Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.1 on date 14-08-2018 and time 03:29:53 (UTC) in region South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.1 earthquake occured in region: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. [Sea], on

  • 14-08-2018 03:29:53 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2018 05:29:53 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 14-08-2018 01:29:53 (UTC -02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Atlantic/South_Georgia)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -57.9020, -25.0650 at 20 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 5.7
Mwp 6.1

Mwpd 6.2
2018-08-14
03:29:53
-57.9023 -25.0651 20 2018-08-14
05:56:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 59731891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-08-14 03:29:53
Latitude -57.9023
Longitude -25.0651
Depth (km) 20 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59731891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 12380
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6557
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 351
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 11160.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 39.5041
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 126
Number of defining phases 126
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.72126
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 7.31434
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 113.21501
Number of stations at which the event was observed 108
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 108
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 59731891
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-14 05:56:51

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 59731891
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-14 05:56:51

mb:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 78
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 59731891
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-08-14 05:56:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:33.45 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 28 12566.865 -0.685216 0
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:24.92 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 28 12251.1921 3.46096 0
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:44:24.57 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 23 12181.3842 5.9053 0
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:21.22 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 33 12267.6201 -0.840105 0
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:21.97 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 27 12174.1692 3.39462 0
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:20.67 10.0 negative automatic Pdiff 24 12108.0132 4.76638 0
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:13.28 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 38 11950.0713 3.95969 0
RD.MFF.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:10.14 10.0 negative automatic Pdiff 18 11823.8643 5.84979 0
IU.RCBR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:44:09.57 10.0 positive automatic ScP 346 5855.7162 -0.0402151 0
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:04.77 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 33 11867.2653 -1.21929 0
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:02.81 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 36 11737.2843 1.9524 0
HT.FNA.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:44:01.03 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 35 11768.6973 -1.13482 0
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:57.60 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 46 11643.9444 0.49103 0
HT.AGG.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:55.86 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 36 11622.4104 -0.423383 0
HL.KEK.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:54.73 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 34 11606.6484 -0.849354 0
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:49.77 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 31 11509.0794 -1.97647 0
MN.TIP.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:48.72 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 32 11453.9235 -0.844797 0
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:47.47 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 37 11420.7345 -0.702257 0
MN.CEL.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:43.57 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 32 11331.8235 -1.08857 0
GE.LVC.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:43.57 10.0 negative automatic ScP 299 5238.0456 -2.94351 0
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:41.02 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 26 11274.3255 -1.27967 0
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:39.65 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 50 11196.1926 0.505341 0
II.RAYN.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:36.17 10.0 positive automatic Pdiff 61 11114.8296 0.216204 0
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:33.08 10.0 positive automatic ScP 182 4940.6211 -1.51294 0
GE.MTE.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:31.80 10.0 positive automatic P 13 11031.8682 -0.870902 0.0408393
IU.PAB.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:30.17 10.0 positive automatic P 16 10986.3471 -0.686558 0.042709
PM.PESTR.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:25.35 10.0 positive automatic P 14 10863.3702 -0.45061 0.0428661
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:23.87 10.0 negative automatic ScP 293 4731.4749 -3.67352 0
PM.ROSA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:20.35 10.0 positive automatic P 358 10728.7827 0.0374048 0.0540759
