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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.5 on date 02-08-2022 and time 15:17:05 (UTC) in region North of Honduras [Sea: Honduras]

A magnitude Mwp 5.5 earthquake occured in region: North of Honduras [Sea: Honduras], on

  • 02-08-2022 15:17:05 (UTC)
  • 02-08-2022 17:17:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 02-08-2022 09:17:05 (UTC -06:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Belize)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 16.3900, -87.1800 at 10 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 4.9
Mwp 5.5
Mwpd 5.6 		2022-08-02
15:17:05		 16.3898 -87.1802 10 2022-08-02
15:33:32		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108022821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-02 15:17:05
Latitude 16.3898
Longitude -87.1802
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108022821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8748
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5244
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 51
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7113.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 150.839
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 36
Number of defining phases 36
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.0946
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.97484
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 71.81484
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 36
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 108022821
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-02 15:33:32

Mwp:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 108022821
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-02 15:33:32

mb:4.9

Field Value
Value 4.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 33
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 108022821
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-02 15:33:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
PM.PESTR.BHZ. 2022-08-02T15:28:26.61 10.0 negative automatic P 54 7971.4428 -0.398817 0
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-08-02T15:27:48.52 10.0 negative automatic P 332 7310.4933 -1.508 0.334993
DK.NEEM.BHZ.10 2022-08-02T15:27:34.20 10.0 positive automatic P 8 7064.4063 -1.62442 0
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:24:18.08 10.0 negative automatic P 321 4151.4111 0.66725 0.779705
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:24:10.03 10.0 positive automatic P 335 4068.4497 -0.979676 0.843354
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:24:04.13 10.0 negative automatic P 325 3957.1944 1.57125 0.833521
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:24:02.83 10.0 positive automatic P 330 3956.1621 0.382114 0.814321
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:23:52.28 10.0 positive automatic P 321 3812.9721 0.850295 0.860193
US.RLMT.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:23:50.15 10.0 positive automatic P 332 3794.7015 0.173004 0.884665
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:23:38.60 10.0 positive automatic P 325 3638.9796 0.894507 0.892929
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:23:35.55 10.0 negative automatic P 329 3613.7271 -0.23098 0.88717
US.LONY.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:23:14.05 10.0 negative automatic P 18 3347.7045 -0.313064 0.937934
US.MVCO.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:57.33 10.0 positive automatic P 322 3113.8386 1.3699 0.869565
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:45.38 10.0 positive automatic P 326 2970.4599 0.940717 0.941176
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:42.57 10.0 positive automatic P 311 2957.4285 -0.521711 0.879121
US.JFWS.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:41.38 10.0 negative automatic P 355 2958.3831 -1.69449 0.842105
IU.BBSR.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:37.02 10.0 positive automatic P 48 2871.8364 1.05259 0.91954
IU.SSPA.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:33.37 10.0 negative automatic P 17 2835.5172 0.328538 0.888889
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:32.27 10.0 negative automatic P 321 2810.5533 0.998465 0.930233
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:03.30 10.0 positive automatic P 328 2507.1903 -1.54628 0.833333
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:22:01.98 10.0 positive automatic P 316 2500.8078 -2.157 0.898876
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:57.47 10.0 negative automatic P 351 2437.3158 -0.534329 0.91954
US.BLA.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:55.08 10.0 negative automatic P 15 2404.3044 0.192202 0.816327
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:48.58 10.0 positive automatic P 333 2340.1575 -0.0656254 0.963855
US.TZTN.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:42.08 10.0 negative automatic P 8 2265.3879 0.743361 0.91954
IM.TKL.BHZ. 2022-08-02T15:21:31.64 10.0 negative automatic P 8 2165.0439 0.172798 0.833333
US.MIAR.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:26.60 10.0 negative automatic P 344 2113.2735 0.264747 0.43956
US.JCT.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:16.50 10.0 positive automatic P 323 2020.866 -0.525125 0.952381
US.GOGA.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:21:03.10 10.0 negative automatic P 10 1925.4726 -3.22338 0.427807
US.LRAL.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:20:56.18 10.0 negative automatic P 1 1848.1722 -1.39905 0.761905
IU.HKT.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:20:46.90 10.0 positive automatic P 331 1744.6869 1.3832 0.963855
MX.ZAIG.BHZ. 2022-08-02T15:20:43.56 10.0 positive automatic P 296 1756.4751 -3.8233 0
IU.DWPF.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:20:07.70 10.0 negative automatic P 23 1427.9706 0.662987 0.963855
CU.MTDJ.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:19:20.03 10.0 positive automatic P 77 1042.1013 0.417357 0.97561
II.JTS.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:18:39.07 10.0 positive automatic P 160 718.4031 -0.423199 0.952381
IU.TEIG.BHZ.00 2022-08-02T15:18:04.32 10.0 negative automatic P 345 441.2028 -0.805674 0.898876
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