Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.5 on date 13-09-2023 and time 02:06:42 (Italy) in region Greenland [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.5 earthquake occured in region: Greenland [Sea], on

  • 13-09-2023 00:06:42 (UTC)
  • 13-09-2023 02:06:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 13-09-2023 00:06:42 (UTC +00:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Scoresbysund)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 70.0520, -14.7420 at 99 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 4.5
Mwp 5.5

Mwpd 5.6
2023-09-13
00:06:42
70.0523 -14.7422 99 2023-09-13
00:27:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121009121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-13 00:06:42
Latitude 70.0523
Longitude -14.7422
Depth (km) 99 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121009121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 23859192
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3006805
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 19
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 19387500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 165.282
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.4244
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 15.21393
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 60.16705
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 121009121
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-13 00:27:28

Mwpd:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 121009121
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-13 00:27:28

mb:4.5

Field Value
Value 4.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 121009121
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-13 00:27:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
II.UOSS.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:16:39.82 10.0 positive automatic P 99 6678.537 0.880446 0.231335
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:16:23.87 10.0 positive automatic P 285 6436.5903 -0.825225 0.232814
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:16:06.15 10.0 positive automatic P 278 6172.9653 -0.464648 0.240081
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:15:25.15 10.0 positive automatic P 273 5555.0838 0.479706 0.346479
G.TAM.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:15:16.45 10.0 positive automatic P 155 5412.4044 -0.850036 0.329287
WM.TIO.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:13:58.25 10.0 positive automatic P 170 4367.8056 -3.24717 0.56735
II.FFC.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:13:57.77 10.0 positive automatic P 294 4331.1867 -0.234458 0.543824
US.LBNH.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:13:51.10 10.0 positive automatic P 258 4215.1251 1.26865 0.580869
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2023-09-13T00:13:30.15 10.0 positive automatic P 123 3936.171 1.26883 0.698642
PM.PESTR.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:12:53.01 10.0 positive automatic P 169 3486.6987 -0.260498 0.8113
IU.PAB.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:12:49.57 10.0 positive automatic P 164 3439.89 -0.486729 0.833538
MN.VLC.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:12:29.97 10.0 positive automatic P 141 3194.7909 -0.836846 0.869565
RD.EPF.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:12:23.96 10.0 positive automatic P 156 3117.3684 -0.0517188 0.909091
RD.RJF.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:12:06.60 10.0 positive automatic P 153 2889.2412 1.03859 0.934579
RD.MFF.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:11:51.30 10.0 positive automatic P 155 2721.2094 -0.524295 0.769231
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:11:50.37 10.0 positive automatic P 141 2705.7693 -0.0871578 1.31931
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:11:50.94 10.0 positive automatic P 149 2720.6544 -0.881564 0.961538
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:11:48.30 10.0 positive automatic P 143 2690.3292 -1.04617 1.27811
G.IVI.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:10:23.25 10.0 positive automatic P 253 1783.8033 0.769175 0.909091
II.ESK.BHZ.00 2023-09-13T00:10:18.02 10.0 positive automatic P 155 1730.934 3.03612 0.930233
DK.NRS.BHZ. 2023-09-13T00:10:13.25 10.0 positive automatic P 250 1688.7429 0.884087 0.181818
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