Earthquake with magnitude of Mwpd 7.8 on date 04-03-2021 and time 20:28:32 (Italy) in region New Zealand [Sea]

A magnitude Mwpd 7.8 earthquake occured in region: New Zealand [Sea], on

  • 04-03-2021 19:28:32 (UTC)
  • 04-03-2021 20:28:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 05-03-2021 08:28:32 (UTC +13:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Tongatapu)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -29.3480, -176.9160 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 6.0
Mwp 7.7
Mwpd 7.8
2021-03-04
19:28:32
-29.3484 -176.916 2 2021-03-04
19:44:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87733301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-04 19:28:32
Latitude -29.3484
Longitude -176.9160
Depth (km) 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87733301

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 24998
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 12034
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 310
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 20177.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 65.4795
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 82
Number of defining phases 82
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.7402
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 12.08087
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 81.22742
Number of stations at which the event was observed 60
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 60
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:7.8

Field Value
Value 7.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 41
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 87733301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-04 19:44:36

Mwp:7.7

Field Value
Value 7.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 43
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 87733301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-04 19:44:36

mb:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 45
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 87733301
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-04 19:44:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:36.86 10.0 positive automatic P 178 8757.012 1.04395 0.169438
GE.MNAI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:35.37 10.0 positive automatic P 271 8798.0154 -2.35209 0.152915
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:47.47 10.0 positive automatic P 0 9016.2414 -0.843581 0.165784
GE.PMBI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:39.87 10.0 negative automatic P 273 8708.4384 6.61059 0.169611
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:30.17 10.0 positive automatic P 325 8680.7439 -1.77627 0.192237
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:40.62 10.0 positive automatic P 306 8909.3151 -2.54102 0.116939
G.INU.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:28.31 10.0 positive automatic P 323 8645.3016 -1.81816 0.178383
G.COYC.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:38.30 10.0 positive automatic P 136 8749.242 2.97194 0.186248
C1.MG02.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:27.58 10.0 negative automatic P 144 8513.1783 4.12992 0.200136
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:22.87 10.0 positive automatic PcP 282 8287.7817 -3.23273 0
JP.JMZ.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:18.60 10.0 negative automatic PcP 313 8243.5926 -5.75826 0
IU.PMSA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:40:17.62 10.0 negative automatic PcP 156 8058.3558 0.400445 0
MY.KKM.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:40:01.52 10.0 positive automatic P 287 8125.7328 -1.87253 0.23857
GE.SMRI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:39:54.72 10.0 negative automatic P 272 7930.0731 1.96741 0.252067
GE.BKB.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:39:36.37 10.0 positive automatic P 281 7637.688 -0.211812 0.281713
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:39:26.22 10.0 positive automatic P 273 7496.0964 -2.36296 0.310789
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:39:06.52 10.0 positive automatic P 279 7144.8147 -1.71484 0.320836
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:39:03.27 10.0 positive automatic P 285 7088.3046 -1.56422 0.349826
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:38:48.68 10.0 negative automatic P 259 6813.2355 0.369413 0.382886
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:38:43.72 10.0 positive automatic P 289 6774.1524 -2.18927 0.347318
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:38:40.47 10.0 positive automatic P 286 6727.5213 -2.57956 0.384549
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:38:39.92 10.0 positive automatic P 277 6708.0297 -1.94432 0.405351
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:38:25.72 10.0 positive automatic P 277 6453.2847 -0.419595 0.40936
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:38:13.05 10.0 positive automatic P 314 6282.045 -2.04963 0.372901
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:38:11.97 10.0 positive automatic P 207 6256.4706 -1.45796 0.465187
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:38:04.32 10.0 positive automatic P 248 6164.8734 -3.25967 0.477828
G.KIP.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:58.15 10.0 negative automatic P 22 5986.6518 2.25776 0.49121
GE.SAUI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:37:50.07 10.0 positive automatic P 283 5880.8466 1.19094 0.518098
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:37:49.13 10.0 positive automatic P 269 5912.1708 -1.84053 0.495867
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:31.88 10.0 negative automatic P 277 5632.7727 -0.33369 0.495604
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:23.12 10.0 negative automatic P 184 5445.8931 3.72784 0.550176
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:22.00 10.0 positive automatic P 278 5512.4598 -1.97835 0.506436
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:21.75 10.0 negative automatic P 186 5454.8286 1.72663 0.581555
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:37:15.22 10.0 positive automatic P 295 5406.5547 -1.45197 0.515355
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:11.93 10.0 positive automatic P 261 5381.7906 -3.12746 0.607262
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:37:01.60 10.0 positive automatic P 254 5233.4391 -3.00837 0.594738
AU.MANU.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:36:36.80 10.0 positive automatic P 302 4834.3164 0.724084 0.649607
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:35:45.90 10.0 positive automatic P 252 4177.8513 -1.3883 0.505097
IU.XMAS.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:35:40.90 10.0 negative automatic P 34 4051.944 3.37564 0.797441
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:35:21.45 10.0 negative automatic P 277 3835.383 0.637134 0.866542
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:35:17.32 10.0 positive automatic P 265 3803.6148 -0.981944 0.883171
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:55.17 10.0 negative automatic P 235 3507.3558 0.214456 0.940709
AU.MCQ.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:47.20 10.0 positive automatic P 208 3393.5697 1.30767 0.858587
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:36.77 10.0 positive automatic P 308 3265.0872 1.10586 0.91954
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:35.30 10.0 positive automatic P 249 3248.2152 0.885362 0.851064
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:34.50 10.0 positive automatic P 246 3246.2727 0.226159 0.963855
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:34:29.02 10.0 positive automatic P 270 3175.6323 0.496909 0.97561
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:34:22.15 10.0 negative automatic P 71 3064.488 2.47725 0.909091
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:34:19.17 10.0 positive automatic P 252 3046.8168 1.04408 0.869565
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:34:17.20 10.0 positive automatic P 260 3019.7328 1.0686 0.930233
IU.FUNA.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:33:18.27 10.0 positive automatic P 349 2346.429 1.24293 0.930233
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:33:15.58 10.0 negative automatic P 258 2306.9907 2.37734 0.930233
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:33:08.60 10.0 negative automatic P 310 2239.314 2.02099 0.930233
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-04T19:32:43.27 10.0 positive automatic P 209 2054.7987 -5.13932 0.930233
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:32:34.12 10.0 negative automatic P 66 1939.9137 -1.56884 0.930233
IU.AFI.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:32:13.85 10.0 positive automatic P 18 1793.1051 -5.23394 0.952381
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2021-03-04T19:32:00.27 10.0 negative automatic P 208 1682.7933 -5.7387 0.938967
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:31:50.02 10.0 negative automatic P 207 1527.2823 3.08426 0.952381
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2021-03-04T19:31:33.17 10.0 positive automatic P 337 1385.4465 3.56608 0.444444
AU.NIUE.BHZ. 2021-03-04T19:31:23.52 10.0 positive automatic P 33 1340.9799 -0.484808 0.97561
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