Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.3 on date 26-01-2023 and time 01:43:07 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.3 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 26-01-2023 01:43:07 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2023 02:43:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.7340, 14.1820 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.

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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 3.3 2023-01-26
01:43:07
34.7342 14.182 10 2024-03-01
17:18:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 120360061
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.3 2023-01-26
01:43:07
34.9047 13.3992 11 2023-01-26
02:04:39
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113793011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-26 01:43:07 ± 0.55
Latitude 34.7342 ± 0.0315
Longitude 14.1820 ± 0.1160
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120360061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10620
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 10620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 339
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.19160
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.35357
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:3.3

Field Value
Value 3.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113793011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-26 02:04:39

ML:3.3

Field Value
Value 3.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120360061
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-21 16:08:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:44:09.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 234.8871 38 -0.61 26
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:44:01.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 367.854 38 1.2 15
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:44:01.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 372.2496 38 0.67 19
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-01-26T01:44:00.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 361.4604 38 1.01 17
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:44:00.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 361.4604 38 0.98 17
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:59.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 355.4775 38 0.59 20
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:56.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 332.0121 38 1.29 15
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:52.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 296.5809 38 1.23 17
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:50.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 296.5809 38 -0.67 29
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:48.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 280.5081 38 -0.16 30
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:48.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 276.5121 38 -0.55 28
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:43:47.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 1 144.0447 50 -0.62 43
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:43:46.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 132.2676 50 0.81 41
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:45.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 6 255.6552 38 -0.4 24
IV.HAVL.HHN. 2023-01-26T01:43:45.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 260.9388 38 -0.9 28
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:45.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 252.6582 38 -0.35 37
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:44.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 252.3585 38 -0.97 30
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:43.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 232.1898 38 0.85 37
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:43:42.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 234.8871 38 -0.89 47
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:43:31.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 144.0447 50 0.09 98
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:43:29.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 132.2676 50 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00014011387 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:01.22
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.4 0.00039200000000000004 1.5 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:03.09
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.0 0.00132 1.48 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:03.09
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0001007 0.66 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:04.40
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00012542134 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:06.41
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0005304999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:06.87
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00033409829999999995 0.5896 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:10.60
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00008205753 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:12.50
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:3.2 0.00016136275 1.04 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:12.46
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.6 0.00042600000000000005 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:15.47
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.7 0.0009994821500000002 1.06 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:17.57
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00007295 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:17.65
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00011096061000000001 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:20.54
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00010855000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:21.70
IV.CPTP.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00017691415 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:24.27
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:3.1 0.000116986165 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:34.47
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.6 0.000375759 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:36.35
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00007985 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:41.55
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:3.7 0.00042236165 1.02 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:43.40
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:3.8 0.000489 0.58 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:44:43.57
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