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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 06-03-2019 and time 20:19:51 (UTC) in region New Zealand [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: New Zealand [Sea], on

  • 06-03-2019 20:19:51 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2019 21:19:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 07-03-2019 09:19:51 (UTC +13:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Auckland)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -32.1540, -176.3490 at 1 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 6.2
Mwpd 6.3 		2019-03-06
20:19:51		 -32.1539 -176.349 1 2019-03-06
20:45:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66232671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-06 20:19:51
Latitude -32.1539
Longitude -176.3490
Depth (km) 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 66232671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 19189
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 13062
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 297
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 15588.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 267.471
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.55805
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 8.11014
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 87.37035
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 29
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 66232671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-06 20:45:28

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 66232671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-06 20:45:28

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 66232671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-06 20:45:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:32:40.82 10.0 negative automatic PcP 273 9698.1033 0.708285 0
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:32:23.12 10.0 positive automatic P 288 9341.1384 0.827625 0.0774859
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:31:49.11 10.0 positive automatic P 178 8443.9143 -1.72143 0
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:31:38.02 10.0 negative automatic P 282 8405.6748 1.49609 0.202658
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:30:52.32 10.0 positive automatic P 274 7567.8801 1.09926 0.310059
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:30:08.57 10.0 positive automatic P 287 6866.3934 -1.51325 0.177787
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:29:51.57 10.0 positive automatic P 278 6548.2008 0.913683 0.350753
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:29:39.82 10.0 positive automatic P 254 6358.6794 1.24763 0.451134
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:29:29.82 10.0 positive automatic P 290 6251.0538 -1.83281 0.444607
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:29:11.95 10.0 positive automatic P 270 5963.3307 -0.950894 0.488625
AU.MTN.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:28:57.35 10.0 positive automatic P 279 5731.929 -0.12739 0.552864
AU.KDU.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:28:49.27 10.0 positive automatic P 280 5616.8886 -0.395014 0.563526
AU.WRKA.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:28:32.45 10.0 positive automatic P 264 5394.5001 -2.04179 0.5703
AU.FORT.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:28:20.87 10.0 positive automatic P 256 5204.9121 -0.285788 0.620311
AU.COEN.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:27:34.30 10.0 positive automatic P 287 4563.9315 -0.507429 0.709033
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:27:31.30 10.0 positive automatic P 307 4509.8079 0.524065 0.656998
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:27:03.62 10.0 positive automatic P 256 4143.4302 0.420384 0.819208
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:26:40.05 10.0 negative automatic P 269 3841.155 0.267359 0.854949
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:26:27.75 10.0 negative automatic S 214 1817.2032 -13.6191 0
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:26:15.53 10.0 positive automatic P 249 3502.6605 2.31443 0.83909
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:25:52.55 10.0 negative automatic P 275 3244.0305 0.00244012 0.363636
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:25:51.90 10.0 negative automatic P 254 3201.7617 2.65427 0.930233
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2019-03-06T20:25:38.30 10.0 positive automatic P 265 3032.4312 2.59513 0.941176
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:25:05.81 10.0 positive automatic S 215 1445.0979 -13.8187 0
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:24:31.85 10.0 positive automatic P 299 2310.7092 -0.248124 0.8
G.DZM.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:24:03.30 10.0 positive automatic P 299 2030.9448 -1.1886 0.869565
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2019-03-06T20:24:01.29 10.0 positive automatic P 299 2014.428 -1.24056 0.888889
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:23:38.99 10.0 negative automatic P 214 1817.2032 -1.32935 0.985222
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:22:55.15 10.0 positive automatic P 215 1445.0979 -0.186963 0.966184
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:21:57.37 10.0 positive automatic P 247 988.5438 -1.66435 0.328407
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2019-03-06T20:21:46.65 10.0 negative automatic P 219 900.2211 -1.47018 0.985222
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