Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.5 on date 29-01-2023 and time 19:06:42 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 29-01-2023 18:06:42 (UTC)
  • 29-01-2023 19:06:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8870, 14.2040 at 19 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.5 2023-01-29
18:06:42
34.8867 14.204 19 2023-01-29
18:30:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113889591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-29 18:06:42 ± 0.54
Latitude 34.8867 ± 0.0207
Longitude 14.2040 ± 0.0351
Depth (km) 19 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113889591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2781
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2467
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 92
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 277
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.03962
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.19979
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitude information

ML:3.5

Field Value
Value 3.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 33
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113889591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-29 18:30:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:53.26 1.0 undecidable manual S 12 2.5190 54 -0.02 10
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:43.97 1.0 undecidable manual S 7 2.1206 54 0.22 14
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:34.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 3.1998 54 1.18 15
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:33.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 3.1917 54 0.71 18
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:32.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 3.1054 54 1.28 14
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:31.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 3.0514 54 0.8 12
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:31.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 3.0361 54 0.99 17
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:27.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 2.5936 54 2.46 6
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:24.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 2.5199 54 1.46 17
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:23.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 2.5190 54 -0.34 28
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:21.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 2.3760 54 -0.38 32
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:20.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 2.3382 54 -0.35 34
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:19.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 1 1.1448 94 -0.04 49
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-01-29T18:07:18.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 2.2006 54 -0.65 23
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:17.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 2.1206 54 -0.54 52
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:17.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 2.1233 54 -0.17 42
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:16.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 1.0396 95 -0.15 49
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:15.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 8 1.9632 54 -0.68 41
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:15.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 20 1.9416 54 0.44 30
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:08.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 1.4317 54 0.1 66
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:08.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 1.4704 54 -0.84 35
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:03.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 1.1448 94 0.04 98
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-29T18:07:02.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 13 1.0396 95 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.7 0.0009835 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:07:57.96
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.8 0.0011600000000000002 0.58 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:07:59.49
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.6 0.00079 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:05.54
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.9 0.0013700000000000001 1.6 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:07.09
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00046750000000000003 0.52 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:09.58
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:4.3 0.00347 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:10.21
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.9 0.0013050000000000002 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:10.56
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.3 0.000194 0.74 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:11.03
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.4 0.0037 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:11.64
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.5 0.0005209999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:14.65
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:3.8 0.001065 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:14.83
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:3.8 0.0010400000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:14.83
IV.CMDO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000147 1.36 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:14.09
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00031800000000000003 1.04 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:14.46
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000402 0.38 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:15.14
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00009335 1.3 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:17.65
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00020899999999999998 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:20.72
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0002415 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:21.23
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000234 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:21.24
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0010689999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:21.83
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:3.7 0.001099 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:21.84
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00009195 1.1 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:32.59
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0003855 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:33.31
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00014800000000000002 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:35.57
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0000895 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:36.47
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0003785 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:36.54
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00008065 1.52 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:36.86
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00011495 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:37.67
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00028900000000000003 1.1 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:39.57
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0000571 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:39.32
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0001505 1.12 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:39.39
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:3.8 0.000412 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:40.86
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:3.8 0.000383 0.64 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:44.35
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.9 0.000064 0.44 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:44.90
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:3.0 0.00006900000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:45.70
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.3 0.000188 1.44 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:45.95
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.5 0.000209 1.4 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:47.77
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.5 0.0001735 1.52 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:47.85
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:3.6 0.0002515 1.48 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:50.22
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0002495 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:51.23
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:3.2 0.000091 0.98 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:52.47
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:3.7 0.00028149999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:52.67
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.7 0.00029949999999999996 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:08:52.70
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0000699 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:09:01.60
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0000697 1.14 AML other m 2023-01-29T18:09:09.03
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