Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.8 on date 19-01-2023 and time 04:23:00 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.8 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 19-01-2023 04:23:00 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2023 05:23:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.9080, 14.2000 at 10 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 3.8 2023-01-19
04:23:00
34.9083 14.1995 10 2024-03-01
17:18:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116280621
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.8 2023-01-19
04:22:59
34.8663 14.1557 10 2023-01-19
05:13:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113671871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-19 04:23:00 ± 0.56
Latitude 34.9083 ± 0.0378
Longitude 14.1995 ± 0.0559
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116280621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5640
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3470
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 302
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 321
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.31665
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.96781
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 33
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116280621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-07 15:26:43

ML:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113671871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-19 05:13:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:24:11.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 277.3113 38 -0.51 56
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-01-19T04:24:10.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 276.3123 38 -0.55 55
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:24:09.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 261.5382 38 0.87 50
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:24:07.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 257.1537 38 0.21 63
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:24:01.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 440.4258 38 0.15 33
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:56.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 390.1095 38 0.77 52
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:53.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 373.6482 38 0.22 44
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:51.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 6 348.4845 38 0.93 38
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:51.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 352.8801 38 0.34 69
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:50.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 342.2019 38 0.76 62
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:50.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 358.1748 38 -0.62 83
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:50.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 352.0809 38 0.32 70
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:49.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 336.3078 38 0.4 96
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:48.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 334.5096 38 0.23 100
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:48.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 340.8033 38 -0.44 70
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:41.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 276.3123 38 -0.19 90
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:40.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 277.3113 38 -0.85 97
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:39.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 261.5382 38 -0.3 91
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-19T04:23:38.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 257.1537 38 -0.36 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.8 0.0012 1.26 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:22.34
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.7 0.000847 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:23.38
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.9 0.0011689061 1.4624 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:24.16
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.6 0.00681 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:27.98
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.9 0.0012749999999999999 1.54 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:29.12
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0009730000000000001 1.28 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:30.33
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.7 0.00042861154999999994 2.4 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:32.00
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:4.0 0.0016020645 1.3408 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:32.15
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:4.2 0.0028 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:32.66
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:4.7 0.0083448125 1.04 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:33.62
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:4.1 0.002252786 0.4288 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:34.84
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:3.4 0.0002166478 0.8096 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:38.10
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00027729565 0.8192 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:45.83
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:3.6 0.000332 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:46.17
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.7 0.00042800000000000005 1 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:51.58
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.6 0.00032484485000000004 0.5984 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:53.49
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:3.6 0.000391 1.16 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:53.99
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00018785794999999999 1.28 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:54.83
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.6 0.00035850000000000004 1.22 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:54.88
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.7 0.00042778935 1.2416 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:54.90
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:3.9 0.0005845000000000001 1.02 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:57.30
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:4.1 0.001111372 1.1584 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:58.06
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:3.6 0.0003552274 0.96 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:58.72
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00021951132499999998 0.7808 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:59.49
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:4.1 0.0009935 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:24:59.72
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:3.6 0.00033057305000000004 1.28 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:00.19
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.6 0.00031841245 1.3024 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:00.20
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.7 0.00038500000000000003 1.34 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:00.67
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:4.0 0.000798 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:01.53
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.6 0.00034480670000000004 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:02.28
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0003178771 1.3024 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:02.53
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.8 0.0003718334 1.04 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:04.93
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:4.0 0.0006565000000000001 0.98 AML other m 2023-01-19T04:25:06.85
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