Earthquake with magnitude of Md 3.5 on date 23-08-1997 and time 21:17:54 (UTC) in region Libya [Sea]

A magnitude Md 3.5 earthquake occured in region: Libya [Sea], on

  • 23-08-1997 21:17:54 (UTC)
  • 23-08-1997 23:17:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 33.8630, 14.8080 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 3.5
ML-VAX 3.8
1997-08-23
21:17:54
33.863 14.808 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 276299
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-08-23 21:17:54 ± 1.131
Latitude 33.8630 ± 0.0760
Longitude 14.8080 ± 0.1142
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 276299

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 13511.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 323
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.8
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02874
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

Md:3.5

Field Value
Value 3.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 276299
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:21:02

ML:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 276299
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.GRI.Z. 1997-08-23T21:20:07.26 10.0 undecidable manual SN 14 5.1171 0.8 0.5
--.MNO.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:44.26 10.0 undecidable manual SN! 358 4.0626 2.88 0
--.GIB.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:42.23 10.0 undecidable manual SN 351 4.1625 -1.62 0.2
--.CS9.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:40.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN! 351 4.107 -2.41 0
--.MGR.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:26.55 10.0 undecidable manual PN 5 6.2937 -0.13 1.5
--.MEU.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:21.77 10.0 undecidable manual SN 0 3.2301 -0.05 0.7
--.PZI.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:21.45 10.0 undecidable manual SN 2 3.1857 0.91 0.5
--.GRI.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:12.29 10.0 undecidable manual PN 14 5.1171 1.75 0.3
--.SA1.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:03.56 10.0 undecidable manual PN 0 4.6953 -1.12 0.9
--.SC9.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:02.26 10.0 undecidable manual PN 9 4.4511 0.94 1.1
--.ERC.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:02.47 10.0 undecidable manual PN 337 4.5399 -0.09 1.8
--.MO9.Z. 1997-08-23T21:19:01.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN! 9 4.1847 4.06 0
--.ATN.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:59.31 10.0 undecidable manual PN 6 4.3179 -0.27 1.7
--.SOI.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:58.37 10.0 negative manual PN 13 4.3179 -1.23 1.6
--.GIB.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:58.53 10.0 undecidable manual PN 351 4.1625 1.05 1
--.CS9.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:57.51 10.0 undecidable manual PN 351 4.107 0.81 1.3
--.MNO.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:56.86 10.0 undecidable manual PN 358 4.0626 0.8 1.3
--.MEU.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:44.67 10.0 undecidable manual PN 0 3.2301 -0.09 1.8
--.PZI.Z. 1997-08-23T21:18:42.79 10.0 undecidable manual PN 2 3.1857 -1.24 0.8
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