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Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.5 on date 06-02-2023 and time 20:53:29 (UTC) in region Turkey

A magnitude mb 4.5 earthquake occured in region: Turkey, on

  • 06-02-2023 20:53:29 (UTC)
  • 06-02-2023 21:53:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 06-02-2023 22:53:29 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0460, 38.2940 at 20 km depth.

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

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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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 4.5
Mwp 5.3 		2023-02-06
20:53:29		 38.0461 38.2939 20 2023-02-08
11:30:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114255021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-06 20:53:29
Latitude 38.0461
Longitude 38.2939
Depth (km) 20 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114255021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 20021
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2100
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 356
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 16249.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154.701
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.44933
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.97653
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 32.95165
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 114255021
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-08 11:30:41

mb:4.5

Field Value
Value 4.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114255021
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-08 11:30:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.GNI.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:54:48.62 10.0 positive automatic P 65 5.4250 1.00587 0.952381
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T21:00:01.05 10.0 positive automatic P 60 32.9516 0.109899 0.848963
G.TAM.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:59:52.85 10.0 positive automatic P 251 31.8685 1.27302 0.832991
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:59:43.52 10.0 positive automatic P 53 30.9991 -0.195581 0.90929
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:59:16.07 10.0 positive automatic P 69 27.7529 0.901556 0.869565
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:59:05.54 10.0 positive automatic P 301 26.6909 0.102545 0.138696
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:58:45.15 10.0 positive automatic P 304 24.6726 -1.99991 0.930233
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:58:44.17 10.0 negative automatic P 297 24.4990 -1.54127 0.952381
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:58:41.35 10.0 positive automatic P 79 23.9800 0.366259 0.898876
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:58:25.67 10.0 negative automatic P 303 22.6793 -2.31536 0.869565
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:58:24.27 10.0 negative automatic P 30 22.6797 -3.49848 0.930233
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:58:15.15 10.0 negative automatic P 344 21.7457 -2.63306 0.909091
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:58:02.12 10.0 negative automatic P 304 20.3544 -0.930808 0.888889
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:58:00.10 10.0 negative automatic P 302 20.1589 -0.655173 0.869565
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:57:58.40 10.0 negative automatic P 317 20.1232 -1.90596 0.869565
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:57:45.35 10.0 negative automatic P 315 18.8924 -1.56921 0.930233
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:57:33.77 10.0 positive automatic P 283 17.5246 2.96097 0.888889
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:57:15.94 10.0 positive automatic P 321 16.0807 3.36736 0.909091
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:57:03.25 10.0 negative automatic P 300 15.0234 4.35279 0.930233
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:55:10.87 10.0 negative automatic P 28 6.7727 4.83778 0.909091
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-02-06T20:54:42.95 10.0 negative automatic P 234 5.0414 0.81662 0.714286
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-02-06T20:54:35.82 10.0 negative automatic P 295 4.6479 -1.02743 0.97561
KO.GURO.HHZ. 2023-02-06T20:54:12.59 10.0 negative automatic P 79 2.9765 -1.32972 0.961538
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