Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.3 on date 26-01-2023 and time 12:22:01 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

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

  • 26-01-2023 12:22:01 (UTC)
  • 26-01-2023 13:22:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8190, 14.2190 at 16 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 3.3 2023-01-26
12:22:01
34.8187 14.2193 16 2024-03-01
17:18:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 120376681
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.3 2023-01-26
12:22:00
34.784 14.0313 14 2023-01-26
12:47:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113807541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-26 12:22:01 ± 0.49
Latitude 34.8187 ± 0.0180
Longitude 14.2193 ± 0.0416
Depth (km) 16 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120376681

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3573
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2031
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 87
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 331
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
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) 1.10347
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.59549
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:3.3

Field Value
Value 3.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120376681
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-22 08:28:49

ML:3.3

Field Value
Value 3.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113807541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-26 12:47:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:23:14.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 286.7019 54 0.81 20
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:23:03.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 242.6793 54 -0.61 33
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:23:00.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 7 225.2079 54 -0.59 38
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:57.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 399.1005 54 0.38 27
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:56.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 396.4032 54 -0.22 28
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:53.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 361.2606 54 0.82 24
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:53.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 362.3595 54 0.45 28
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:52.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 352.1808 54 0.73 25
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:51.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 346.2867 54 0.81 24
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:51.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 338.2059 54 1.49 18
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:44.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 287.1903 54 0.96 28
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:42.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 286.7019 54 -0.8 30
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:41.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 270.5292 54 -0.08 44
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:40.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 355 260.5392 54 0.11 48
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:40.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 0 134.6652 92 0.35 62
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:40.78 0.6 undecidable manual P 10 265.5342 54 0.09 31
IV.RAFF.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:40.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 266.9328 54 -0.5 42
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:38.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 242.7792 54 0.15 55
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:38.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 250.9599 54 0.01 53
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:36.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 122.4885 92 0.08 67
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:36.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 242.6793 54 -0.94 43
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-26T12:22:36.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 222.2109 54 0.7 37
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:34.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 225.2079 54 -0.71 53
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:23.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 0 134.6652 92 -0.31 94
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-26T12:22:21.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 122.4885 92 -0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00034050000000000004 0.26 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:48.79
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00018415 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:52.70
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.2 0.000254 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:54.46
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:3.2 0.00024249999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:54.67
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.9 0.00127 0.3 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:55.84
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00035499999999999996 0.28 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:55.99
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.3 0.0003445 1.24 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:22:56.99
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00029299999999999997 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:01.52
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0005340000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:07.26
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00028700000000000004 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:09.18
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0001565 1.5 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:14.95
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0001585 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:17.57
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00006285000000000001 0.74 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:33.79
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00006575 1.28 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:34.93
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.1 0.00009725 1.48 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:39.11
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.5 0.000254 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:40.34
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000129 0.96 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:42.51
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.6 0.00035299999999999996 0.94 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:42.87
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00011735 0.44 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:42.69
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.5 0.00016999999999999999 0.84 AML other m 2023-01-26T12:23:46.65
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