Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.2 on date 26-01-2023 and time 02:49:26 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

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

  • 26-01-2023 01:49:26 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2023 02:49:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8220, 14.2940 at 1 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

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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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.2 2023-01-26
01:49:26
34.8223 14.2937 1 2023-01-26
02:14:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113793081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-26 01:49:26 ± 0.15
Latitude 34.8223 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.2937 ± 0.0055
Depth (km) 1 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113793081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1097
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 410
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 163
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 280
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.07
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.56756
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113793081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-26 02:14:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:51:12.06 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:51:07.31 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.46 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:57.68 3.0 positive manual Pg 8.61 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:37.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 1 2.3994 38 -0.07 45
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:30.63 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.22 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:27.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 1.9794 38 -0.03 65
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:24.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.12 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:21.23 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.77 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:18.41 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.78 0
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:17.86 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.54 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:17.50 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.94 0
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-26T01:50:17.13 1.0 undecidable manual S 312 1.5684 50 -0.1 42
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-01-26T01:50:16.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 1.5261 50 0 87
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:16.94 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.51 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:15.30 3.0 positive manual Pg -0.15 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:09.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 10 2.5676 38 -0.13 37
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:07.78 0.6 positive manual P 15 2.4174 38 0.11 44
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:07.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 1 2.3994 38 0.04 46
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:50:06.44 1.0 undecidable manual S 357 1.2105 50 -0.2 47
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:50:03.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 1.0891 50 0.21 98
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T01:50:01.68 1.0 undecidable manual P 18 1.9794 38 0.07 32
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-26T01:49:55.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 1.5684 50 0.21 82
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-01-26T01:49:54.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 298 1.5261 50 -0.03 87
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:49:49.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 357 1.2105 50 -0.11 97
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T01:49:47.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 8 1.0891 50 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:3.1 0.000036450000000000005 1.12 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:42.64
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0002437518 2.1 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:28.32
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00021485644999999997 1.44 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:27.71
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.5 0.0005740000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:53.33
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.2 0.000141 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:55.46
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.6 0.0007204999999999999 1.38 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:57.92
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.0 0.0018234910000000002 0.44 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:58.48
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0001297186 3.16 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:37.55
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0000622 1.48 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:01.88
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.9 0.001331 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:01.34
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00012124999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:03.48
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00020899999999999998 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:04.69
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022259435 1.16 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:50:39.77
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0003085 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:06.68
IV.CMDO.HHN. ML:3.1 0.000155 1.44 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:07.08
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000282 1.28 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:09.93
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0002585 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:10.09
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0000577 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:12.52
IV.CMDO.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0001235 0.5 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:13.67
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.2 0.0001525 1.22 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:15.79
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.5 0.0003015 1.38 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:16.15
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00020600000000000002 0.64 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:16.62
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00007895000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:22.34
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0001435 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:25.61
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00011155 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:28.72
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00008874999999999999 1 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:28.92
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.5 0.000187 1 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:38.91
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:3.3 0.000057249999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-26T01:51:58.43
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