Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.8 on date 15-07-2022 and time 00:30:14 (Italy) in region Ecuador

A magnitude Mwp 5.8 earthquake occured in region: Ecuador, on

  • 14-07-2022 22:30:14 (UTC)
  • 15-07-2022 00:30:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 14-07-2022 17:30:14 (UTC -05:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Guayaquil)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -1.9760, -79.6150 at 93 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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.

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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 5.8

Mwpd 6.0
2022-07-14
22:30:14
-1.9758 -79.6148 93 2022-07-14
22:45:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107271301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:30:14
Latitude -1.9758
Longitude -79.6148
Depth (km) 93 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 107271301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 13269
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7401
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 246
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 12266.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145.182
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) 1.35567
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

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 107271301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:45:10

Mwp:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 37
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 107271301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:45:10

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 79
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 107271301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-14 22:45:10
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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