Earthquake with magnitude of mb 4.6 on date 01-12-2023 and time 10:30:47 (UTC) in region Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude mb 4.6 earthquake occured in region: Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 01-12-2023 10:30:47 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2023 11:30:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 01-12-2023 12:30:47 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.3650, 23.7440 at 12 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 4.6 2023-12-01
10:30:47
34.3652 23.7437 12 2023-12-01
10:43:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123618981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-01 10:30:47
Latitude 34.3652
Longitude 23.7437
Depth (km) 12 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123618981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7946559
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4427726
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 35
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7291240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 198.38
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) 1.53985
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

mb:4.6

Field Value
Value 4.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 123618981
Agency INGV
Autore Auto added
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-01 10:43:55
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