Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 5.4 on date 21-11-2022 and time 00:25:02 (Italy) in region Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude Mw 5.4 earthquake occured in region: Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 20-11-2022 23:25:02 (UTC)
  • 21-11-2022 00:25:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 21-11-2022 01:25:02 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 35.9030, 26.3520 at 83 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.

Recent and historical seismicity
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed Evaluation Mw
Rev501
Mw 5.4 2022-11-20
23:25:02
35.9033 26.3518 80 2022-11-21
15:24:28
TDMT-INGV Revised 112059611
Reviewed
Rev100
mb 5.2
Mwp 5.4
Mwpd 5.0
2022-11-20
23:25:02
35.9033 26.3518 83 2022-11-20
23:44:54
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112043871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-11-20 23:25:02
Latitude 35.9033
Longitude 26.3518
Depth (km) 83 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112043871

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3463
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2385
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 9
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3313.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85.8135
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) 1.1846
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:5.0

Field Value
Value 5.0
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 112043871
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-20 23:44:54

Mwp:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 112043871
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-20 23:44:54

Mw:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 112059611
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT-INGV Revised
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-21 15:24:28

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 90
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 112043871
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-20 23:44:54
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
Magnitude5.4
Scalar Moment1.62888E+24 dyne-cm
Computed depth80 km
QualityBa
Variance Reduction75.5%
Double Couple86%
CLVD14%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusreviewed

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr3.36805E+23
Mtt1.226568E+24
Mpp-1.5633729E+24
Mrt5.374456E+23
Mrp-5.844E+21
Mtp5.864047E+23

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN11267619
PN23171166

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

26.3518 35.9033 80 126 76 19 31 71 166 1.62888 24 26.8518 36.4033

TDMT references

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Station Distribution

Station Distribution

TDMT station details

Sta Dist Azi V R zcor
IDI 149 243.2 81.22% 108
KLV 443.1 303.7 66.19% 147
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