Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.6 on date 01-08-2023 and time 17:15:27 (UTC) in region Eritrea [Land]

A magnitude Mwp 5.6 earthquake occured in region: Eritrea [Land], on

  • 01-08-2023 17:15:27 (UTC)
  • 01-08-2023 19:15:27 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 01-08-2023 20:15:27 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Africa/Asmara)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 15.3490, 39.5560 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		mb 5.3
Mwp 5.6
Mwpd 5.7 		2023-08-01
17:15:27		 15.3492 39.5555 9 2023-08-01
17:31:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119767721
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-01 17:15:27
Latitude 15.3492
Longitude 39.5555
Depth (km) 9 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119767721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 23182206
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19124876
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 198
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 18860400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84.5089
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 107
Number of defining phases 107
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.779483
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 14.93354
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 93.91346
Number of stations at which the event was observed 107
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 107
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 119767721
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-01 17:31:48

Mwp:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 26
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 119767721
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-01 17:31:48

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 116
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 119767721
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-01 17:31:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.LBNH.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:28:45.80 10.0 positive automatic P 318 10424.3985 1.53466 0.0949363
CN.SACHN.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:28:36.70 10.0 positive automatic P 355 10218.8376 1.0317 0.102365
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:28:31.65 10.0 positive automatic P 108 10114.4643 1.41606 0.099685
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:28:19.40 10.0 positive automatic P 44 9810.846 0.849802 0.104747
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:28:15.47 10.0 positive automatic P 53 9727.9623 0.432055 0.109017
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:28:13.06 10.0 positive automatic P 54 9666.0798 0.767858 0.107909
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:28:12.57 10.0 positive automatic P 28 9661.6398 1.25856 0.101114
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:28:10.35 10.0 positive automatic P 113 9621.1359 1.68885 0.114106
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:28:03.60 10.0 positive automatic P 56 9438.3522 1.37509 0.108259
IU.RCBR.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:27:23.97 10.0 positive automatic P 260 8617.8513 1.0069 0.13576
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:27:21.92 10.0 positive automatic P 103 8615.6979 -0.34815 0.138986
DK.KULLO.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:27:18.96 10.0 positive automatic P 344 8546.8002 -0.372251 0.074426
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:27:16.07 10.0 positive automatic P 29 8495.3628 0.470007 0.142952
DK.ILULI.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:27:12.22 10.0 positive automatic P 339 8425.122 -0.911624 0.0496023
IU.SFJD.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:27:12.72 10.0 positive automatic P 336 8431.893 -1.24857 0.148568
IU.TIXI.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:27:08.82 10.0 positive automatic P 19 8350.6188 0.70807 0.138303
GE.SUMG.BHZ.10 2023-08-01T17:26:49.20 10.0 positive automatic P 342 7968.2793 -0.346905 0.15527
DK.ISOG.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:26:45.55 10.0 positive automatic P 335 7915.8651 -0.398441 0.0823259
DK.ANGG.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:26:43.15 10.0 positive automatic P 335 7855.248 0.366754 0.167203
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:26:25.11 10.0 positive automatic P 348 7552.3068 -0.44909 0.185195
DK.SCO.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:26:14.50 10.0 positive automatic P 341 7350.4311 -0.976863 0.195508
II.BORG.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:26:01.10 10.0 positive automatic P 335 7095.0534 -0.621458 0.2003
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:25:58.32 10.0 positive automatic P 44 7064.5506 0.812904 0.211655
II.CMLA.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:25:41.55 10.0 positive automatic P 305 6781.5006 -0.394531 0.224353
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:25:39.22 10.0 positive automatic P 93 6743.4276 0.950279 0.232296
