Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 5.0 on date 24-07-2015 and time 11:58:37 (Italy) in region Dodecanese Islands, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude Mw 5.0 earthquake occured in region: Dodecanese Islands, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 24-07-2015 09:58:37 (UTC)
  • 24-07-2015 11:58:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 24-07-2015 12:58:37 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.5850, 26.8090 at 145 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: TDMT-INGV Revised.

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.

Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed Evaluation Mw
Rev501
Mw 5.0 2015-07-24
09:58:37
36.5854 26.8088 145 2015-07-24
10:34:04
TDMT-INGV Revised 20486321
Reviewed
Rev100
mb 5.1
Mwp 5.1
2015-07-24
09:58:37
36.5854 26.8088 144 2015-07-24
10:12:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 20485891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-07-24 09:58:37
Latitude 36.5854
Longitude 26.8088
Depth (km) 145 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin preliminary
Version 501 -> tdmt_reviewer
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 20486321

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)
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)
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

Mwp:5.1

Field Value
Value 5.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 20485891
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.8
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-24 10:12:15

Mw:5.0

Field Value
Value 5.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 20486321
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT-INGV Revised
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-24 10:34:04

mb:5.1

Field Value
Value 5.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 20485891
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.8
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-24 10:12:15
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
Magnitude5
Scalar Moment3.56634E+23 dyne-cm
Computed depth145 km
QualityAa
Variance Reduction65.74%
Double Couple87%
CLVD13%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusreviewed

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr-1.01589E+22
Mtt-1.77064E+22
Mpp2.78653E+22
Mrt9.4478E+21
Mrp3.233166E+23
Mtp1.496158E+23

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN118089-115
PN28725-3

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

26.8088 36.5854 145 180 89 -115 87 25 -3 3.56634 23 27.3088 37.0854

TDMT references

More info and references

Station Distribution

Station Distribution

TDMT station details

Sta Dist Azi V R zcor
KARP 119.5 164.5 82.4% 106
KTHA 338 264.9 44.42% 132
ZKR 171.7 198.3 70.11% 113
APE 126 295.6 87.87% 107
IMMV 283.9 244.7 47.64% 126
CHOS 210.9 341.7 66.47% 116
DALY 166.8 80.6 44.4% 111
KULA 269.5 36.8 75.86% 124
TVSB 394.1 35.4 47.44% 141
IDI 225.2 230.8 64.12% 120
AYDB 179 32.1 50.17% 111
Fault Plane solutions in the area
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