Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.8 on date 17-10-2016 and time 08:15:00 (Italy) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.8 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Sea], on

  • 17-10-2016 06:15:00 (UTC)
  • 17-10-2016 08:15:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 17-10-2016 16:15:00 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -6.0120, 148.8160 at 63 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 5.7
Mwp 6.8
Mwpd 6.8 		2016-10-17
06:15:00		 -6.0117 148.816 63 2016-10-17
06:33:38		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 30290271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-10-17 06:15:00
Latitude -6.0117
Longitude 148.8160
Depth (km) 63 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 30290271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10155
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3955
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 254
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8477.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 33.3833
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 116
Number of defining phases 116
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.00299
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.79844
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 95.92407
Number of stations at which the event was observed 104
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 104
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.8

Field Value
Value 6.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 70
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 30290271
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-17 06:33:38

Mwpd:6.8

Field Value
Value 6.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 64
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 30290271
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-17 06:33:38

mb:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 80
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 30290271
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-17 06:33:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:28:20.63 10.0 positive automatic P 48 95.9241 1.02639 0.0529001
CN.PNT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:28:17.70 10.0 positive automatic P 41 95.5654 -0.123608 0.027637
JP.JWT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:28:18.30 10.0 positive automatic ScP 344 43.1841 -8.91592 0
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:28:12.17 10.0 positive automatic P 52 94.3215 0.00415304 0.0579013
BK.HUMO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:28:06.25 10.0 positive automatic P 47 92.7616 1.28449 0.0770804
G.RER.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:56.95 10.0 positive automatic P 249 90.6806 1.56633 0.0835454
CN.INK.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:54.60 10.0 positive automatic P 21 91.0698 -2.44921 0.0768681
AU.TOO.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:49.10 10.0 positive automatic ScP 185 31.7033 4.73569 0
AU.MILA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:47.20 10.0 positive automatic ScP 179 31.0431 5.00135 0
CN.WHY.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:44.43 10.0 positive automatic P 28 88.6157 -1.38247 0.0872123
AT.CRAG.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:43.94 10.0 positive automatic P 34 88.2573 0.0382457 0.0367558
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:42.28 10.0 positive automatic P 30 88.0881 -0.837543 0.0897093
II.BRVK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:40.22 10.0 positive automatic P 324 87.9839 -2.43514 0
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:40.07 10.0 negative automatic ScP 197 28.9161 4.80163 0
CN.DAWY.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:39.55 10.0 positive automatic P 25 87.6054 -1.38913 0.104965
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:39.87 10.0 positive automatic ScP 271 28.9428 4.6338 0
KZ.KKAR.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:30.13 10.0 positive automatic P 314 85.6594 -1.267 0.119073
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:30.95 10.0 positive automatic P 310 85.8682 -1.39163 0.120218
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:29.50 10.0 positive automatic ScP 174 24.5484 7.10787 0
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:22.67 10.0 positive automatic P 22 84.5581 -3.15992 0.118159
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:12.22 10.0 positive automatic P 323 82.3953 -2.51613 0.149783
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:27:15.97 10.0 positive automatic P 314 82.7140 -0.673428 0.154251
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:17.86 10.0 positive automatic P 203 82.8950 0.567144 0.149015
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:27:03.60 10.0 positive automatic P 22 80.4869 -1.18926 0.175488
