Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.5 on date 19-01-2023 and time 05:15:05 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 19-01-2023 04:15:05 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2023 05:15:05 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8240, 14.1280 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 3.5 2023-01-19
04:15:05
34.8242 14.1277 14 2024-03-01
17:18:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116280301
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.6 2023-01-19
04:15:04
34.7753 14.2225 10 2023-01-19
04:34:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113671651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-19 04:15:05 ± 0.38
Latitude 34.8242 ± 0.0162
Longitude 14.1277 ± 0.0537
Depth (km) 14 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116280301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4821
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1005
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 267
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 326
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.20959
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.06943
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:3.6

Field Value
Value 3.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113671651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-19 04:34:29

ML:3.5

Field Value
Value 3.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116280301
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-07 14:25:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:19.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 288.0894 54 0.08 24
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:18.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 287.8896 54 -0.22 24
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-01-19T04:16:18.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 16 284.604 54 0.24 25
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:15.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 266.9328 54 1.31 19
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:16:09.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 243.1677 54 -0.01 38
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:08.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 451.7034 54 0.44 25
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:16:04.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 225.8073 54 -0.72 35
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:01.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 399.3003 54 -0.56 26
IV.MPAZ.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:16:00.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 385.5252 54 0.6 34
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:57.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 366.3555 54 -0.14 29
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:55.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 345.3987 54 0.52 28
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:55.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 342.8013 54 0.97 31
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:48.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 288.0894 54 0.24 35
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:48.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 287.2902 54 0.16 36
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:47.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 287.8896 54 -0.67 31
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-01-19T04:15:47.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 284.604 54 0.2 37
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:46.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 21 270.2295 54 0.5 13
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:46.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 272.4162 54 0.52 39
1J.FX01.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:46.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 23 269.2305 54 0.35 42
IV.FAVA.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:46.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 352 281.0076 54 -0.54 24
IV.HVZN.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:46.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 266.4333 54 0.58 41
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:44.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 134.2656 92 0.02 66
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2023-01-19T04:15:44.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 259.3404 54 0.42 45
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:44.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 266.9328 54 -0.57 41
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:15:43.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 253.1577 54 -0.28 49
IV.ACATE.EHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:42.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 246.3645 54 -0.09 54
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:42.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 244.0668 54 -0.3 53
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:41.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 243.1677 54 -0.8 45
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:39.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 225.8073 54 -0.7 53
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-19T04:15:28.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 134.2656 92 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0003215 0.8 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:18.79
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00033699999999999995 1.08 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:19.26
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.7 0.0006705 1 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:20.79
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00040461965 0.4608 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:20.12
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00038798984999999995 0.6784 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:20.55
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.7 0.000653 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:20.83
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.9 0.0012667779999999999 0.4384 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:28.13
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.3 0.0033122825000000003 0.5024 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:28.37
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:4.4 0.0037625875000000006 0.6816 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:29.34
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0003865 1 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:34.67
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00021679999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:37.93
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:3.6 0.000273 1.08 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:38.13
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.6 0.0003185 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:40.38
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000247 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:41.12
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:3.7 0.000382 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:43.64
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.7 0.00043624549999999993 0.6816 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:44.34
IV.MPAZ.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000164 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:44.64
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.7 0.0004784849 0.8288 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:51.29
IV.MPAZ.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00015502824999999998 0.4608 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:16:56.37
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:3.3 0.000080617375 1.2416 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:00.44
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:3.4 0.00014837405000000002 1.44 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:00.50
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:3.5 0.00011804999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:03.37
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:3.5 0.000136 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:05.17
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:3.5 0.000128107 3.4816 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:06.09
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:3.3 0.00011308869999999998 1.2192 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:17:06.55
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