Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.2 on date 25-01-2023 and time 12:09:56 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.2 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 25-01-2023 12:09:56 (UTC)
  • 25-01-2023 13:09:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.9130, 14.1460 at 19 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 3.2 2023-01-25
12:09:56
34.9127 14.1457 19 2024-03-01
17:18:01
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 115858831
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.2 2023-01-25
12:09:57
34.9657 14.2372 25 2023-01-25
12:29:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113778951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-25 12:09:56 ± 0.52
Latitude 34.9127 ± 0.0243
Longitude 14.1457 ± 0.0219
Depth (km) 19 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115858831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2459
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2018
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 5
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 270
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 35
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.02523
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.83206
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitudes information

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115858831
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-22 13:51:16

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113778951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-25 12:29:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:11:08.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 536.3631 54 -0.14 12
IV.SELL.HNZ. 2023-01-25T12:11:05.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 502.3194 54 0.44 18
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:57.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 27 442.1241 54 -0.12 14
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:51.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 391.0086 54 0.42 20
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:49.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 374.5473 54 0.5 20
IV.LIBRI.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:47.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 358.5744 54 0.29 22
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:46.26 1.0 undecidable manual P 16 352.8801 54 0.18 7
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:46.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 341.7024 54 1.33 15
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:46.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 353.2797 54 0.68 19
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:46.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 348.4845 54 1.43 14
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:45.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 341.6025 54 0.73 13
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:44.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 335.6085 54 0.49 14
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:42.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 312.6537 54 1.09 17
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-25T12:10:39.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 157.3203 54 -0.52 42
IV.AGST.EHE. 2023-01-25T12:10:36.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 277.5111 54 0.16 31
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:35.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 277.9107 54 -0.79 25
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:35.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 278.3103 54 -0.98 23
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-01-25T12:10:35.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 274.7139 54 -0.63 28
IV.HSRS.HNN. 2023-01-25T12:10:34.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 260.4393 54 0.41 34
1J.FX01.HHN. 2023-01-25T12:10:34.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 23 259.4403 54 0.25 24
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:34.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 262.5372 54 -0.14 36
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:34.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 256.4544 54 0.72 21
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:33.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 256.9539 54 -0.43 23
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2023-01-25T12:10:33.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 249.6612 54 0.18 39
ML.XLND.BHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:32.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 124.3866 94 0.36 72
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:31.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 243.3675 54 -0.67 36
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:30.90 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 234.0879 54 -0.4 28
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:30.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 233.1888 54 -0.95 35
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:29.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 113.7972 95 0 53
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:29.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 22 214.7184 54 0.59 30
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-25T12:10:28.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 215.8173 54 -0.88 40
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-25T12:10:22.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 157.3203 54 0.45 65
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-01-25T12:10:21.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 297 152.9358 54 0.04 48
ML.XLND.BHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:16.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 124.3866 94 -0.16 100
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-01-25T12:10:15.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 113.7972 95 -0.26 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.2 0.000182 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:00.51
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0007224999999999999 1.1 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:05.16
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.5 0.000808 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:07.95
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00036899999999999997 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:09.51
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00033999999999999997 1.06 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:10.44
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00031599999999999993 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:11.11
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:3.2 0.0003765 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:13.01
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:3.2 0.0003285 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:14.00
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.1 0.000219 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:17.51
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00008669999999999999 1.42 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:19.08
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0001705 0.84 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:20.73
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.4 0.000443 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:21.72
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.1 0.000183 1.56 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:22.00
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.8 0.0011420000000000002 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:22.85
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.0 0.0016600000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:24.28
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.5 0.0005685 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:24.29
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00038250000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:24.29
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000482 1.4 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:25.77
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00017099999999999998 1.58 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:26.19
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00004615 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:31.48
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.6 0.000038350000000000004 1.58 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:32.97
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:3.4 0.00021550000000000003 0.64 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:35.47
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:3.2 0.0001485 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:35.89
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00022749999999999997 1.5 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:44.81
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00008080000000000001 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:46.46
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00007865 0.84 AML other m 2023-01-25T12:11:50.83
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