Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.9 on date 02-02-2023 and time 21:24:07 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 2.9 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 02-02-2023 21:24:07 (UTC)
  • 02-02-2023 22:24:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8490, 14.2340 at 10 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

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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 2.9 2023-02-02
21:24:07
34.8487 14.234 10 2024-03-01
17:18:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 119159841
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.0 2023-02-02
21:24:07
34.8373 14.2373 22 2023-02-02
22:05:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113997611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-02 21:24:07 ± 0.55
Latitude 34.8487 ± 0.0270
Longitude 14.2340 ± 0.0942
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119159841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3020
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 268
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 332
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.07109
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.00918
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.9

Field Value
Value 2.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119159841
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-28 11:05:18

ML:3.0

Field Value
Value 3.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113997611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-02 22:05:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:25:19.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 283.1055 38 -0.97 15
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:25:09.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 445.0212 38 0.25 20
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:25:03.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 395.5041 38 0.5 20
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:59.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 348.8841 38 1.68 12
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:59.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 9 358.8741 38 0.87 18
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:59.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 5 354.7782 38 1.21 15
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:57.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 343.0011 38 0.73 19
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:48.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 283.1055 38 -0.67 34
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:46.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 263.5362 38 -0.3 34
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:46.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 267.0327 38 -0.28 33
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-02-02T21:24:44.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 359 131.2686 50 -0.16 75
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:43.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 247.3635 38 -0.98 31
IV.HMDC.HNZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:43.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 239.2827 38 -0.49 40
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:42.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 239.1828 38 -1.02 32
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-02-02T21:24:42.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 218.6145 38 0.86 40
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-02T21:24:41.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 118.8921 50 0.17 51
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-02-02T21:24:40.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 221.7114 38 -0.99 37
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-02-02T21:24:29.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 131.2686 50 0.13 100
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-02-02T21:24:27.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 118.8921 50 0.54 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00026549999999999995 0.6 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:49.76
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00011350000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:50.40
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0001785 0.2 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:50.30
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00022549999999999998 0.96 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:50.04
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00006154999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:55.35
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0002615 0.3 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:56.26
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000047149999999999994 0.62 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:56.55
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.2 0.000266 0.26 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:57.21
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0008225 0.24 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:24:57.21
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.2 0.00023400000000000002 1.06 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:25:01.01
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0000441 0.72 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:25:13.83
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000025849999999999998 0.76 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:25:35.75
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00002305 1.02 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:25:40.79
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0000553 0.42 AML other m 2023-02-02T21:25:42.66
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