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:25:28.72 10.0 positive automatic P 98 6536.9454 3.42129 0.241456
IU.KEV.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:24:56.97 10.0 positive automatic P 355 6101.0928 -0.625409 0.283794
PM.PMOZ.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:24:51.62 10.0 positive automatic P 300 5993.8446 -0.544958 0.287204
GE.VAL.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:24:48.40 10.0 positive automatic P 324 5959.3902 -0.669305 0.290535
GE.DSB.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:24:36.90 10.0 positive automatic P 327 5789.7711 -0.368183 0.307811
II.ESK.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:24:32.07 10.0 positive automatic P 330 5732.1732 -1.29003 0.306892
II.SUR.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:24:28.87 10.0 positive automatic P 200 5659.7124 -0.653141 0.329794
IU.KONO.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:24:14.67 10.0 positive automatic P 341 5484.6654 -1.83142 0.335221
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:24:00.25 10.0 positive automatic P 33 5243.1072 1.24107 0.362706
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:59.67 10.0 positive automatic P 39 5232.207 1.30856 0.381359
DK.MUD.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:58.40 10.0 positive automatic P 338 5231.3745 -0.271455 0.360288
ES.ELAN.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:49.48 10.0 positive automatic P 316 5100.5832 -0.056709 0.420081
GT.BOSA.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:48.08 10.0 positive automatic P 198 5115.5238 -2.03414 0.398959
RD.MFF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:44.96 10.0 positive automatic P 322 5039.733 -0.178011 0.419944
II.BORK.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:40.30 10.0 positive automatic P 26 4971.5568 0.0284847 0.398938
ES.EGOR.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:36.74 10.0 positive automatic P 308 4914.1365 0.426225 0.635064
GT.DBIC.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:35.50 10.0 positive automatic P 264 4924.0266 -0.444489 0.435727
RD.LFF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:34.58 10.0 positive automatic P 320 4888.3623 0.333599 0.446361
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:34.55 10.0 positive automatic P 350 4901.205 -0.45669 0.419805
RD.ETSF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:33.92 10.0 positive automatic P 317 4873.7991 0.602213 0.453393
RD.RJF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:31.88 10.0 positive automatic P 321 4856.1723 -0.0718601 0.447992
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:29.67 10.0 positive automatic P 15 4825.2921 -0.0278758 0.453745
RD.EPF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:28.78 10.0 positive automatic P 318 4815.3021 -0.262662 0.45563
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:28.76 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4823.8602 -0.867418 0.45838
GE.FLT1.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:26.25 10.0 positive automatic P 335 4801.1385 -1.36877 0.447665
GT.LBTB.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:20.88 10.0 positive automatic P 199 4728.0228 -1.66177 0.472611
RD.MTLF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:19.98 10.0 positive automatic P 319 4698.3081 -0.448767 0.483211
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:19.05 10.0 positive automatic P 328 4692.3141 -0.975596 0.447845
ES.EPOB.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:18.94 10.0 positive automatic P 316 4676.6076 0.0143402 0.625272
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:16.05 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4655.2845 -1.27039 0.487502
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:15.17 10.0 positive automatic P 329 4634.8605 -0.804261 0.56634
FR.SAUF.HHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:08.40 10.0 positive automatic P 321 4535.3601 0.0301236 0.501683
RD.ORIF.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:08.78 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4546.3158 -0.550719 0.549061
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:07.17 10.0 positive automatic P 40 4490.949 1.38157 0.523838
IU.TSUM.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:23:06.57 10.0 positive automatic P 213 4523.9382 -0.955507 0.504221
PL.SUW.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:06.43 10.0 positive automatic P 345 4520.2974 0.0377824 0.495223
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:05.82 10.0 positive automatic P 324 4504.2468 -0.502013 0.540037
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:03.17 10.0 positive automatic P 329 4471.4796 0.0803002 0.528413
ES.ETOS.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:03.33 10.0 positive automatic P 315 4466.862 0.0145508 0.481369
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:01.86 10.0 positive automatic P 337 4453.2978 -0.19094 0.757734
