Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.9 on date 13-08-2022 and time 18:57:19 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Land]

A magnitude Mwp 5.9 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Land], on

  • 13-08-2022 18:57:19 (UTC)
  • 13-08-2022 20:57:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 14-08-2022 04:57:19 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -5.9840, 147.3820 at 68 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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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 5.9

Mwpd 6.0
2022-08-13
18:57:19
-5.9836 147.382 68 2022-08-13
19:14:48
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108495291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-13 18:57:19
Latitude -5.9836
Longitude 147.3820
Depth (km) 68 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108495291

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10165
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2997
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 55
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8205.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 45.105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 71
Number of defining phases 71
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.3413
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 5.08855
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 85.07885
Number of stations at which the event was observed 70
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 70
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.9

Field Value
Value 5.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 108495291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-13 19:14:48

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 108495291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-13 19:14:48

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 51
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 108495291
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-13 19:14:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:09:44.35 10.0 positive automatic P 23 9443.7579 -2.67231 0
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:08:39.47 10.0 positive automatic P 176 8055.9027 0.942421 0.229286
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:08:17.77 10.0 positive automatic P 351 7700.0367 -1.35443 0.288241
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:08:14.22 10.0 negative automatic P 282 7567.2474 2.52711 0.295706
AK.ATKA.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:08:01.75 10.0 positive automatic P 24 7405.8312 -0.759506 0.28795
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:07:53.12 10.0 positive automatic P 195 7263.8067 -1.17759 0.138859
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:07:53.52 10.0 positive automatic P 23 7267.5252 -1.01574 0.274668
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:07:47.07 10.0 positive automatic P 331 7153.284 -1.03967 0.306471
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:07:40.25 10.0 positive automatic P 107 6941.6181 4.87331 0.367137
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:07:15.87 10.0 positive automatic P 8 6634.6809 -0.708215 0.334908
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:06:34.40 10.0 positive automatic P 299 5968.8474 0.248194 0.46135
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:06:32.47 10.0 positive automatic P 112 5915.4009 1.91603 0.501024
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:06:27.70 10.0 positive automatic P 356 5893.9113 -1.45843 0.380248
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:06:11.07 10.0 positive automatic P 304 5619.1419 0.244142 0.440985
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:06:08.12 10.0 negative automatic P 277 5578.527 0.144747 0.576308
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:06:07.85 10.0 positive automatic sP 355 5250.7995 -1.41604 0
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:05:52.77 10.0 positive automatic P 356 5344.7721 0.875685 0.483301
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:05:46.37 10.0 positive automatic P 338 5280.7473 -1.07148 0.491373
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:43.35 10.0 negative automatic P 353 5231.3745 -0.651358 0.588125
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:20.72 10.0 positive automatic P 270 4913.0931 -0.683266 0.637026
JP.JMM.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:20.80 10.0 positive automatic P 353 4914.8802 -0.722653 0.222355
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:19.57 10.0 positive automatic P 279 4901.6379 -0.988884 0.323083
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:17.55 10.0 positive automatic P 338 4875.5307 -1.12908 0.435212
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:05:13.12 10.0 positive automatic P 349 4816.0014 -1.30796 0.683397
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2022-08-13T19:05:11.83 10.0 negative automatic P 152 4791.315 -0.746473 0.681018
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:08.47 10.0 positive automatic P 295 4732.7736 -0.0388608 0.0871616
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:06.50 10.0 positive automatic P 348 4733.1621 -1.92999 0.650746
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:05:06.21 10.0 positive automatic P 347 4713.5928 -0.712972 0.717602
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-08-13T19:05:04.04 10.0 positive automatic P 144 4666.107 0.597118 0.718794
AU.XMI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:01.07 10.0 positive automatic P 261 4603.6362 2.19359 0.656601
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:05:00.35 10.0 positive automatic P 343 4631.1753 -0.603866 0.714449
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:04:55.82 10.0 negative automatic P 104 4544.0514 1.26699 0.729324
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:52.90 10.0 positive automatic P 338 4531.6305 -0.676574 0.698209
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:04:45.07 10.0 positive automatic P 322 4429.3329 -0.855203 0.749144
JP.JHJ2.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:43.85 10.0 negative automatic P 350 4412.4498 -0.796409 0.770428
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:04:37.12 10.0 positive automatic P 222 4314.4479 -0.23144 0.726045
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:34.70 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4285.6101 -0.413902 0.774354
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-08-13T19:04:30.57 10.0 negative automatic P 144 4207.0776 1.39712 0.803611
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:26.75 10.0 positive automatic P 331 4181.8584 -0.541072 0.774371
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:26.22 10.0 positive automatic P 228 4165.1307 0.187407 0.815215
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:04:15.90 10.0 negative automatic P 239 3999.8073 2.55475 0.788188
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:13.62 10.0 positive automatic P 283 4008.8982 -0.4488 0.427291
JP.JMZ.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:04:11.30 10.0 negative automatic P 334 3936.171 2.86892 0.817909
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:03:45.37 10.0 positive automatic P 264 3668.3058 -2.21216 0.591578
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:03:35.78 10.0 negative automatic P 183 3511.3074 0.502975 0.928392
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:03:26.50 10.0 positive automatic P 214 3409.7202 -0.643252 0.948284
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:03:15.60 10.0 positive automatic P 177 3260.2365 0.269391 0.952381
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:59.50 10.0 positive automatic P 271 3054.2982 0.72728 0.941176
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:48.23 10.0 negative automatic P 222 2930.7552 -0.609788 0.487805
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:39.25 10.0 positive automatic P 130 2806.5462 0.634721 0.952381
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:02:37.22 10.0 positive automatic P 280 2780.2059 0.763564 0.930233
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:02:36.17 10.0 positive automatic P 262 2783.214 -0.555665 0.769231
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:02:33.47 10.0 positive automatic P 171 2748.1158 -0.556813 0.963855
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:31.10 10.0 positive automatic P 133 2731.2993 -1.37378 0.727273
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:02:19.92 10.0 positive automatic P 259 2574.9225 0.144621 0.714286
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:06.10 10.0 positive automatic P 133 2434.5297 -0.321973 0.769231
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:02:03.27 10.0 positive automatic P 280 2408.1561 -0.613742 0.615385
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:02:03.40 10.0 positive automatic P 118 2400.5859 0.2372 0
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:01:57.92 10.0 positive automatic P 288 2341.3008 0.473191 0.851064
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:01:53.32 10.0 negative automatic P 188 2310.6315 -1.18187 0.909091
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:01:44.70 10.0 positive automatic P 353 2190.0855 1.94842 0.952381
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:01:41.77 10.0 negative automatic P 170 2187.2883 -0.710732 0.373832
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:01:17.18 10.0 negative automatic P 246 1934.175 0.044749 0.963855
GE.SAUI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:01:02.77 10.0 positive automatic P 262 1785.5793 2.24565 0
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:01:01.03 10.0 positive automatic P 244 1793.4381 -0.37544 0.47619
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T19:00:50.12 10.0 positive automatic P 281 1708.6008 -1.62882 0.43956
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:00:33.70 10.0 positive automatic P 184 1570.2615 -1.95168 0.91954
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T19:00:19.72 10.0 positive automatic P 106 1434.0534 0.441724 0.808081
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2022-08-13T18:59:14.37 10.0 positive automatic P 295 882.6498 2.88964 0.888889
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2022-08-13T18:58:31.35 10.0 negative automatic P 70 564.8235 -1.01546 0.91954
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