23.0774 0.147963 0.930233
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:43.70 10.0 positive automatic P 143 22.7023 -0.182551 0.930233
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:39.28 10.0 positive automatic P 246 22.2693 -0.621121 0.952381
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:05:36.87 10.0 negative automatic P 269 22.0352 -0.567354 0.8
IU.TARA.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:34.27 10.0 negative automatic P 75 21.6808 0.562874 0.91954
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:25.95 10.0 negative automatic P 246 20.9927 -0.475412 0.952381
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:05:25.55 10.0 positive automatic P 182 20.9644 -0.610597 0.930233
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:16.90 10.0 positive automatic P 145 20.0662 0.363819 0.888889
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:05:14.77 10.0 negative automatic P 274 19.7745 1.36251 0.930233
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:05:09.55 10.0 negative automatic P 339 19.3553 0.651633 0.963855
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:04:59.05 10.0 positive automatic P 127 18.5666 -1.26249 0.930233
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:04:40.45 10.0 positive automatic P 199 16.6366 1.21913 0.97561
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2022-04-13T03:03:42.42 10.0 negative automatic PKKPdf 278 11.9584 1.75787 0.888889
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:03:04.90 10.0 positive automatic P 123 9.3391 -1.30176 0.43956
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2022-04-13T03:01:15.33 10.0 positive automatic P 34 0.2784 -0.272944 0.987654
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