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:56.62 10.0 positive automatic P 28 79.1819 -0.970157 0.0843249
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:55.32 10.0 positive automatic P 320 78.9642 -1.15991 0.184786
G.PAF.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:53.05 10.0 positive automatic P 221 78.0237 1.85438 0.0894992
IU.TIXI.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:52.77 10.0 positive automatic P 354 78.7430 -2.39658 0.186913
AK.TNA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:26:51.15 10.0 positive automatic P 17 78.2072 -1.07626 0.170951
IN.MNC.HHZ. 2016-10-17T06:26:45.72 10.0 positive automatic P 280 76.8730 0.949066 0.183533
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:20.65 10.0 negative automatic P 176 72.4470 1.47379 0.255607
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:15.58 10.0 positive automatic P 177 71.8367 0.0284921 0.2564
AT.AKUT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:26:10.10 10.0 positive automatic P 26 71.0827 -0.881861 0.0925972
G.TAOE.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:08.38 10.0 positive automatic P 97 70.3964 1.43049 0.268407
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:26:00.87 10.0 positive automatic P 351 69.6231 -1.22386 0.278581
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:59.97 10.0 positive automatic P 280 69.2361 0.202416 0.187283
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:37.37 10.0 positive automatic P 196 65.7967 -0.62746 0.332621
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:35.77 10.0 positive automatic P 1 65.6028 -1.034 0.327326
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:34.12 10.0 positive automatic P 331 65.1629 -0.0597081 0.349137
IN.SHL.HHZ. 2016-10-17T06:25:22.98 10.0 positive automatic P 302 63.6424 -0.990547 0.367922
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:09.55 10.0 positive automatic P 107 61.1632 2.00531 0.38572
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:25:02.67 10.0 positive automatic P 63 60.4795 -0.457769 0.353977
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:24:56.20 10.0 positive automatic P 7 59.6179 -0.705847 0.380615
G.KIP.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:24:52.67 10.0 negative automatic P 60 58.8869 0.814287 0.417516
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:24:11.60 10.0 positive automatic P 355 53.2395 0.0331109 0.51379
PS.PSI.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:50.41 10.0 positive automatic P 278 50.5743 -1.4804 0.487629
JP.JEW.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:42.60 10.0 positive automatic P 353 49.3090 0.43925 0.565104
AU.MCQ.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:41.90 10.0 negative automatic P 172 49.1712 0.811149 0.567389
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:41.62 10.0 positive automatic P 282 49.3951 -1.18255 0.466118
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:23:35.22 10.0 positive automatic P 354 48.3016 0.801453 0.568699
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:23:34.02 10.0 positive automatic P 336 48.1590 0.696443 0.612828
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:27.15 10.0 positive automatic P 352 47.3375 0.168067 0.627432
JP.JSD.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:09.60 10.0 positive automatic P 348 45.1322 -0.0774843 0.582281
JP.JMM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:04.85 10.0 positive automatic P 351 44.5109 0.119896 0.662835
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:23:04.55 10.0 positive automatic P 337 44.4901 -0.00897811 0.663212
JP.JHS.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:57.80 10.0 positive automatic P 341 43.5998 0.295682 0.679486
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:57.77 10.0 positive automatic P 348 43.7008 -0.532056 0.646828
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2016-10-17T06:22:56.83 10.0 positive automatic P 158 43.4117 0.871908 0.682949
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:52.40 10.0 positive automatic P 346 42.9867 -0.180964 0.659405
JP.JYT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:52.25 10.0 positive automatic P 350 43.0083 -0.41118 0.659023
G.INU.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:51.46 10.0 positive automatic P 346 42.8219 0.292458 0.647607
AU.NIUE.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:47.20 10.0 positive automatic P 112 42.1981 1.08265 0.681175
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2016-10-17T06:22:46.99 10.0 negative automatic P 153 42.4746 -1.35525 0.687243
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:46.90 10.0 positive automatic P 341 42.1849 0.819688 0.70575
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:44.97 10.0 positive automatic P 151 42.1641 -0.8657 0.617874
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:39.35 10.0 positive automatic P 336 41.4119 -0.388174 0.720312
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2016-10-17T06:22:37.08 10.0 positive automatic P 146 41.1962 -0.844446 0.249794
