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Earthquake with magnitude of ML-VAX 4.3 on date 24-03-1998 and time 06:41:03 (UTC) in region Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece]

A magnitude ML-VAX 4.3 earthquake occured in region: Crete, Greece [Sea: Greece], on

  • 24-03-1998 06:41:03 (UTC)
  • 24-03-1998 07:41:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 24-03-1998 08:41:03 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Europe/Athens)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.9700, 23.4920 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML-VAX 4.3 1998-03-24
06:41:03		 34.97 23.492 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 328089
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-03-24 06:41:03 ± 0.693
Latitude 34.9700 ± 0.0604
Longitude 23.4920 ± 0.0593
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 328089

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) 8620.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 326
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06039
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.08856
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitude information

ML:4.3

Field Value
Value 4.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 328089
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
--.SL9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:44:29.55 10.0 undecidable manual SN 308 8.214 -0.49 0.6
--.LT9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:44:17.73 10.0 undecidable manual SN 314 7.6812 0.32 0.7
--.ORI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:44:13.15 10.0 undecidable manual SN 309 7.5258 -0.4 0.6
--.PZI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:44:05.58 10.0 undecidable manual SN 284 7.1928 -0.16 0.7
--.MO9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:59.89 10.0 undecidable manual SN 293 6.9375 0.29 0.7
--.LCI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:56.84 10.0 undecidable manual SN 318 6.8154 -0.02 0.7
--.CRVI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:25.94 10.0 undecidable manual PN 311 9.8346 0.78 1
--.VTB1.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:19.11 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 9.3018 1.23 0.5
--.SMB1.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:19.47 10.0 undecidable manual PN 311 9.3906 0.45 1.4
--.PSB1.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:17.62 10.0 undecidable manual PN 310 9.2241 0.84 1
--.DSB1.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:15.13 10.0 undecidable manual PN 311 9.1686 -0.91 0.9
--.FG5.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:13.71 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 9.0021 -0.03 1.7
--.CI9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:11.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 8.8689 -0.87 1
--.FG4.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:10.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 8.7579 -0.24 1.6
--.CA9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:09.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 310 8.658 0.66 1.2
--.MU9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:07.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 310 8.5359 -0.27 1.6
--.SGO.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:07.66 10.0 undecidable manual PN 308 8.5137 0.62 1.3
--.SL9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:43:04.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 308 8.214 1.1 0.7
--.LT9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:54.28 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 7.6812 -1.37 0.5
--.BRT.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:54.59 10.0 undecidable manual PN 317 7.7145 -1.37 0.5
--.ORI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:53.36 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 7.5258 -0.06 1.8
--.TDS.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:50.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 307 7.3371 -0.04 1.8
--.PZI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:47.41 10.0 undecidable manual PN 284 7.1928 -1.49 0.4
--.MO9.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:46.32 10.0 undecidable manual PN 293 6.9375 0.96 0.9
--.GRI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:44.97 10.0 undecidable manual PN 301 6.8154 1.29 0.5
--.LCI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:43.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 318 6.8154 -0.48 1.5
--.SOI.Z. 1998-03-24T06:42:41.56 10.0 undecidable manual PN 295 6.7044 -0.65 1.3
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