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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.9 on date 16-11-2022 and time 23:26:54 (Italy) in region Solomon Is. [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.9 earthquake occured in region: Solomon Is. [Sea], on

  • 16-11-2022 22:26:54 (UTC)
  • 16-11-2022 23:26:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 17-11-2022 09:26:54 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Efate)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -11.7140, 166.7140 at 148 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 5.4
Mwp 5.9
Mwpd 6.0 		2022-11-16
22:26:54		 -11.7141 166.714 148 2022-11-17
00:37:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 111906171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-16 22:26:54
Latitude -11.7141
Longitude 166.7140
Depth (km) 148 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111906171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10882
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 81
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 12217.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105.58
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 90
Number of defining phases 90
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.82952
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.76309
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 100.30158
Number of stations at which the event was observed 83
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 83
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 39
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 111906171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-17 00:37:17

Mwp:5.9

Field Value
Value 5.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 111906171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-17 00:37:17

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 62
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 111906171
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-17 00:37:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:41.93 10.0 negative automatic pP 53 95.4102 2.70031 0
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:34.55 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 56 100.3016 11.4009 0
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:36.63 10.0 positive automatic pP 42 94.4210 2.19966 0
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:31.45 10.0 positive automatic pP 47 93.3970 1.54285 0
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:31.80 10.0 positive automatic ScP 237 49.8770 1.14535 0
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:28.38 10.0 positive automatic pP 44 92.6114 2.20231 0
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:17.83 10.0 negative automatic pP 54 90.3294 2.25427 0
US.JCT.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:13.50 10.0 positive automatic PcP 61 98.8696 -3.30455 0
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:13.28 10.0 positive automatic P 56 97.9635 0.45351 0.0487152
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:40:10.92 10.0 positive automatic P 320 97.8423 -1.2214 0
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:40:07.68 10.0 negative automatic S 256 40.1180 -1.22825 0
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:56.57 10.0 positive automatic P 55 94.1188 1.05033 0.0697582
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:56.25 10.0 positive automatic pP 54 85.7867 2.60075 0
MX.HPIG.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:52.55 10.0 positive automatic PcP 63 93.1921 0.772185 0
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:49.63 10.0 positive automatic P 44 92.6114 1.07981 0.0753603
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:45.03 10.0 positive automatic P 48 91.6801 0.734438 0.0758129
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:39.68 10.0 positive automatic P 49 90.4106 1.33155 0.0913935
BK.MCCM.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:39.67 10.0 positive automatic pP 48 82.3623 3.83757 0
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:39.85 10.0 positive automatic P 54 90.3294 1.86269 0.0919419
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:38.62 10.0 positive automatic P 57 90.0257 2.16327 0.0929013
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:38.10 10.0 positive automatic P 45 90.1667 0.839394 0.0964919
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:35.55 10.0 positive automatic P 40 89.7448 0.428917 0.0905486
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:32.10 10.0 positive automatic P 48 88.7857 1.21622 0.0342268
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:30.23 10.0 positive automatic P 43 88.5651 0.553282 0.0941733
CN.EAGLY.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:27.55 10.0 positive automatic P 20 88.2634 -0.620692 0.0196518
MX.SRIG.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:26.30 10.0 positive automatic PcP 61 87.5756 -0.297928 0
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:26.50 10.0 positive automatic P 278 87.5973 1.51173 0.11135
GE.HALK.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:25.30 10.0 positive automatic P 277 87.3697 1.45858 0.110422
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:22.80 10.0 positive automatic P 45 86.8823 1.08721 0.118143
IU.TIXI.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:21.27 10.0 negative automatic P 349 87.0764 -1.15144 0.118073
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:16.10 10.0 positive automatic P 20 85.8394 -0.336334 0.119146
CN.ATLI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:15.38 10.0 negative automatic P 26 85.6415 -0.1728 0.122026
US.NLWA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:14.43 10.0 positive automatic P 39 85.1997 1.09002 0.129913
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:11.54 10.0 positive automatic P 26 84.8835 -0.127348 0.114009
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:09.12 10.0 positive automatic P 49 84.1600 0.985681 0.135188
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:39:09.03 10.0 positive automatic P 202 84.3462 0.0696412 0.124965
