Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.4 on date 02-02-2023 and time 03:55:45 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

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

  • 02-02-2023 02:55:45 (UTC)
  • 02-02-2023 03:55:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8370, 14.2230 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 2023-02-02
02:55:45
34.8368 14.2233 14 2024-03-01
17:18:10
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117737891
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.4 2023-02-02
02:55:45
34.8618 14.1465 15 2023-02-02
03:04:30
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113971081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-02 02:55:45 ± 0.38
Latitude 34.8368 ± 0.0189
Longitude 14.2233 ± 0.0263
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 117737891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2663
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1650
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 305
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2660.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 272
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.08458
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.02357
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:3.4

Field Value
Value 3.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113971081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-02 03:04:30

ML:3.4

Field Value
Value 3.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 41
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117737891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-24 13:19:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:57.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 12 284.604 54 -0.23 28
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:56.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 18 283.1055 54 -0.18 29
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:53.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 3 264.9348 54 0.24 35
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:53.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 268.5312 54 -0.21 34
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:53.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 263.4363 54 0.28 35
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:48.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 248.9619 54 -0.96 31
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:48.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 446.6196 54 0.97 16
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:42.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 397.0026 54 1.27 14
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:41.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 398.4012 54 0.51 20
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:37.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 366.3555 54 -0.03 23
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:35.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 344.2998 54 0.87 19
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:34.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 348.984 54 -0.15 23
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:34.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 350 342.7014 54 0.78 26
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:33.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 325.7295 54 1.03 12
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:33.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 168.3093 54 0.89 36
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:31.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 163.0146 91 0.85 37
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:31.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 332.6115 54 -1.18 16
IV.SCIAC.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:29.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 313.7526 54 -1.49 14
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:27.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 283.1055 54 0.79 32
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:26.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 284.604 54 -0.06 40
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:25.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 268.5312 54 0.15 46
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:24.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 264.9348 54 -0.29 46
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:24.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 10 263.4363 54 0.38 23
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:22.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 360 132.5673 91 -0.57 68
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:21.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 248.9619 54 -0.44 51
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:19.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 120.3906 92 0.04 79
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:11.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 163.0146 91 -0.58 82
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2023-02-02T02:56:11.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 168.3093 54 -0.69 76
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:07.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 132.5673 91 0.18 100
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-02T02:56:05.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 120.3906 92 0.35 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LINA.HHE. ML:3.3 0.000903 0.64 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:56:46.54
IV.LINA.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0009044999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:56:51.47
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.5 0.000491 1.06 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:56:58.29
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0005705 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:02.53
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.5 0.0006779999999999999 0.84 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:03.39
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.7 0.000852 0.74 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:07.09
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0008334999999999999 1.32 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:08.84
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:3.6 0.000725 1.3 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:08.19
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00029350180000000005 0.3792 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:09.76
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0003745 0.5 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:10.58
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:3.6 0.0006495 0.42 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:11.24
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:3.6 0.000686 0.84 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:11.57
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0000835 0.84 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:13.06
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0004205 0.88 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:16.16
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.3 0.000182 0.88 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:16.61
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00015250000000000002 1 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.54
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0001715 0.84 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.75
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.4 0.000203 0.82 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.74
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.7 0.000811 0.92 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.50
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.1 0.002125 0.66 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.64
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:4.1 0.002195 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:18.93
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00008105 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:23.18
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.6 0.000503 0.98 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:23.57
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00011750000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:24.92
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:3.1 0.00011655000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:25.81
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00009335 0.42 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:25.83
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:3.2 0.0001085 1.2 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:25.97
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0001615 0.68 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:28.01
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00022849999999999997 1.18 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:36.40
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00008575 0.8 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:37.43
IV.CSLB.HNE. ML:3.1 0.000106 1.28 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:37.94
IV.CSLB.HNN. ML:3.0 0.0000785 1.38 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:38.81
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00027800000000000004 1.42 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:40.83
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.3 0.0001585 0.74 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:41.62
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0000632 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:44.11
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:3.3 0.000158 0.86 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:45.28
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.2 0.000132 1.04 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:45.26
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00016350000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:58.18
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:3.5 0.000201 0.94 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:57:58.18
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:3.6 0.000262 1 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:58:00.64
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:3.6 0.00023899999999999998 0.94 AML other m 2023-02-02T02:58:00.64
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