LX.MESJ.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:20.62 10.0 positive automatic P 13 10742.0805 -0.224635 0.0498928
PM.PVAQ.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:18.85 10.0 positive automatic P 14 10701.2547 -0.320638 0.0516791
LX.MORF.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:17.59 10.0 positive automatic P 13 10677.5562 -0.671343 0.0456323
MX.TLIG.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:17.55 10.0 positive automatic P 293 10701.7653 -1.79433 0.0438594
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:17.05 10.0 negative automatic ScP 290 4548.2139 -3.59588 0
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:15.45 10.0 negative automatic P 147 10621.0128 -0.42692 0.0592303
II.CMLA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:15.97 10.0 positive automatic P 360 10618.5486 0.156656 0.0579702
TT.TATN.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:14.71 10.0 positive automatic P 30 10575.8136 0.627692 0.0586673
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:12.62 10.0 positive automatic P 170 10548.8184 -0.28816 0.0613529
WA.ZON.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:11.80 10.0 negative automatic ScP 293 4390.1943 -3.16051 0
G.PEL.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:10.25 10.0 positive automatic ScP 289 4356.4725 -3.51394 0
GT.CPUP.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:43:09.35 10.0 positive automatic S 310 4315.6578 -2.0809 0
AU.WRKA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:08.40 10.0 positive automatic P 156 10446.6207 -0.362624 0.0657194
C.GO05.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:07.00 10.0 negative automatic S 286 4263.3102 2.70014 0
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:05.72 10.0 negative automatic ScP 287 4217.2785 -3.30296 0
WM.AVE.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:43:00.85 10.0 positive automatic P 15 10255.8561 0.0762807 0.080349
MX.CCIG.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:57.64 10.0 positive automatic P 298 10236.3756 -2.55673 0.0759208
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:56.57 10.0 positive automatic P 177 10171.1187 -0.824127 0.0853094
C.GO06.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:53.40 10.0 negative automatic ScP 281 3851.1117 -3.56147 0
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:48.95 10.0 positive automatic ScP 281 3704.5695 -3.28309 0
C1.LL01.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:47.18 10.0 positive automatic ScP 277 3682.8468 -4.08874 0
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:44.25 10.0 positive automatic ScP 276 3587.1981 -4.13286 0
G.ATD.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:44.50 10.0 positive automatic P 65 9821.391 1.90753 0.0936464
AU.FORT.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:42.65 10.0 positive automatic P 157 9822.3012 0.090197 0.101124
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:40.00 10.0 positive automatic ScP 273 3423.3954 -3.38252 0
CU.GTBY.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:39.40 10.0 positive automatic P 314 9785.5269 -1.57881 0.091835
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:38.95 10.0 positive automatic P 167 9732.1248 0.146832 0.114782
CU.TGUH.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:38.20 10.0 positive automatic P 301 9769.6206 -2.28356 0.100977
CU.MTDJ.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:37.45 10.0 positive automatic P 311 9719.1933 -0.825959 0.110237
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:35.35 10.0 positive automatic P 147 9670.7529 -0.711119 0.100471
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:33.95 10.0 positive automatic P 175 9617.2176 0.17803 0.110599
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2018-08-14T03:42:28.65 10.0 negative automatic P 195 9497.3709 0.310726 0.124562
CU.SDDR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:27.85 10.0 positive automatic P 317 9530.7375 -2.06514 0.120262
GE.BOAB.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:27.30 10.0 positive automatic P 301 9530.7264 -2.58378 0.116254
AU.MILA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:25.45 10.0 positive automatic P 175 9425.5983 0.216149 0.12757
G.TAM.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:24.10 10.0 positive automatic P 28 9393.9522 0.199163 0.134448
AU.TOO.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:21.37 10.0 positive automatic P 172 9345.5229 -0.180823 0.13328
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:18.87 10.0 positive automatic P 149 9304.0533 -0.737116 0.126137
II.JTS.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:17.22 10.0 positive automatic P 301 9282.4416 -1.38047 0.136299
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2018-08-14T03:42:11.35 10.0 negative automatic P 197 9107.6832 0.962422 0.160184
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:08.77 10.0 positive automatic ScP 233 2169.2064 -2.63345 0
CU.ANWB.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:42:05.50 10.0 positive automatic P 325 9040.284 -1.68372 0.150987
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:42:01.76 10.0 positive automatic ScP 155 1830.7785 -3.38224 0
CU.BCIP.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:59.62 10.0 positive automatic P 305 8918.406 -1.69743 0.158561
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:54.32 10.0 negative automatic P 174 8767.224 0.386632 0.184596
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2018-08-14T03:41:51.80 10.0 negative automatic P 194 8711.502 0.638095 0.185897
G.FDF.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:50.35 10.0 positive automatic P 324 8710.0035 -0.805453 0.169402
CU.BBGH.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:41.40 10.0 positive automatic P 325 8488.5363 1.45224 0.187162
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2018-08-14T03:41:39.93 10.0 positive automatic P 191 8460.9084 1.37413 0.215064
