Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.2 on date 12-08-2022 and time 21:31:49 (UTC) in region Libya [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.2 earthquake occured in region: Libya [Sea], on

  • 12-08-2022 21:31:49 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2022 23:31:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 33.6010, 19.1670 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.

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 5.4
Mwp 5.2

Mwpd 5.5
2022-08-12
21:31:49
33.6006 19.1667 10 2022-08-12
21:45:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108463451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-12 21:31:49
Latitude 33.6006
Longitude 19.1667
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 108463451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5462
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3391
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 5
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4409.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 124.725
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) 1.77635
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:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 108463451
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 21:45:26

Mwp:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 108463451
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 21:45:26

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 53
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 108463451
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 21:45:26
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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