Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.6 on date 02-03-2023 and time 18:04:34 (UTC) in region Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]

A magnitude Mwp 6.6 earthquake occured in region: Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu], on

  • 02-03-2023 18:04:34 (UTC)
  • 02-03-2023 19:04:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 03-03-2023 05:04:34 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Efate)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -15.4200, 166.4090 at 15 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.

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 6.6

Mwpd 6.6
2023-03-02
18:04:34
-15.4195 166.409 15 2023-03-02
18:38:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114946551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-02 18:04:34
Latitude -15.4195
Longitude 166.4090
Depth (km) 15 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114946551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 51989441
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 33678169
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 346
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 47746600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 54.1896
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.66173
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.6

Field Value
Value 6.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 114946551
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-02 18:38:19

Mwp:6.6

Field Value
Value 6.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 33
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 114946551
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-02 18:38:19

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 39
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114946551
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-02 18:38:19
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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