IU.PAYG.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:39.72 10.0 positive automatic P 291 8496.273 -0.640568 0.162347
CU.GRGR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:36.67 10.0 positive automatic P 323 8454.2817 -1.53085 0.0981258
II.SACV.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:18.27 10.0 positive automatic P 1 8089.6023 -0.883057 0.24198
II.MBAR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:41:16.17 10.0 positive automatic P 60 8001.6015 1.57234 0.239514
GE.SBV.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:41:07.05 10.0 positive automatic P 85 7843.8594 1.26203 0.224768
G.RER.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:40:46.55 10.0 positive automatic P 94 7475.3172 1.25817 0.29213
G.MPG.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:40:40.45 10.0 positive automatic P 330 7416.4428 -1.35586 0.305123
GT.DBIC.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:40:39.50 10.0 positive automatic P 22 7394.1318 -1.01822 0.304091
G.AIS.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:40:29.45 10.0 positive automatic P 121 7181.5113 1.30676 0.346901
II.ABPO.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:40:29.07 10.0 positive automatic P 86 7170.9774 1.29557 0.356643
GE.VOI.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:40:11.15 10.0 positive automatic P 87 6881.0232 0.742053 0.365956
G.FOMA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:39:54.30 10.0 positive automatic P 89 6614.1903 0.44519 0.398336
IU.LSZ.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:39:42.57 10.0 positive automatic P 66 6437.9223 -0.449317 0.430256
C1.LL01.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:36:25.18 10.0 positive automatic P 277 3682.8468 -1.57378 0.807693
IU.RCBR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:39:04.92 10.0 positive automatic P 346 5855.7162 -0.186999 0.476225
GT.LPAZ.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:39:02.13 10.0 positive automatic P 304 5815.6008 -1.0595 0.527417
IU.TSUM.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:42.02 10.0 positive automatic P 57 5508.7635 0.229619 0.559822
AF.POGA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:38:41.30 10.0 positive automatic P 77 5508.1974 -0.289271 0.54718
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:32.43 10.0 positive automatic P 70 5376.174 -0.190464 0.593502
GE.LVC.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:22.67 10.0 positive automatic P 299 5238.0456 -0.607276 0.587121
GE.WIN.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:38:18.10 10.0 positive automatic P 59 5156.7381 0.751902 0.627961
C.GO02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:38:07.13 10.0 positive automatic P 297 5030.9196 -1.41727 0.567139
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:07.88 10.0 positive automatic P 72 5026.8015 -0.1533 0.641192
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:02.75 10.0 positive automatic P 182 4940.6211 1.0972 0.662849
II.SHEL.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:38:01.72 10.0 positive automatic P 27 4923.0609 1.26574 0.621343
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:59.60 10.0 positive automatic P 184 4889.7054 1.63029 0.671207
C.GO03.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:53.08 10.0 negative automatic P 294 4837.269 -1.20553 0.664058
C1.VA04.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:50.55 10.0 positive automatic P 280 4777.8507 0.699968 0.562514
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:45.07 10.0 positive automatic P 293 4731.4749 -1.76742 0.697511
AF.SOE.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:42.90 10.0 negative automatic P 76 4678.0839 0.224728 0.645065
AF.GRHM.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:42.12 10.0 positive automatic P 77 4675.3977 -0.319051 0.549854
C1.CO02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:32.65 10.0 negative automatic P 290 4548.2139 -0.493904 0.651098
II.SUR.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:26.02 10.0 positive automatic P 71 4439.3784 0.886067 0.615505
WA.ZON.HHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:19.15 10.0 positive automatic P 293 4390.1943 -2.12973 0.642727
G.PEL.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:18.30 10.0 negative automatic P 289 4356.4725 -0.433767 0.761872
GT.CPUP.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:14.55 10.0 positive automatic P 310 4315.6578 -1.00713 0.702175
C.GO05.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:10.35 10.0 positive automatic P 286 4263.3102 -1.23972 0.742924
G.SPB.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:37:08.90 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4203.6033 1.74674 0.808166
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:07.07 10.0 positive automatic P 287 4217.2785 -1.16298 0.768194
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:37:06.11 10.0 positive automatic P 142 4191.6486 -0.0190119 0.685041
C.GO06.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:36:38.68 10.0 positive automatic P 281 3851.1117 -1.44692 0.770542
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:36:28.18 10.0 positive automatic P 281 3704.5695 -0.453768 0.891125
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:36:19.05 10.0 positive automatic P 276 3587.1981 -0.206395 0.806748
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:36:07.15 10.0 positive automatic P 273 3423.3954 0.893126 0.957125
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:34:19.37 10.0 negative automatic P 233 2169.2064 1.5338 0.930233
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2018-08-14T03:33:39.46 10.0 negative automatic P 155 1830.7785 -2.37402 0.869565
II.HOPE.BHZ.00 2018-08-14T03:31:43.97 10.0 negative automatic P 295 811.8873 6.76309 0.930233
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