Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 28-02-2021 and time 20:37:42 (UTC) in region New Caledonia [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: New Caledonia [Sea], on

  • 28-02-2021 20:37:42 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2021 21:37:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 01-03-2021 07:37:42 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Noumea)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -22.8590, 172.4110 at 20 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 6.0
Mwpd 6.0 		2021-02-28
20:37:42		 -22.8586 172.411 20 2021-02-28
21:00:35		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87581491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-28 20:37:42
Latitude -22.8586
Longitude 172.4110
Depth (km) 20 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87581491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11969
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 10183
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 239
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 12088.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85.4106
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 42
Number of defining phases 42
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.64664
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 7.35642
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 91.70646
Number of stations at which the event was observed 41
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 41
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 87581491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-28 21:00:35

Mwpd:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 87581491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-28 21:00:35

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 87581491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-28 21:00:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:50:45.45 10.0 positive automatic P 55 91.7065 -1.69009 0.0808715
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:50:43.53 10.0 negative automatic P 44 91.0192 -0.502593 0.0833007
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:50:39.85 10.0 negative automatic P 141 90.0164 0.684372 0.0918146
US.TPNV.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:50:36.33 10.0 positive automatic P 49 89.8747 -2.41193 0.0906553
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:50:24.83 10.0 positive automatic P 7 87.5226 -2.54029 0.109739
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:50:02.72 10.0 positive automatic P 294 82.9346 -1.76194 0.134286
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:49:29.27 10.0 negative automatic P 277 76.5730 -0.664518 0.203579
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:49:27.73 10.0 positive automatic P 202 76.0078 1.01884 0.209241
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:49:21.82 10.0 positive automatic P 282 75.4394 -1.64698 0.220132
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:49:17.72 10.0 positive automatic P 282 74.7547 -1.82981 0.203169
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:48:10.57 10.0 positive automatic P 285 63.8331 -1.35905 0.327202
MY.KKM.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:47:58.12 10.0 positive automatic P 291 62.0340 -1.95038 0.342069
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:47:27.42 10.0 positive automatic P 275 57.5383 -1.6102 0.447354
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:46:58.93 10.0 negative automatic P 258 53.2717 0.624963 0.513276
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:46:53.87 10.0 positive automatic P 287 52.8620 -1.39128 0.485189
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:46:37.62 10.0 positive automatic P 250 50.5942 -0.764685 0.556958
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:46:33.52 10.0 positive automatic P 278 50.0711 -0.872107 0.539987
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:46:28.47 10.0 positive automatic P 288 49.5554 -1.98425 0.574386
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:46:26.70 10.0 positive automatic P 245 49.2385 -1.40108 0.593896
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:46:22.45 10.0 positive automatic P 261 48.6055 -0.75748 0.604963
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:46:17.67 10.0 negative automatic P 278 47.7923 0.600543 0.552008
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:45:46.10 10.0 negative automatic P 267 43.8959 -0.0530967 0.674052
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:45:14.18 10.0 positive automatic P 249 40.1018 -1.00475 0.727995
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:45:05.48 10.0 positive automatic P 278 39.2306 -2.43528 0.771385
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:44:33.45 10.0 negative automatic P 267 35.4520 -2.4799 0.857995
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:43:58.70 10.0 positive automatic P 243 31.1989 -0.220716 0.894692
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:43:39.27 10.0 negative automatic P 220 28.8706 1.0471 0.909091
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:43:10.52 10.0 positive automatic P 256 25.8093 -0.250338 0.842105
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:43:00.70 10.0 negative automatic P 229 24.5332 1.43154 0.941176
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:42:59.00 10.0 negative automatic P 272 24.4647 1.42352 0.963855
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:42:54.10 10.0 positive automatic P 233 23.8594 0.992211 0.952381
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2021-02-28T20:42:36.29 10.0 positive automatic P 183 22.2313 -0.0630215 0.888889
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:42:14.60 10.0 negative automatic P 243 20.0130 2.0129 0.941176
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2021-02-28T20:42:09.55 10.0 positive automatic P 258 19.6069 1.54455 0.952381
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2021-02-28T20:42:09.16 10.0 positive automatic P 178 19.5790 1.48796 0.921659
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:41:55.90 10.0 negative automatic P 175 18.5494 -0.496942 0.851064
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:41:15.40 10.0 positive automatic P 231 14.6761 -3.57381 0
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2021-02-28T20:40:36.90 10.0 positive automatic P 175 12.4054 0.510059 0.985222
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:39:52.45 10.0 positive automatic P 326 8.8924 4.15736 0.909091
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:39:27.42 10.0 positive automatic P 47 7.3564 0.0664232 0.930233
AU.NFK.BHZ.00 2021-02-28T20:39:26.10 10.0 positive automatic P 212 7.3747 -1.40208 0.961538
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