Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 6.0 on date 17-08-2023 and time 18:41:01 (Italy) in region Central Mid Atlantic Ridge [Sea]

A magnitude Mw 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Central Mid Atlantic Ridge [Sea], on

  • 17-08-2023 16:41:01 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2023 18:41:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 17-08-2023 16:41:01 (UTC +00:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Africa/Freetown)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -0.3590, -19.5700 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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
Rev200
Mw 6.0 2023-08-17
16:41:01
-0.359 -19.57 10 2023-08-18
20:06:10
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 120269331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-17 16:41:01
Latitude -0.3590
Longitude -19.5700
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-USGS
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120269331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 0.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec)
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

Mw:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Mw
Reference to an origin 120269331
Agency INGV
Autore U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-18 20:06:10
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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