Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.2 on date 22-04-2023 and time 01:55:57 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

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

  • 22-04-2023 01:55:57 (UTC)
  • 22-04-2023 03:55:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.7680, 15.0270 at 19 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 2023-04-22
01:55:57
34.7683 15.0272 19 2024-03-01
17:18:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117019841
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 3.2 2023-04-22
01:55:57
34.7332 14.8532 18 2023-04-22
02:06:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116592991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-22 01:55:57 ± 0.32
Latitude 34.7683 ± 0.0207
Longitude 15.0272 ± 0.0285
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117019841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2955
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1879
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 232
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 329
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
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) 1.14394
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.31850
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117019841
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-04 13:08:37

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116592991
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-22 02:06:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:54.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 0 215.2179 54 0.01 68
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:49.69 1.0 undecidable manual P 346 362.0598 54 1.34 6
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:49.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 368.3535 54 0.48 27
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:44.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 329.0262 54 0.5 19
ML.XLND.HHE. 2023-04-22T01:56:41.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 158.0196 54 -0.05 92
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:38.73 1.0 positive manual P 348 278.7099 54 0.75 11
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:38.72 0.6 positive manual P 357 286.602 54 -0.24 24
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:36.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 1 265.0347 54 0.15 30
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-04-22T01:56:36.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 134.9649 94 0.29 62
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:36.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 276.612 54 -1 20
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:33.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 126.9729 94 -0.15 66
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:33.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 2 243.1677 54 -0.31 35
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:30.38 1.0 undecidable manual P 0 215.2179 54 0.3 21
ML.XLND.HHE. 2023-04-22T01:56:22.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 158.0196 54 -0.02 92
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-04-22T01:56:19.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 339 134.9649 94 -0.11 65
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2023-04-22T01:56:18.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 126.9729 94 -0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.WDD.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0006895 1.24 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:56:35.15
MN.WDD.HHN. ML:2.9 0.0005769999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:56:37.04
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0006739999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:56:57.52
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000701 0.22 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:56:59.40
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0003025 0.26 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:08.67
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.3 0.0004125 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:08.80
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.4 0.000409 1.54 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:13.89
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.3 0.00028100000000000005 1.48 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:18.12
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000433 0.22 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:19.50
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0001645 0.54 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:21.47
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00039449999999999994 1.22 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:21.84
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00019700000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:22.64
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.3 0.00035850000000000004 0.9 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:22.22
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0001895 0.54 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:22.89
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0002315 0.38 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:23.83
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.1 0.00008505000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:32.01
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:3.0 0.000128 0.48 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:32.29
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:3.0 0.0001085 0.8 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:34.08
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000254 0.72 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:34.08
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:3.0 0.00011049999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:37.43
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.0002245 0.66 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:37.08
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00003095 0.7 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:55.35
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.3 0.000135 1.24 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:57:55.68
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00003655 0.9 AML other m 2023-04-22T01:58:00.57
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