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:35.22 10.0 positive automatic P 320 40.8199 0.379592 0.682792
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:27.02 10.0 positive automatic P 223 39.8169 0.431606 0.750824
JP.JHJ2.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:27.15 10.0 positive automatic P 348 40.0478 -1.30055 0.712443
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:25.02 10.0 positive automatic P 105 39.5492 0.59815 0.756009
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:24.45 10.0 positive automatic P 321 39.5050 0.511861 0.739266
IU.RAO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:19.82 10.0 positive automatic P 131 39.0291 -0.159079 0
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:17.27 10.0 positive automatic P 229 38.5789 1.02047 0.793848
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:15.50 10.0 positive automatic P 330 38.3995 0.764377 0.710779
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:06.27 10.0 positive automatic P 282 37.5162 -1.03151 0.655493
AU.GIRL.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:22:06.97 10.0 positive automatic P 240 37.2493 1.9514 0.716035
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2016-10-17T06:22:03.72 10.0 positive automatic P 145 37.0555 0.350376 0.786427
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:22:02.42 10.0 positive automatic P 182 36.9203 0.187376 0.771139
MY.KKM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:21:41.22 10.0 positive automatic P 290 34.7011 -2.14373 0
JP.JCJ.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:21:33.55 10.0 positive automatic P 349 33.7223 -1.22986 0.852943
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:21:21.67 10.0 positive automatic P 290 32.2697 -0.438592 0.759188
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:21:20.55 10.0 negative automatic P 239 31.9709 1.05338 0.910142
AU.TOO.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:21:17.27 10.0 positive automatic P 185 31.7033 0.0537201 0.894547
AU.FORT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:21:15.50 10.0 positive automatic P 216 31.5079 0.0742228 0.898627
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:21:10.62 10.0 positive automatic P 115 30.8561 0.824876 0.912298
IU.WAKE.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:21:07.80 10.0 positive automatic P 34 30.7937 -1.31582 0.810008
IU.FUNA.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:21:04.02 10.0 positive automatic P 97 30.2311 -0.125082 0.91487
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:20:55.90 10.0 positive automatic P 180 29.3062 -0.177911 0.930233
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:20:52.52 10.0 positive automatic P 271 28.9428 -0.272485 0.869565
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:20:52.27 10.0 positive automatic P 197 28.9161 -0.3562 0.909091
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:20:44.20 10.0 positive automatic P 176 27.9011 0.716158 0.909091
AU.WRKA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:20:38.80 10.0 positive automatic P 224 27.3510 0.123104 0.952381
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:20:12.92 10.0 positive automatic P 174 24.5484 -0.519718 0.909091
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:20:09.74 10.0 positive automatic P 132 24.1844 -0.191267 0.909091
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:20:03.24 10.0 positive automatic P 135 23.5684 -1.08141 0.930233
G.DZM.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:20:02.00 10.0 positive automatic P 135 23.4070 -0.981499 0.952381
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:19:37.85 10.0 negative automatic P 191 21.0296 -0.191503 0.952381
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:19:36.94 10.0 positive automatic P 136 20.8933 0.391517 0.952381
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:19:29.52 10.0 positive automatic P 349 19.9882 2.73418 0.952381
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:19:21.17 10.0 negative automatic P 174 19.4775 -0.0697068 0.963855
AU.MTN.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:19:12.52 10.0 positive automatic P 247 18.7219 -0.4501 0.43956
AU.KDU.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:18:57.42 10.0 positive automatic P 246 17.4422 -1.04907 0.43956
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:18:17.37 10.0 negative automatic P 190 14.2941 -1.25675 0.8
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2016-10-17T06:17:42.47 10.0 positive automatic P 108 11.5477 0.951816 0.930233
AU.COEN.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:17:15.57 10.0 negative automatic P 215 9.6923 -0.651181 0.930233
AU.MANU.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:16:04.52 10.0 negative automatic P 340 4.2237 3.13604 0.30303
AU.RABL.BHZ. 2016-10-17T06:15:54.57 10.0 positive automatic P 62 3.7984 -1.02565 0.963855
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