Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.1 on date 30-01-2023 and time 04:56:50 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.1 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 30-01-2023 04:56:50 (UTC)
  • 30-01-2023 05:56:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8500, 14.2760 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 3.1 2023-01-30
04:56:50
34.8505 14.2765 16 2024-03-01
17:18:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116540821
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.2 2023-01-30
04:56:49
34.817 14.264 17 2023-01-30
05:07:48
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113902291
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-30 04:56:50 ± 0.51
Latitude 34.8505 ± 0.0225
Longitude 14.2765 ± 0.0427
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 116540821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3975
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1684
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 288
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 287
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.99209
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:3.1

Field Value
Value 3.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116540821
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-20 07:29:08

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113902291
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-30 05:07:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:58:42.93 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.53 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:58:10.80 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.81 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:57.29 1.0 undecidable manual S 2 263.2365 54 -0.52 14
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:52.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 443.1231 54 0.36 26
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:48.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 221.112 54 -0.44 60
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:46.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 394.2054 54 0.82 23
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:41.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 354.2787 54 1.33 19
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:40.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 348.984 54 0.78 25
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:40.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 348.6843 54 0.14 30
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:39.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 343.0011 54 0.55 27
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:39.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 342.102 54 0.27 29
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:35.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 292.7847 54 2.28 11
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:31.23 0.6 positive manual P 11 282.2064 54 -0.45 24
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-01-30T04:57:31.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 278.2104 54 0.11 27
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:31.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 281.3073 54 -0.18 38
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:31.60 0.6 negative manual P 17 280.2084 54 0.17 26
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:30.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 261.2385 54 1.02 36
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:30.01 0.6 negative manual P 15 265.734 54 0.37 29
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:29.05 0.6 negative manual P 2 263.2365 54 -0.27 30
IV.HSRS.HNN. 2023-01-30T04:57:29.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 262.8369 54 0.62 28
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2023-01-30T04:57:28.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 257.5533 54 -0.44 30
ML.XLND.BHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:27.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 358 131.1687 93 -0.01 100
IV.HMDC.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:26.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 238.2837 54 0.06 39
IV.HAVL.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:26.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 18 245.9649 54 -0.89 28
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:25.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 118.0929 93 0.59 59
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:25.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 5 238.6833 54 -1.06 27
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:23.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 221.112 54 -1.01 47
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:18.00 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 170.7957 54 0.18 57
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-01-30T04:57:16.80 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.22 0
ML.XLND.BHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:11.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 131.1687 93 -0.5 90
ML.MSDA.BHZ. 2023-01-30T04:57:09.84 0.3 positive manual P 9 118.0929 93 -0.21 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0001473406 1.2192 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:57:58.77
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00013000000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:11.47
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00016600755 1.5616 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:57:58.96
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00027749999999999997 1.08 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:19.02
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.6 0.000648 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:20.45
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.5 0.000488 0.84 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:21.59
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0002895 1.46 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:22.79
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00020250000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:23.30
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00005985 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:33.12
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00010669999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:33.63
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:3.1 0.0001004 0.42 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:33.63
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00007985 0.46 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:34.76
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00005685 0.64 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:35.36
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.1 0.00010795 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:38.46
IV.MSFR.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0000514 0.92 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:38.70
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:3.0 0.0000799 0.82 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:38.46
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00011059999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:39.07
IV.MSFR.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0000558 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:40.80
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0001995 0.94 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:40.03
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0000314476 4.0224 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:43.79
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:3.2 0.000041612209999999995 2.4 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:42.19
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:3.4 0.000058661692500000004 4.8608 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:44.47
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:3.2 0.000042334090000000005 1.4912 AML other m 2023-01-30T04:58:44.04
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