Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 6.1 on date 06-01-2008 and time 05:14:20 (UTC) in region Southern Greece [Land: Greece]

A magnitude Mw 6.1 earthquake occured in region: Southern Greece [Land: Greece], on

  • 06-01-2008 05:14:20 (UTC)
  • 06-01-2008 06:14:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 06-01-2008 07:14:20 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.1000, 22.8200 at 72 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.

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
Mw 6.1
Mw 6.0
2008-01-06
05:14:20
37.1 22.82 72 2015-05-26
12:47:18
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) 1366149
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-01-06 05:14:20
Latitude 37.1000
Longitude 22.8200
Depth (km) 72 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CSEM
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1366149

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

Mw:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366149
Agency INGV
Autore TDMT Historical
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-04 16:05:40

Mw:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 1366149
Agency INGV
Autore European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-05-26 12:46:24
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor

TDMT details

Field Value
MagnitudeMw 6.04
Scalar Moment1.4534E+25 dyne-cm
Computed depth72 km
QualityAa
Variance Reduction%
Double Couple0%
CLVD0%
ISO0%
Model usedCIA
Modemanual
Statusfinal

Moment Tensor Components

Component Value
Mrr1.1145404E+24
Mtt-8.4716417E+24
Mpp7.3571013E+24
Mrt8.690257E+24
Mrp-6.3903828E+24
Mtp-5.7508493E+24

Nodal Planes

Name Strike Dip Rake
PN111786133
PN2211436

Fault Plane solution

Focal Mechanism

psmeca (GMT documentation)

72 117 86 133 211 43 6 1.4534 25 0.5 0.5

TDMT references

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