Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.2 on date 31-07-2023 and time 23:34:11 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

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

  • 31-07-2023 23:34:11 (UTC)
  • 01-08-2023 01:34:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.9150, 14.2680 at 17 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
ML 3.2 2023-07-31
23:34:11
34.9152 14.2682 17 2023-07-31
23:49:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119741481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-07-31 23:34:11 ± 0.49
Latitude 34.9152 ± 0.0252
Longitude 14.2682 ± 0.0625
Depth (km) 17 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119741481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5752
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2044
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 251
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 321
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.49117
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitude information

ML:3.2

Field Value
Value 3.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 46
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119741481
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-07-31 23:49:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSFR.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:36:15.70 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.95 0
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:37.43 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.15 0
IV.CELI.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:24.45 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.06 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:23.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.84 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:20.87 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.63 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:20.20 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.14 0
IY.MCDA.HHZ.00 2023-07-31T23:35:17.02 3.0 negative manual Pn -4.05 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:15.81 1.0 undecidable manual S 9 254.2566 54 -0.51 15
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:12.77 1.0 undecidable manual S 11 231.3906 54 1.37 13
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:06.98 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.92 0
IV.SICLA.EHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:06.57 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.02 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:05.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 387.5232 54 0.21 19
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:05.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 210.6336 54 -1.08 33
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:01.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 12 353.8791 54 -0.01 20
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:35:01.21 1.0 undecidable manual P 9 351.1818 54 0.41 9
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:59.16 0.3 positive manual P 9 326.9283 54 1.37 19
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:59.95 1.0 undecidable manual P 356 341.8023 54 0.32 10
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:59.54 0.6 negative manual P 346 341.5026 54 -0.06 20
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:59.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 335.8083 54 0.11 30
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:58.78 0.1 positive manual P 350 334.9092 54 0.01 41
IV.ALJA.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:56.95 0.3 positive manual P 352 317.7375 54 0.31 30
IV.ESML.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:56.81 0.3 negative manual P 10 304.7616 54 1.78 15
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:55.90 1.0 positive manual P 356 303.6627 54 1.01 8
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:55.50 0.6 undecidable manual P 340 325.8294 54 -2.15 7
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:50.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 11 275.3133 54 -1.13 10
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:50.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 18 273.615 54 -1.09 20
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:49.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 16 259.0407 54 -0.28 63
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:48.32 0.6 positive manual P 9 254.2566 54 -0.42 32
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:47.91 1.0 positive manual P 2 256.1547 54 -1.07 12
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:46.31 0.3 positive manual P 11 231.3906 54 0.41 56
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-07-31T23:34:46.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 358 123.987 93 0.06 68
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-07-31T23:34:44.01 0.6 positive manual P 19 210.6336 54 0.7 39
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-07-31T23:34:43.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 111.0999 94 0.42 64
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-07-31T23:34:31.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 358 123.987 93 -0.47 62
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-07-31T23:34:29.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 111.0999 94 -0.25 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0007655000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:34:50.75
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0001735 1.22 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:34:53.70
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:3.0 0.0002355 0.68 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:00.54
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.3 0.000391 0.42 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:00.68
IV.HVZN.HNN. ML:3.3 0.000383 0.44 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:00.71
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.5 0.0005665000000000001 0.92 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:01.67
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.5 0.0005515 0.28 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:01.67
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.6 0.0007215 0.26 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:01.65
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.9 0.00013949999999999998 1.02 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:07.12
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000199 1.44 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:07.19
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00027600000000000004 0.72 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:10.99
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.5 0.000838 0.9 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:11.02
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00027800000000000004 1.58 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:13.91
IV.HVZN.HNE. ML:3.3 0.000328 1.6 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:13.15
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:2.8 0.0000634 1.4 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:14.92
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00009070000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:16.32
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00011350000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:16.90
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:3.4 0.00026549999999999995 0.56 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:17.91
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00016949999999999997 0.86 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:18.51
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00029200000000000005 1.16 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:19.27
IV.RESU.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00008529999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:19.36
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:3.4 0.0003645 0.94 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:23.22
IV.HLNI.HNE. ML:3.2 0.000235 0.54 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:24.62
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0002175 0.5 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:24.62
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00021200000000000003 1.3 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:24.16
IV.HLNI.HNN. ML:3.2 0.0002325 1.32 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:24.82
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:3.3 0.0003005 0.3 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:28.21
IV.RESU.HHN. ML:3.0 0.00011780000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:31.94
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:3.1 0.00003665 1.18 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:32.98
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:3.5 0.000356 0.72 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:35.18
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000229 0.54 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:38.30
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.3 0.000168 0.76 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:39.39
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.8 0.0000748 0.58 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:39.90
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00006500000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:43.59
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0000693 0.96 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:44.16
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00027 1.38 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:45.02
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:3.1 0.00009984999999999999 0.76 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:46.65
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00009475 0.74 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:47.30
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.2 0.000157 1.16 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:47.26
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.1 0.00010614999999999999 0.62 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:49.57
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.5 0.0001795 0.6 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:50.39
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0001675 1.3 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:50.30
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.1 0.000117 0.48 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:35:51.00
IY.MCDA.HHE.00 ML:3.5 0.0000826 1.46 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:36:07.25
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:3.1 0.000036400000000000004 0.84 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:36:19.08
IY.MCDA.HHN.00 ML:3.5 0.0000883 1.36 AML other m 2023-07-31T23:36:23.08
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