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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.8 on date 03-10-2023 and time 03:56:24 (Italy) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

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

  • 03-10-2023 01:56:24 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2023 03:56:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 03-10-2023 12:56:24 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Bougainville)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -4.4790, 153.4710 at 130 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		mb 5.3
Mwp 5.8
Mwpd 5.8 		2023-10-03
01:56:24		 -4.4789 153.471 130 2023-10-03
02:12:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121691781
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-03 01:56:24
Latitude -4.4789
Longitude 153.4710
Depth (km) 130 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121691781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19024031
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9504741
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 122
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 15825000.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58.4593
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 88
Number of defining phases 88
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.86007
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 12.89353
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 98.46476
Number of stations at which the event was observed 88
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 88
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 121691781
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-03 02:12:17

Mwpd:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 121691781
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-03 02:12:17

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 76
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 121691781
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-03 02:12:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
II.UOSS.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:46.80 10.0 positive automatic P 295 10929.5928 -0.327339 0.0834507
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:45.55 10.0 positive automatic P 47 10894.6944 -0.501362 0.0869159
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:42.08 10.0 positive automatic P 55 10743.5124 0.463491 0.0452156
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:39.30 10.0 positive automatic P 45 10724.8755 0.2526 0.0453729
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:36.87 10.0 positive automatic P 326 10715.8734 -1.59451 0.0919802
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:31.00 10.0 positive automatic P 47 10501.9209 1.05816 0.0467698
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:27.20 10.0 positive automatic P 49 10422.1896 0.477162 0.0887823
NN.PRN.HHZ. 2023-10-03T02:09:27.85 10.0 positive automatic P 53 10421.457 0.0841567 0.0483953
US.TPNV.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:23.10 10.0 positive automatic P 53 10312.9323 0.0870942 0.0196282
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:22.03 10.0 positive automatic P 42 10316.562 -0.0703105 0.0958173
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:21.60 10.0 positive automatic P 56 10271.3184 0.255923 0.0955648
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:20.70 10.0 positive automatic P 45 10278.9663 0.0947779 0.0488209
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:16.65 10.0 positive automatic P 48 10152.5706 0.510511 0.0500443
CN.PAULN.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:09:15.48 10.0 positive automatic P 20 10160.8179 -0.016385 0.00934092
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:08.57 10.0 positive automatic P 52 9959.586 0.7714 0.0972223
II.JZAX.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:09:07.30 10.0 positive automatic P 310 9950.7393 0.506478 0.0533355
CN.EAGLY.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:08:50.40 10.0 positive automatic P 22 9567.1455 0.0114177 0.118212
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:08:50.03 10.0 positive automatic P 202 9555.3462 -0.429677 0.0128536
CN.ATLI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:08:46.65 10.0 positive automatic P 29 9469.0215 0.617563 0.116416
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:46.72 10.0 positive automatic P 180 9484.6281 -0.614254 0.112077
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:45.22 10.0 positive automatic P 314 9433.446 0.533617 0.135137
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:39.37 10.0 positive automatic P 322 9323.6559 1.20062 0.122968
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:38.70 10.0 positive automatic P 23 9311.6124 -0.134484 0.120385
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:24.52 10.0 positive automatic P 22 9035.6997 -0.89998 0.129373
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:08:23.47 10.0 positive automatic P 319 8969.91 1.3939 0.132859
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:07:54.72 10.0 positive automatic P 26 8403.9654 -0.466717 0.146079
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:07:46.12 10.0 positive automatic P 280 8197.1613 1.37224 0.153544
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:07:44.32 10.0 positive automatic P 279 8164.4829 1.28302 0.16433
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:07:44.22 10.0 positive automatic P 177 8180.9997 0.0318715 0.141032
GE.HALK.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:07:43.45 10.0 positive automatic P 278 8151.4959 1.59222 0.158966
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:07:39.12 10.0 positive automatic P 5 8115.4098 0.0641824 0.162315
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:07:12.42 10.0 positive automatic P 197 7612.6575 0.22269 0.178031
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:06:58.07 10.0 positive automatic P 328 7350.4422 0.756305 0.195508
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:06:42.87 10.0 positive automatic P 358 7113.7014 -0.481338 0.208739
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:06:28.07 10.0 positive automatic P 20 6861.021 0.0122178 0.232712
