Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 23-05-2023 and time 06:42:03 (UTC) in region New Caledonia [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: New Caledonia [Sea], on

  • 23-05-2023 06:42:03 (UTC)
  • 23-05-2023 08:42:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 23-05-2023 17:42:03 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Noumea)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -22.7320, 170.4080 at 30 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 6.2

Mwpd 6.3
2023-05-23
06:42:03
-22.732 170.408 30 2023-05-23
07:00:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117620301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-23 06:42:03
Latitude -22.7320
Longitude 170.4080
Depth (km) 30 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117620301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19836543
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 18114302
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 152
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 18590100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 102.691
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 71
Number of defining phases 71
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.922697
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.53342
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 97.52120
Number of stations at which the event was observed 71
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 71
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 51
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 117620301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-23 07:00:49

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 50
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 117620301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-23 07:00:49

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 76
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 117620301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-23 07:00:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:34.12 10.0 positive automatic P 55 10824.8532 -0.984949 0.089077
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:31.78 10.0 positive automatic P 59 10779.3543 0.469637 0.0292552
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:27.20 10.0 positive automatic P 45 10596.7149 3.12658 0.068113
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:55:23.65 10.0 positive automatic P 298 10564.6803 0.335643 0.0924314
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:20.80 10.0 positive automatic P 43 10457.9538 2.55371 0.0197858
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:20.15 10.0 positive automatic P 19 10555.0677 -1.95315 0.0915355
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:16.38 10.0 positive automatic P 47 10395.2277 0.546461 0.0954699
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:14.57 10.0 positive automatic P 56 10340.9376 -0.682662 0.0987721
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:55:14.02 10.0 positive automatic P 278 10335.0102 -0.209388 0.0943905
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:11.30 10.0 positive automatic P 277 10270.9188 0.929164 0.100123
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:10.65 10.0 positive automatic P 16 10355.967 -1.20422 0.0919197
NN.PRN.HHZ. 2023-05-23T06:55:09.28 10.0 positive automatic P 50 10240.4715 -1.22268 0.101688
GE.HALK.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:55:09.15 10.0 positive automatic P 276 10222.5228 0.858989 0.0964795
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:09.45 10.0 positive automatic P 44 10235.1213 -0.320927 0.0984802
US.TPNV.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:04.63 10.0 positive automatic P 50 10123.0224 -0.739555 0.0961993
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:01.02 10.0 positive automatic P 323 10047.2205 0.755067 0.102199
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:00.42 10.0 positive automatic P 342 10075.3146 0.18356 0.0993196
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:55:00.00 10.0 positive automatic P 359 10083.2844 -0.412136 0.0779137
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:54:56.45 10.0 positive automatic P 53 9932.7684 -0.97748 0.104585
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:54:46.23 10.0 positive automatic P 8 9727.4073 -0.951816 0.176979
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:54:26.57 10.0 positive automatic P 350 9309.792 -1.50599 0.155282
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:54:16.35 10.0 positive automatic P 295 9013.2333 0.908914 0.136313
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:54:00.77 10.0 positive automatic P 299 8695.74 0.480196 0.226938
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:53:42.33 10.0 positive automatic P 202 8373.5292 -1.63423 0.0992493
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:53:40.80 10.0 positive automatic P 8 8376.5262 -1.55396 0.221847
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:53:39.62 10.0 positive automatic P 278 8294.6637 0.379583 0.158899
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:53:34.15 10.0 positive automatic P 341 8216.4864 -0.386953 0.200991
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:53:32.57 10.0 positive automatic P 283 8170.821 0.216758 0.1766
