Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 4.4 on date 23-05-2013 and time 14:09:05 (UTC) in region Costa Greca Ionica (GRECIA)

A magnitude Mw 4.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Greca Ionica (GRECIA), on

  • 23-05-2013 14:09:05 (UTC)
  • 23-05-2013 16:09:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 23-05-2013 17:09:05 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.6600, 20.4520 at 2 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.

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
Rev200
mb 4.8
Mw 4.4
2013-05-23
14:09:05
38.66 20.452 2 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 3581551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-05-23 14:09:05
Latitude 38.6600
Longitude 20.4520
Depth (km) 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> AGENDA-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3581551

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) 0
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

Mw:4.4

Field Value
Value 4.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 3581551
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT-INGV Revised
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-04 16:03:46

mb:4.8

Field Value
Value 4.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 3581551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-05-23 15:41:13
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
MagnitudeMw 4.41
Scalar Moment5.17853E+22 dyne-cm
Computed depth2 km
QualityAb
Variance Reduction65.06%
Double Couple41%
CLVD59%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusreviewed

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr3.825E+22
Mtt6.3719E+21
Mpp-4.46219E+22
Mrt-6.6097E+21
Mrp-8.1806E+21
Mtp3.26067E+22

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN117652122
PN23114855

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

20.452 38.66 2 176 52 122 311 48 55 5.17853 22 20.952 39.16

TDMT references

More info and references

Station Distribution

Station Distribution

TDMT station details

Sta Dist Azi V R zcor
ITM 209.3 141.3 40.25% 208
AGG 168.4 75.6 64.21% 199
FNA 248.7 18.4 63.67% 211
HORT 312.9 45.7 67.17% 216
THE 307.2 43.8 66.62% 216
XOR 249.9 70.9 73.05% 208
Fault Plane solutions in the area
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