IV.MONC.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:23:00.23 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4427.6901 -0.176843 0.481585
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:57.49 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4378.2507 0.796373 0.54855
WM.MAHO.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:56.05 10.0 positive automatic P 316 4363.7652 -0.668363 0.541926
IV.SALO.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:51.80 10.0 positive automatic P 327 4310.8293 -0.158315 0.511329
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:50.85 10.0 positive automatic P 337 4305.5124 -0.110068 0.763174
PL.OJC.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:46.92 10.0 positive automatic P 340 4257.7713 -0.307161 0.569249
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:44.40 10.0 positive automatic P 330 4214.6256 0.307019 0.5948
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:41.57 10.0 positive automatic P 333 4174.155 0.123745 0.862761
FR.AJAC.HHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:41.66 10.0 positive automatic P 321 4164.1206 1.28668 0.568696
FR.SMPL.HHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:39.73 10.0 positive automatic P 322 4140.3666 1.10329 0.6283
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:35.57 10.0 positive automatic P 342 4098.0645 -0.0834518 0.174131
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:30.75 10.0 positive automatic P 338 4038.402 -0.610429 0.89255
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:29.17 10.0 positive automatic P 349 4031.4534 -1.05242 0.634973
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:28.90 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4017.3675 -1.2483 0.624902
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:26.42 10.0 positive automatic P 318 3967.2621 0.467602 0.836105
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:23.85 10.0 positive automatic P 334 3950.8119 -0.173257 0.929535
IV.LNSS.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:22.95 10.0 positive automatic P 326 3937.9914 -0.232643 0.706673
MN.AQU.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:20.27 10.0 positive automatic P 326 3897.3321 -0.78969 0.635132
MN.BLY.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:18.87 10.0 positive automatic P 332 3879.0726 0.374125 0.86458
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:18.60 10.0 positive automatic P 42 3863.0997 1.42865 0.64644
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:07.82 10.0 positive automatic P 337 3751.9221 -0.707039 0.733143
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:22:02.87 10.0 positive automatic P 334 3685.1334 -0.760891 0.778061
G.TAM.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:22:01.85 10.0 positive automatic P 288 3654.9081 -0.131385 0.810281
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:54.22 10.0 positive automatic P 325 3571.6137 -0.174747 0.790676
GE.MATE.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:54.45 10.0 positive automatic P 326 3568.4502 0.984405 0.810499
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:54.82 10.0 positive automatic P 331 3574.1778 0.361347 1.11825
IV.GIB.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:53.10 10.0 positive automatic P 320 3543.6306 0.851563 0.786878
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:44.61 10.0 positive automatic P 324 3444.2856 0.209315 0.882316
GE.TIRR.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:40.09 10.0 positive automatic P 344 3396.711 -0.37497 0.450797
MN.KEK.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:34.15 10.0 positive automatic P 329 3313.9938 0.286219 1.23991
AC.SRN.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:34.47 10.0 positive automatic P 329 3316.7355 0.429028 0.947867
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:24.46 10.0 positive automatic P 332 3205.2582 -1.09729 0.829876
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:21:24.27 10.0 positive automatic P 5 3188.8635 -0.320838 0.930233
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:22.68 10.0 positive automatic P 338 3164.6655 0.502657 1.09882
HT.ALN.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:19.30 10.0 positive automatic P 338 3119.6328 0.612564 1.20498
HL.VLS.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:19.87 10.0 positive automatic P 327 3140.6118 -0.143075 0.947867
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:21:06.97 10.0 positive automatic P 328 2980.017 -0.0284181 1.26301
GE.APE.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:20:51.10 10.0 positive automatic P 333 2778.4743 -0.0118238 0.43956
MN.IDI.HHZ. 2023-08-01T17:20:40.93 10.0 positive automatic P 329 2650.2804 0.783729 0.946746
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:20:04.05 10.0 positive automatic P 345 2263.4454 0.0570885 1.42061
II.UOSS.BHZ.00 2023-08-01T17:19:40.42 10.0 positive automatic P 56 2032.6764 0.353355 0.930233
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-08-01T17:18:58.85 10.0 positive automatic P 344 1657.6185 1.5151 0.91109
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