Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.2 on date 04-03-2023 and time 01:07:11 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.2 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 04-03-2023 01:07:11 (UTC)
  • 04-03-2023 02:07:11 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.8470, 14.2260 at 21 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 3.2 2023-03-04
01:07:11
34.8472 14.2258 21 2024-03-01
17:18:12
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 118735931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-04 01:07:11 ± 0.27
Latitude 34.8472 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.2258 ± 0.0186
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 118735931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1867
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 837
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1870.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 279
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 42
Number of defining phases 37
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.56671
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 25
Magnitude information

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 118735931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-06-26 11:49:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:09:19.78 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 5.41 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:58.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.57 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:22.03 1.0 undecidable manual S 12 283.5051 54 -0.28 13
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-03-04T01:08:22.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 279.7089 54 0.63 24
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:21.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 281.9067 54 -0.05 27
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:21.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 283.0056 54 -0.38 25
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:18.72 1.0 undecidable manual S 3 263.736 54 0.65 14
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:14.39 1.0 undecidable manual S 19 247.7631 54 -0.23 18
MN.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:13.32 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:12.96 1.0 undecidable manual S 12 239.5824 54 0.11 19
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:08:08.58 1.0 undecidable manual S 19 219.0141 54 0.16 22
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:08:08.39 1.0 undecidable manual S 7 222.0111 54 -0.67 19
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:06.99 1.0 undecidable manual P 16 395.9037 54 0.69 8
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:02.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 365.2566 54 -0.48 28
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:00.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 347.8851 54 0.3 29
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:08:00.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 343.101 54 0.53 19
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:56.76 1.0 undecidable manual S 313 167.7099 54 -0.59 26
IV.CMDO.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:54.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 292.485 54 0.9 18
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:52.54 1.0 undecidable manual P 359 284.1045 54 0.15 13
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:52.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 281.9067 54 0.5 36
IV.HAGA.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:52.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 283.0056 54 -0.19 26
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:51.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 283.5051 54 -0.4 37
IV.HCRL.HHN. 2023-03-04T01:07:51.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 15 279.7089 54 -0.05 27
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:51.12 1.0 undecidable manual P 16 267.3324 54 0.81 12
IV.HVZN.HNZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:50.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 9 262.3374 54 0.78 26
IV.HSRS.HNN. 2023-03-04T01:07:49.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 264.6351 54 -0.13 16
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:49.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 263.736 54 -0.41 30
IV.CLTA.HHN. 2023-03-04T01:07:48.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 355 257.4534 54 -0.22 16
IV.ACATE.HNE. 2023-03-04T01:07:47.01 1.0 undecidable manual P 6 242.7792 54 -0.23 18
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:47.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 247.7631 54 -0.54 33
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:46.99 1.0 undecidable manual P 12 239.5824 54 0.14 19
IV.HVIT.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:45.95 1.0 undecidable manual P 6 239.4825 54 -0.89 15
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:45.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 119.1918 95 0.2 100
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:44.09 1.0 undecidable manual S 14 113.0979 96 -0.02 35
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:44.93 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 219.0141 54 0.64 19
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:44.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 7 222.0111 54 -0.39 41
MN.SPAOL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:40.76 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.LINA.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:38.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 313 167.7099 54 0.45 27
IV.LPDG.HHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:37.69 1.0 undecidable manual P 298 162.7149 54 0.41 28
MN.SPAOL.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:36.65 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-03-04T01:07:30.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 119.1918 95 -0.41 64
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2023-03-04T01:07:30.21 1.0 undecidable manual P 14 113.0979 96 -0.04 35
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.WDD.HHN. ML:3.4 0.002082094 0.38 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:07:46.90
MN.WDD.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0026372175 0.42 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:07:45.90
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00014250000000000002 0.96 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:23.88
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00048499999999999997 1.16 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:29.73
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0005075 0.4 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:30.27
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.3 0.0003755 0.66 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:32.65
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00041049999999999995 1.44 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:34.01
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:2.7 0.00007095 0.88 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:35.55
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00029200000000000005 1.1 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:38.65
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.4 0.000381 1.36 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:39.80
IV.CPTP.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00020050000000000002 0.9 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:39.44
IV.CPTP.HHN. ML:3.3 0.00026700000000000004 0.84 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:40.59
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.8 0.000060799999999999994 0.6 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:42.43
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.4 0.00036199999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:43.58
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0001053 0.8 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:43.62
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00004775 0.7 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:58.48
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0001505 1.08 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:09:12.96
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00011063973499999999 3.26 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:58.31
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.0 0.00008857981499999999 1.26 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:09:00.74
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00010484447499999999 1.08 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:46.28
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00009251538 0.94 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:08:51.57
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.9 0.000034905249999999996 0.66 AML other m 2023-03-04T01:09:01.85
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