Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.8 on date 13-08-2023 and time 04:09:26 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.8 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Sea], on

  • 13-08-2023 04:09:26 (UTC)
  • 13-08-2023 06:09:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 13-08-2023 14:09:26 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -6.4480, 148.8020 at 15 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.

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
mb 5.2
Mwp 5.8

Mwpd 5.9
2023-08-13
04:09:26
-6.4477 148.802 15 2023-08-13
04:26:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120075071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-13 04:09:26
Latitude -6.4477
Longitude 148.8020
Depth (km) 15 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120075071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 25956378
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 17620547
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 357
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 21451700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107.238
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.74439
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 3.38153
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 87.53384
Number of stations at which the event was observed 34
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 34
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 120075071
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-13 04:26:10

Mwpd:5.9

Field Value
Value 5.9
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 120075071
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-13 04:26:10

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 120075071
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-13 04:26:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:22:14.13 10.0 positive automatic P 24 9716.2518 1.82222 0.10928
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:21:52.42 10.0 positive automatic P 180 9266.0247 -0.437291 0.114819
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:21:48.80 10.0 positive automatic P 323 9183.6294 1.76866 0.125238
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:20:35.83 10.0 positive automatic P 177 7925.6442 -9.54456 0.0139577
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:18:15.87 10.0 positive automatic P 283 5491.7694 1.10699 0.34213
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:18:11.87 10.0 positive automatic P 282 5431.1634 1.55401 0.358138
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:17:44.72 10.0 positive automatic P 279 5064.4194 -0.472786 0.266151
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:17:32.92 10.0 positive automatic P 348 4897.7307 1.40805 0.430178
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:17:22.05 10.0 positive automatic P 342 4727.9118 1.41339 0.461642
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-08-13T04:17:17.33 10.0 positive automatic P 153 4672.4007 1.93693 0.447691
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:16:45.22 10.0 positive automatic P 230 4249.6794 0.966199 0.592071
PS.ISG.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:16:44.71 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4332.4743 -6.302 0.549784
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-08-13T04:16:32.55 10.0 positive automatic P 145 4074.1773 0.306152 0.642648
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:16:09.52 10.0 positive automatic P 264 3818.844 -1.72616 0.661516
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:48.85 10.0 positive automatic P 239 3522.6516 0.963539 0.831717
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:43.33 10.0 positive automatic P 185 3470.7258 -0.943916 0.846945
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:42.15 10.0 positive automatic P 216 3457.2282 -0.973266 0.82512
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:26.55 10.0 positive automatic P 180 3204.6033 3.01857 0.952381
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:23.62 10.0 positive automatic P 271 3211.8627 -0.354078 0.30303
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:15:12.60 10.0 positive automatic P 176 3048.8703 1.10024 0.898876
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:15:05.50 10.0 positive automatic P 224 3000.0858 -1.09906 0.987654
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:14:51.05 10.0 positive automatic P 241 2820.5988 -0.0369755 0.677966
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:14:38.40 10.0 positive automatic P 131 2653.7325 -0.574189 0.869565
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:14:38.82 10.0 positive automatic P 174 2676.8982 -1.91248 1.35483
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:14:31.00 10.0 positive automatic P 135 2582.9034 -1.45219 0.851064
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:14:28.42 10.0 positive automatic P 280 2571.3483 -1.79152 0.668942
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:14:04.50 10.0 positive automatic P 135 2285.9562 0.262958 1.15858
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:14:03.20 10.0 positive automatic P 192 2286.5667 0.0884935 0.930233
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:13:49.60 10.0 positive automatic P 225 2159.3274 0.0837373 0.941176
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-08-13T04:13:46.67 10.0 positive automatic P 174 2114.0838 -0.235483 0.711953
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:13:42.23 10.0 positive automatic P 249 2058.495 1.17043 0.232558
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:13:25.43 10.0 positive automatic P 248 1915.7157 0.0139811 0.941176
AU.COEN.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:11:41.30 10.0 positive automatic P 216 1035.4191 2.37852 0.190476
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2023-08-13T04:10:18.92 10.0 positive automatic P 209 375.3465 1.49933 1.90476
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