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:53:19.85 10.0 positive automatic P 339 7940.7291 -0.226535 0.17448
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:54.92 10.0 positive automatic P 275 7496.7624 -0.337857 0.167955
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:52:53.37 10.0 positive automatic P 312 7466.8923 -0.254269 0.0874413
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:48.15 10.0 positive automatic P 323 7366.9812 0.988478 0.106735
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:52:48.17 10.0 positive automatic P 332 7394.1318 0.113961 0.180324
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:47.35 10.0 positive automatic P 327 7360.2768 0.0875992 0.221408
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:52:45.66 10.0 positive automatic P 331 7340.4522 0.428698 0.282805
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:45.45 10.0 positive automatic P 331 7347.7227 -0.368381 0.215705
PS.ISG.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:39.51 10.0 positive automatic P 314 7217.4087 0.274332 0.173814
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:34.00 10.0 positive automatic P 318 7121.538 0.430158 0.251423
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:52:20.12 10.0 positive automatic P 286 6884.2644 0.531923 0.368981
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:51:34.92 10.0 positive automatic P 275 6181.3902 0.734529 0.270037
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:51:08.75 10.0 positive automatic P 282 5766.9384 0.747895 0.272263
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:51:05.40 10.0 positive automatic P 258 5715.39 0.712419 0.323397
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:50:44.32 10.0 positive automatic P 251 5427.5781 -0.0317053 0.346246
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:50:36.47 10.0 positive automatic P 289 5301.9372 1.08442 0.390182
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:50:34.30 10.0 positive automatic P 245 5284.932 -0.182836 0.378236
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:50:28.65 10.0 positive automatic P 262 5194.5891 0.372732 0.267372
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:50:23.47 10.0 positive automatic P 279 5100.1392 1.10671 0.387688
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:49:51.05 10.0 positive automatic P 268 4668.3492 0.701395 0.4735
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:49:49.47 10.0 positive automatic P 293 4654.0968 0.206739 0.664575
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:49:21.28 10.0 positive automatic P 278 4279.4052 -0.619722 0.563507
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:49:19.93 10.0 positive automatic P 249 4265.4858 -0.921054 0.580697
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:49:11.10 10.0 positive automatic P 279 4149.8793 -0.93694 0.676901
PS.JAY.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:48:52.01 10.0 positive automatic P 301 3905.3352 -1.27519 0.751348
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:48:38.25 10.0 positive automatic P 268 3731.043 -0.64613 0.750099
PS.PATS.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:48:24.76 10.0 positive automatic P 337 3535.0836 0.581638 0.825873
AU.HTT.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:48:04.08 10.0 positive automatic P 242 3288.1752 -0.597587 0.987654
AU.COEN.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:47:44.73 10.0 positive automatic P 284 3023.8287 1.33669 0.64865
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:47:32.12 10.0 positive automatic P 297 2880.4833 -0.479 0.994465
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:47:32.08 10.0 positive automatic P 230 2888.7195 -0.394928 0.963855
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:47:14.42 10.0 positive automatic P 255 2669.7942 0.21289 0.952397
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:47:00.77 10.0 positive automatic P 272 2510.3427 -0.274526 1.34103
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:46:58.90 10.0 positive automatic P 231 2494.9803 -0.219453 1.3092
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-23T06:46:56.74 10.0 positive automatic P 180 2476.6098 1.01308 0.873362
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:46:36.12 10.0 positive automatic P 232 2242.644 0.656607 1.34202
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-23T06:46:28.31 10.0 positive automatic P 173 2203.9272 -0.67682 0.966184
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:46:18.00 10.0 positive automatic P 170 2100.4308 -0.0952505 0.677966
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-05-23T06:46:09.27 10.0 positive automatic P 258 1978.8747 1.09919 1.53651
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-23T06:45:50.34 10.0 positive automatic P 161 1837.3719 0.247933 0.847458
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:44:11.67 10.0 positive automatic P 57 969.2964 4.53187 0.21978
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:42:55.20 10.0 positive automatic P 276 408.1692 -1.61412 0.952381
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2023-05-23T06:42:39.00 10.0 positive automatic P 299 281.2074 -0.393678 1.10673
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