Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 04-02-2023 and time 12:22:38 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Land]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Land], on

  • 04-02-2023 12:22:38 (UTC)
  • 04-02-2023 13:22:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 04-02-2023 22:22:38 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -6.3630, 146.2570 at 109 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
mb 5.4
Mwp 6.0

Mwpd 6.0
2023-02-04
12:22:38
-6.3633 146.257 109 2023-02-04
12:39:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114044711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-04 12:22:38
Latitude -6.3633
Longitude 146.2570
Depth (km) 109 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114044711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11894
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4000
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 48
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 9608.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 33.6439
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 70
Number of defining phases 70
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.43724
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.17266
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 90.57471
Number of stations at which the event was observed 66
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 66
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 114044711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-04 12:39:47

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 114044711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-04 12:39:47

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 50
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114044711
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-04 12:39:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:35:27.20 10.0 positive automatic P 33 90.5747 0.0784282 0.0797744
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:35:23.32 10.0 positive automatic P 30 89.6541 0.477314 0
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:34:54.92 10.0 positive automatic ScP 169 24.5777 4.81237 0
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:34:53.37 10.0 positive automatic P 180 83.5620 -0.292258 0.143327
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:34:43.42 10.0 positive automatic P 23 81.7880 -0.733043 0.148781
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:34:40.60 10.0 negative automatic P 324 81.1586 -0.102942 0.168351
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:34:37.67 10.0 positive automatic P 28 80.6841 -0.504972 0.166677
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:34:21.70 10.0 negative automatic P 321 77.6164 0.145231 0.202764
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:34:17.09 10.0 negative automatic P 18 76.8917 -0.311122 0.211229
IN.MNC.HHZ. 2023-02-04T12:34:06.48 10.0 negative automatic P 280 74.4313 3.09618 0.23529
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:52.22 10.0 negative automatic P 176 72.2813 1.44211 0.254425
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:33:51.94 10.0 positive automatic P 27 72.5385 -0.355844 0.256424
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:47.00 10.0 positive automatic P 176 71.6289 0.104915 0.261818
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:32.87 10.0 negative automatic P 352 69.5802 -1.58883 0.279081
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:33:21.62 10.0 positive automatic P 282 67.1555 2.27117 0.301034
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:33:19.45 10.0 positive automatic P 304 66.7749 1.66578 0
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:19.57 10.0 negative automatic P 281 66.7976 2.42562 0.32767
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:10.62 10.0 positive automatic P 2 66.0339 -1.64335 0.307605
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:03.92 10.0 positive automatic P 195 64.7798 -0.20193 0.345832
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:33:00.67 10.0 negative automatic P 332 64.2454 -0.251039 0.352878
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:32:53.80 10.0 positive automatic P 64 62.9148 1.55536 0.362108
IN.SHL.HHZ. 2023-02-04T12:32:45.10 10.0 positive automatic P 304 61.7002 1.30142 0.353723
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:31:44.12 10.0 negative automatic P 299 52.9791 1.5077 0.483431
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:31:44.20 10.0 negative automatic P 357 53.4097 -1.52068 0.48784
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:31:23.60 10.0 negative automatic pP 356 47.5988 -3.90095 0
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:31:22.97 10.0 negative automatic P 305 49.9152 3.14634 0.530432
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:31:14.87 10.0 positive automatic P 277 49.1930 0.617421 0.594688
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:31:08.12 10.0 negative automatic P 357 48.4589 -0.513289 0
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:58.65 10.0 positive automatic P 355 47.3915 -1.77448 0.597329
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:58.92 10.0 positive automatic P 283 46.9919 1.60273 0.590427
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-02-04T12:30:28.68 10.0 positive automatic P 150 43.3744 -0.0504549 0.677187
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:28.87 10.0 positive automatic P 280 43.1151 2.22651 0.688428
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:21.90 10.0 negative automatic P 349 42.7929 -2.23689 0.694403
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-02-04T12:30:21.61 10.0 negative automatic P 143 42.3885 0.823873 0.701941
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:30:20.56 10.0 positive automatic P 349 42.6069 -1.99182 0.637181
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:14.55 10.0 negative automatic P 344 41.7739 -1.31657 0.696884
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:30:05.25 10.0 positive automatic P 339 40.7673 -2.36329 0.750435
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:29:57.62 10.0 negative automatic P 323 39.5271 0.28463 0.756438
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-02-04T12:29:48.76 10.0 positive automatic P 143 38.2643 1.97167 0.804112
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:29:42.80 10.0 positive automatic P 222 37.8395 -0.483419 0.818776
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:29:40.20 10.0 positive automatic P 333 37.4900 -0.112292 0.796476
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:29:31.10 10.0 positive automatic P 228 36.4383 -0.320861 0.847832
MY.KKM.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:28:57.72 10.0 negative automatic P 292 32.4476 0.602644 0.581555
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:28:46.10 10.0 positive automatic P 181 31.2145 -0.166899 0.92631
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:28:32.63 10.0 positive automatic P 213 29.7875 -0.994933 0.97561
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:28:31.42 10.0 positive automatic P 237 29.6239 -0.75627 0.761905
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:28:26.70 10.0 positive automatic P 175 29.0636 -0.60976 0.909091
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:27:59.15 10.0 negative automatic P 128 25.9177 0.0413111 0.43956
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:27:52.10 10.0 positive automatic P 131 25.1764 -0.322807 0.869565
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:27:52.98 10.0 positive automatic P 221 25.3805 -1.38384 0.941176
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:46.62 10.0 positive automatic P 169 24.5777 -0.541501 0.97561
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:44.37 10.0 positive automatic P 282 24.0227 2.44279 0.930233
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:40.17 10.0 positive automatic P 263 23.9164 -0.811965 0.909091
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:27:27.30 10.0 negative automatic P 131 22.5099 -0.570974 0.930233
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:22.47 10.0 positive automatic P 260 22.0283 -0.499166 0.43956
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:09.12 10.0 negative automatic P 281 20.6633 0.860881 0.97561
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:06.17 10.0 positive automatic P 290 20.1593 3.32646 0.952381
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:27:04.22 10.0 positive automatic P 185 20.3111 -0.283116 0.175824
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:27:00.52 10.0 negative automatic P 356 19.9993 -0.617201 0.761905
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:26:35.72 10.0 positive automatic P 219 17.8209 -1.71611 0.91954
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:26:18.15 10.0 positive automatic P 245 16.2498 -0.893029 0.792079
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:26:02.55 10.0 positive automatic P 244 14.9848 -0.698551 0.869565
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2023-02-04T12:25:53.42 10.0 negative automatic P 283 14.3778 -2.14362 0.615385
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:25:50.45 10.0 negative automatic P 104 13.9020 0.992799 0.91954
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:25:47.40 10.0 positive automatic P 180 13.7243 0.197654 0.941176
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:24:08.05 10.0 negative automatic P 70 6.2693 0.868489 0.879121
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2023-02-04T12:23:25.32 10.0 positive automatic P 164 3.1727 -0.102592 0.952381
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