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:06:07.82 10.0 positive automatic P 295 6493.5444 1.48648 0.253539
GE.LHMI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:58.52 10.0 positive automatic P 279 6358.0578 0.283909 0.238591
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:49.52 10.0 positive automatic P 275 6232.0062 0.17569 0.278628
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:05:48.47 10.0 positive automatic P 62 6177.8937 1.06485 0.270343
PS.PSI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:41.36 10.0 positive automatic P 276 6101.8365 0.906194 0.283724
PS.VIVO.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:24.61 10.0 positive automatic P 298 5818.5645 1.99803 0.252023
AU.MCQ.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:05:06.65 10.0 positive automatic P 176 5573.9094 0.460128 0.112009
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:06.97 10.0 positive automatic P 268 5589.1386 -0.0366844 0.338176
JP.JKA.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:05:00.90 10.0 positive automatic P 350 5502.3366 -0.454801 0.348932
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:55.37 10.0 positive automatic P 332 5419.1865 0.163783 0.359723
AU.XMI.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:49.43 10.0 positive automatic P 260 5295.0441 2.33732 0.36803
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:48.47 10.0 positive automatic P 291 5289.261 0.999833 0.368836
PS.TJN.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:45.21 10.0 positive automatic P 331 5282.0127 -0.939132 0.331323
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:37.70 10.0 positive automatic P 347 5180.481 -0.975651 0.393646
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:26.20 10.0 positive automatic P 332 5008.0425 -1.41541 0.40208
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:18.72 10.0 positive automatic P 225 4901.2272 0.08446 0.434617
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:10.52 10.0 positive automatic P 231 4786.431 0.159167 0.466702
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:09.22 10.0 positive automatic P 315 4751.2662 0.721835 0.457114
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:07.25 10.0 positive automatic P 341 4755.0291 -0.808959 0.426626
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:05.46 10.0 positive automatic P 340 4741.4205 -1.62954 0.448582
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:04.45 10.0 positive automatic P 336 4713.0378 -1.42478 0.443915
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:04:04.23 10.0 positive automatic P 241 4665.8517 2.01922 0.491138
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:04:02.30 10.0 positive automatic P 330 4677.7398 -0.476382 0.471599
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:03:58.25 10.0 positive automatic P 316 4597.8309 0.774817 0.477047
PS.ISG.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:03:50.76 10.0 positive automatic P 317 4497.8865 0.929499 0.51008
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-10-03T02:03:46.21 10.0 positive automatic P 151 4445.3391 0.718276 0.547686
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:03:43.35 10.0 positive automatic P 323 4403.8251 0.0332177 0.532109
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:03:37.87 10.0 positive automatic P 262 4356.9165 -0.879986 0.497365
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:03:36.32 10.0 positive automatic P 187 4308.4761 0.176518 0.569162
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:03:18.27 10.0 positive automatic P 240 4078.3065 0.379236 0.642892
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:03:07.40 10.0 positive automatic P 219 3945.828 -0.767266 0.67862
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:02:53.70 10.0 positive automatic P 191 3761.3016 -0.251628 0.729491
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:02:51.22 10.0 positive automatic P 268 3729.933 -0.524962 0.262536
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:02:45.00 10.0 positive automatic P 186 3642.3207 0.314578 0.769004
AU.HTT.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:02:36.78 10.0 positive automatic P 203 3548.2593 -0.50141 0.839269
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:02:29.45 10.0 positive automatic P 187 3453.6984 -0.85762 0.808834
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:02:23.28 10.0 positive automatic P 241 3377.6079 0.261633 0.90471
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:02:14.67 10.0 positive automatic P 184 3266.508 -1.18733 0.930233
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:01:59.42 10.0 positive automatic P 121 3048.9258 0.89718 0.952381
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:01:58.22 10.0 positive automatic P 274 3057.1176 0.828295 0.97561
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:01:56.93 10.0 positive automatic P 170 3057.4839 -1.20728 0.124224
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:01:44.15 10.0 positive automatic P 184 2885.6004 -0.75984 0.879121
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:01:23.92 10.0 positive automatic P 201 2642.022 -0.208485 1.16622
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:01:22.88 10.0 positive automatic P 248 2618.601 0.403786 1.36505
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:01:20.87 10.0 positive automatic P 269 2607.6009 -1.25764 0.816327
PS.KOR.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:01:10.61 10.0 positive automatic P 302 2479.7955 -0.22363 0.869565
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:01:09.98 10.0 positive automatic P 247 2475.9216 -0.499292 1.37853
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:00:59.32 10.0 positive automatic P 273 2356.8963 -0.0901692 0.685894
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-10-03T02:00:56.55 10.0 positive automatic P 186 2332.6428 -0.573334 1.41864
II.KWJN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:00:43.40 10.0 positive automatic P 46 2180.8392 1.26524 0.930233
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T02:00:15.45 10.0 positive automatic P 204 1899.9759 -0.0596812 0.91954
AU.COEN.BHZ.00 2023-10-03T01:59:35.28 10.0 positive automatic P 226 1541.4792 0.397333 0.131235
PS.JAY.BHZ. 2023-10-03T01:59:22.01 10.0 positive automatic P 278 1431.1785 -0.122635 0.909091
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