Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.4 on date 26-01-2023 and time 02:07:10 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.4 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 26-01-2023 02:07:10 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2023 03:07:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8620, 14.1740 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 3.4 2023-01-26
02:07:10
34.8617 14.1743 14 2024-03-01
17:18:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 120360451
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.4 2023-01-26
02:07:11
34.8832 14.0242 14 2023-01-26
02:32:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113793101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-26 02:07:10 ± 0.44
Latitude 34.8617 ± 0.0297
Longitude 14.1743 ± 0.0592
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120360451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5986
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1422
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 117
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 293
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.06929
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.56491
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:3.4

Field Value
Value 3.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113793101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-26 02:32:43

ML:3.4

Field Value
Value 3.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120360451
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-21 16:18:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:08:13.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 238.983 54 -0.07 39
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:08:09.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 221.0121 54 -0.62 39
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:07.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 395.7039 54 0.45 27
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:02.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 358.3746 54 0.51 28
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:02.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 353.8791 54 1.26 20
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:02.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 357.6753 54 0.64 18
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:01.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 347.2857 54 1.15 22
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:08:00.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 341.4027 54 0.62 28
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:07:59.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 339.3048 54 0.31 30
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:07:51.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 282.9057 54 -0.81 32
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:07:50.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 267.1326 54 -0.23 46
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:07:49.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 262.4373 54 -0.05 49
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:48.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 2 129.9699 91 0.31 100
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:47.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 13 238.983 54 0.25 38
IV.ACATE.EHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:47.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 7 241.6803 54 0.22 38
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:46.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 238.3836 54 -0.57 53
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:45.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 118.6923 91 0.02 71
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T02:07:45.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 21 219.114 54 0.68 39
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:44.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 221.0121 54 -0.63 58
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:37.36 1.0 undecidable manual P 314 163.1145 91 -0.13 30
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:32.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 129.9699 91 -0.19 100
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T02:07:30.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 118.6923 91 -0.32 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0005369999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:07:51.05
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.0 0.0016200000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:03.74
IV.CSLB.HNN. ML:3.0 0.0000959 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:06.22
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.5 0.000766 0.28 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:16.68
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00023799999999999998 1.1 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:24.61
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.3 0.000312 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:25.55
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.5 0.0005380000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:29.90
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.9 0.001281 0.58 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:32.18
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.5 0.0005905 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:32.24
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0003795 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:35.50
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.3 0.0002965 1.3 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:35.85
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:3.7 0.0004415 0.96 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:41.00
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:3.2 0.000129 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:42.80
IV.CSLB.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00013209999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:43.92
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.5 0.000258 1.6 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:46.92
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0002525 1.26 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:49.88
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00022649999999999998 1.26 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:50.04
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000208 1.24 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:50.68
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:3.8 0.000574 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:51.57
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0000977 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:51.68
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0000819 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:51.89
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00011 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:08:56.54
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0001265 1.22 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:09:01.08
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000161 0.58 AML other m 2023-01-26T02:09:05.69
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