Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 21-09-2023 and time 21:22:12 (UTC) in region Southeast of Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Southeast of Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan], on

  • 21-09-2023 21:22:12 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2023 23:22:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 22-09-2023 06:22:12 (UTC +09:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Tokyo)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 30.9620, 142.0430 at 9 km depth.

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

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.

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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 5.2
Mwp 6.0

Mwpd 6.0
2023-09-21
21:22:12
30.9621 142.043 9 2023-09-21
21:48:42
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121325301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-21 21:22:12
Latitude 30.9621
Longitude 142.0430
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 121325301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11036550
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7589074
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 202
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8950490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 121.389
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 63
Number of defining phases 63
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.74991
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 9.92030
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 83.34773
Number of stations at which the event was observed 63
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 63
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 121325301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 21:48:42

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 121325301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 21:48:42

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 61
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 121325301
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 21:48:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:34:40.82 10.0 positive automatic P 325 9225.4431 1.69606 0.12409
II.RAYN.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:39.95 10.0 positive automatic P 293 9251.5947 0.430012 0.105763
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:28.83 10.0 positive automatic P 47 8963.2833 2.74575 0.129909
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:28.13 10.0 positive automatic P 48 8961.7071 2.18206 0.131502
US.AHID.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:26.98 10.0 positive automatic P 45 8923.9671 2.77185 0.0863553
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:17.90 10.0 positive automatic P 49 8755.9464 1.88738 0.0929435
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:15.98 10.0 positive automatic P 43 8716.2639 2.03716 0.0556052
II.FFC.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:13.92 10.0 positive automatic P 32 8688.969 1.11196 0.132029
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:13.43 10.0 positive automatic P 46 8650.3188 2.74348 0.136274
US.MSO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:34:05.90 10.0 positive automatic P 43 8493.2649 3.24706 0.141361
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:58.88 10.0 positive automatic P 46 8379.4011 2.08718 0.148646
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:57.02 10.0 positive automatic P 313 8338.3755 1.71202 0.148367
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:55.60 10.0 positive automatic P 49 8417.8404 -4.08397 0.0603363
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:50.05 10.0 positive automatic P 43 8207.1957 2.32386 0.158683
II.UOSS.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:48.37 10.0 positive automatic P 290 8228.4522 -0.19863 0.139391
US.NLWA.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:29.05 10.0 positive automatic P 46 7801.7904 1.69201 0.16753
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:16.68 10.0 positive automatic P 177 7615.2882 1.23721 0.166281
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:10.65 10.0 positive automatic P 202 7553.883 -0.155328 0.18509
GE.KBS.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:04.37 10.0 positive automatic P 351 7380.8784 1.62189 0.0904726
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:33:03.90 10.0 positive automatic P 174 7392.5556 0.762792 0.184473
AU.HTT.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:32:49.78 10.0 positive automatic P 183 7154.7603 0.846199 0.192564
CN.PAULN.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:32:37.05 10.0 positive automatic P 23 6943.2054 0.845104 0.219083
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:32:37.20 10.0 positive automatic P 193 7009.5834 -3.01362 0.214954
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:32:34.50 10.0 positive automatic P 171 6887.5056 0.595134 0.220023
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:32:27.97 10.0 positive automatic P 321 6799.1829 0.439573 0.208598
CN.ATLI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:32:27.70 10.0 positive automatic P 35 6753.0291 2.91091 0.226212
II.JZAX.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:32:14.40 10.0 positive automatic P 301 6597.0963 -0.716731 0.231646
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:32:10.90 10.0 positive automatic P 299 6536.235 -0.324921 0.181101
CN.EAGLY.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:32:09.73 10.0 positive automatic P 28 6484.2981 1.63952 0.25732
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:32:02.42 10.0 positive automatic P 178 6391.5354 1.15308 0.258539
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:31:57.22 10.0 positive automatic P 170 6325.7346 -0.386948 0.267126
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:56.83 10.0 positive automatic P 30 6294.5769 0.855716 0.179851
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:52.17 10.0 positive automatic P 205 6254.5392 -0.487478 0.269989
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:38.07 10.0 positive automatic P 30 5978.2491 1.89911 0.295523
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:36.32 10.0 positive automatic P 303 5981.1018 0.253687 0.27556
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:31:16.88 10.0 positive automatic P 200 5720.1297 -0.660075 0.29156
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:16.45 10.0 positive automatic P 38 5689.8267 -0.0562032 0.330178
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:31:14.02 10.0 positive automatic P 234 5699.7501 -2.55387 0.333041
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:14.05 10.0 positive automatic P 175 5684.088 -1.43299 0.330844
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:31:09.94 10.0 positive automatic P 32 5559.2463 1.67506 0.329214
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:31:06.45 10.0 positive automatic P 312 5563.5642 -0.532923 0.314977
PS.PSI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:31:01.81 10.0 positive automatic P 244 5494.5777 -0.268668 0.319426
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:30:51.47 10.0 positive automatic P 307 5337.8235 -0.0986115 0.374835
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:30:46.92 10.0 positive automatic P 219 5287.2297 -0.515309 0.344974
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:30:37.87 10.0 positive automatic P 245 5164.5414 -2.08161 0.386785
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:30:22.35 10.0 positive automatic P 193 4951.1661 -2.2272 0.344692
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:30:01.10 10.0 positive automatic P 215 4640.1219 -0.960851 0.50254
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:29:51.92 10.0 positive automatic P 263 4513.0158 -0.638783 0.518602
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:29:46.92 10.0 positive automatic P 231 4447.7922 -1.24109 0.487495
II.TLY.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:29:04.10 10.0 positive automatic P 318 3871.8132 0.135142 0.719889
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:28:34.07 10.0 positive automatic P 313 3494.1801 0.0671723 0.790793
PS.KOR.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:27:33.31 10.0 positive automatic P 198 2736.7827 0.355063 0.909091
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:26:34.27 10.0 positive automatic P 257 2117.1252 -0.888698 1.28835
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:26:21.35 10.0 positive automatic P 254 2000.7639 -1.71696 0.964866
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:26:18.70 10.0 positive automatic P 171 1949.7594 0.464036 0.879121
PS.ISG.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:26:09.71 10.0 positive automatic P 252 1893.8931 -1.05738 0.439571
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:25:55.10 10.0 positive automatic P 2 1776.5994 -2.29975 0.909091
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:25:37.87 10.0 positive automatic P 301 1586.3898 2.33183 1.33039
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:25:19.35 10.0 positive automatic P 2 1461.1152 0.205075 0.869565
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:25:14.00 10.0 positive automatic P 255 1413.0855 0.0115376 1.34839
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:24:56.35 10.0 positive automatic P 292 1244.1435 3.22064 0.615385
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2023-09-21T21:24:46.67 10.0 positive automatic P 4 1230.8013 -3.46857 0.930233
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2023-09-21T21:24:37.35 10.0 positive automatic P 276 1101.1533 1.99003 0.717728
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