Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.7 on date 21-09-2023 and time 15:20:30 (UTC) in region Kermadec Islands, New Zealand [Sea: New Zealand]

A magnitude Mwp 5.7 earthquake occured in region: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand [Sea: New Zealand], on

  • 21-09-2023 15:20:30 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2023 17:20:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 22-09-2023 03:20:30 (UTC +12:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Auckland)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -30.8320, -177.3890 at 46 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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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 5.4
Mwp 5.7

Mwpd 5.5
2023-09-21
15:20:30
-30.832 -177.389 46 2023-09-21
16:24:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121318601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-21 15:20:30
Latitude -30.8320
Longitude -177.3890
Depth (km) 46 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121318601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 18944332
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8183406
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 319
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 16560700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 226.409
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) 1.17509
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.65441
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 78.83103
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 121318601
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 16:24:50

Mwp:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 121318601
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 16:24:50

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 121318601
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 16:24:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:32:26.36 10.0 positive automatic P 324 8750.241 0.264272 0.134744
PS.OGS.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:31:30.96 10.0 positive automatic P 322 7721.4042 -2.42569 0.155024
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:31:18.17 10.0 positive automatic P 274 7460.1546 0.701835 0.185385
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:30:33.62 10.0 positive automatic P 287 6729.8079 -0.650013 0.201188
PS.KOR.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:30:28.56 10.0 positive automatic P 301 6638.9433 -1.27657 0.239667
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:30:17.67 10.0 positive automatic P 278 6429.7971 0.696157 0.19512
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:30:10.72 10.0 positive automatic P 315 6365.0175 -1.95036 0.251752
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:30:06.22 10.0 positive automatic P 264 6285.6636 -0.682085 0.236411
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:29:54.67 10.0 positive automatic P 290 6107.9193 -0.298348 0.28316
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:29:52.17 10.0 positive automatic P 249 6062.9643 -0.322469 0.262386
PS.JAY.BHZ. 2023-09-21T15:29:06.96 10.0 positive automatic P 297 5397.7635 -1.58975 0.409797
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:27:12.77 10.0 positive automatic P 279 3813.9711 0.58529 1.02614
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:26:38.67 10.0 positive automatic P 237 3377.0751 0.938114 0.845971
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:26:21.10 10.0 positive automatic P 252 3150.5796 1.3623 0.888889
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:24:52.60 10.0 positive automatic P 298 2154.3213 0.316028 1.13648
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:24:21.30 10.0 positive automatic P 297 1859.1057 0.422666 0.986005
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2023-09-21T15:24:20.22 10.0 positive automatic P 210 1888.9869 -2.15065 0.985222
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:24:11.90 10.0 positive automatic P 302 1782.4602 -0.131376 0.43956
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-09-21T15:22:35.56 10.0 positive automatic P 237 969.4296 0.808192 1.92324
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-09-21T15:22:29.58 10.0 positive automatic P 210 965.1672 -0.835112 0.985222
IU.RAO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T15:20:55.60 10.0 positive automatic P 343 183.6384 0.0356059 1.34875
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