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:09.80 10.0 positive automatic P 29 84.6068 -0.474549 0.0935275
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:05.10 10.0 positive automatic P 18 83.7966 -1.11105 0.139775
BK.SAO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:39:03.27 10.0 positive automatic P 50 82.9322 1.46015 0.148784
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:38:44.32 10.0 positive automatic P 360 79.7761 -0.871746 0.17718
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:38:44.42 10.0 positive automatic P 324 79.5535 0.207984 0.175107
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:38:41.12 10.0 positive automatic P 343 79.2025 -0.929996 0.18706
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:38:37.52 10.0 positive automatic P 180 78.2167 0.380491 0.19681
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:38:10.60 10.0 positive automatic P 294 73.4270 1.05711 0.247709
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:37:49.92 10.0 positive automatic P 298 69.9373 1.20065 0.275057
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:37:49.07 10.0 positive automatic P 276 69.8770 0.81056 0.28232
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:37:36.22 10.0 positive automatic P 281 67.8586 0.44 0.30675
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:37:33.07 10.0 positive automatic P 280 67.2889 0.832961 0.321483
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:37:23.28 10.0 positive automatic P 181 65.8481 0.203955 0.112031
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:37:11.37 10.0 positive automatic P 278 63.8940 0.947477 0.349369
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:30.95 10.0 positive automatic P 324 58.2295 -1.30408 0.399229
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:26.75 10.0 positive automatic P 337 57.6088 -1.18245 0.436074
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:12.35 10.0 positive automatic P 322 55.4554 -0.418857 0.479129
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:10.40 10.0 positive automatic P 327 55.1451 -0.171135 0.483933
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:36:09.52 10.0 positive automatic P 332 55.2221 -1.5767 0.482738
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:36:06.96 10.0 positive automatic P 330 54.8021 -1.07389 0.489269
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:06.95 10.0 positive automatic P 331 54.8509 -1.51328 0.477149
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:36:00.10 10.0 positive automatic P 316 53.6501 0.379767 0.507409
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:35:45.17 10.0 positive automatic P 268 51.7795 -0.804542 0.550679
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:35:40.92 10.0 positive automatic P 287 50.8396 1.93814 0.553052
JP.JMZ.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:35:39.75 10.0 negative automatic P 318 51.0039 -0.433462 0.481539
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:35:31.42 10.0 positive automatic P 237 49.8770 -0.367271 0.569136
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:35:09.47 10.0 positive automatic P 274 46.8837 0.603802 0.613322
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:35:01.47 10.0 positive automatic P 252 45.8702 0.528259 0.63105
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:34:53.77 10.0 positive automatic P 280 44.8753 0.692056 0.626583
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:34:44.62 10.0 positive automatic P 270 43.8408 -0.268881 0.644557
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:34:28.77 10.0 positive automatic P 268 41.7109 0.881589 0.698234
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:34:26.27 10.0 positive automatic P 280 41.5079 0.205122 0.701979
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:34:17.35 10.0 positive automatic P 236 40.4591 -0.158872 0.747562
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:34:14.78 10.0 positive automatic P 256 40.1180 0.0800583 0.745216
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:34:01.93 10.0 positive automatic P 244 38.6447 -0.652965 0.773858
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:33:49.87 10.0 positive automatic P 278 37.1039 0.320511 0.80439
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:33:33.12 10.0 positive automatic P 282 35.2532 -0.728592 0.803575
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:33:18.25 10.0 positive automatic P 265 33.4570 -0.124458 0.879007
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2022-11-16T22:33:17.87 10.0 positive automatic P 175 33.4977 -0.89742 0.812389
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:33:06.35 10.0 positive automatic P 213 32.0852 -0.18583 0.91887
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2022-11-16T22:32:58.21 10.0 positive automatic P 170 31.2706 -1.1013 0.841207
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:32:50.90 10.0 positive automatic P 168 30.4115 -0.873718 0.93275
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:32:35.30 10.0 positive automatic P 211 28.5446 -0.07437 0.930233
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-11-16T22:32:31.10 10.0 positive automatic P 163 28.1193 -0.394083 0.917431
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-11-16T22:31:58.98 10.0 positive automatic P 166 24.3193 1.61289 0.970874
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:31:49.15 10.0 positive automatic P 214 23.3504 0.412899 0.941176
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:31:29.35 10.0 negative automatic P 244 21.3560 0.278959 0.97561
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-11-16T22:31:15.87 10.0 positive automatic P 225 20.1133 0.0829727 0.987654
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:29:21.70 10.0 negative automatic P 181 10.5956 0.276964 0.909091
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:28:33.00 10.0 negative automatic P 288 7.0289 0.0482691 0.761905
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-11-16T22:27:50.55 10.0 positive automatic P 173 3.7631 -0.105846 0.930233
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