Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 7.2 on date 15-11-2014 and time 02:31:43 (UTC) in region Indonesia [Sea]

A magnitude Mw 7.2 earthquake occured in region: Indonesia [Sea], on

  • 15-11-2014 02:31:43 (UTC)
  • 15-11-2014 03:31:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 15-11-2014 11:31:43 (UTC +09:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Palau)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 1.9200, 126.5000 at 52 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

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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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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
Rev200
Mw 7.2 2014-11-15
02:31:43
1.92 126.5 52 2014-11-15
03:03:32
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) 9693641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-11-15 02:31:43 ± 0
Latitude 1.9200
Longitude 126.5000
Depth (km) 52 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CSEM
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 9693641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 0.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
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) 0
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
Magnitude information

Mw:7.2

Field Value
Value 7.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 9693641
Agency INGV
Autore European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-11-15 03:03:32
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