Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.1 on date 09-01-2022 and time 03:05:50 (Italy) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.1 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Sea], on

  • 09-01-2022 02:05:50 (UTC)
  • 09-01-2022 03:05:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 09-01-2022 13:05:50 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Bougainville)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -7.1370, 152.5290 at 20 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 5.5
Mwp 6.1

Mwpd 6.2
2022-01-09
02:05:50
-7.1367 152.529 20 2022-01-09
02:21:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 99475901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-01-09 02:05:50
Latitude -7.1367
Longitude 152.5290
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 99475901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16356
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7892
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 214
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 13218.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 39.798
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 64
Number of defining phases 64
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.1455
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 7.69264
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 87.26705
Number of stations at which the event was observed 62
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 62
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 29
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 99475901
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-09 02:21:13

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 99475901
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-09 02:21:13

mb:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 47
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 99475901
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-09 02:21:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:18:31.04 10.0 positive automatic P 29 9686.6481 -2.51971 0.113745
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:17:55.36 10.0 positive automatic P 21 8898.5148 -1.99695 0.173434
IU.TIXI.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:17:56.32 10.0 positive automatic P 353 8913.1668 -1.57749 0.0794815
II.KDAK.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:17:48.37 10.0 positive automatic P 26 8714.4435 0.210417 0.182658
AK.GAMB.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:17:32.05 10.0 negative automatic P 15 8419.9383 -1.1946 0.205991
IU.BILL.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:17:30.67 10.0 positive automatic P 5 8418.5952 -2.55787 0.201531
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:17:20.52 10.0 negative automatic P 281 8148.8541 1.42682 0.156273
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:17:00.50 10.0 positive automatic P 178 7831.0167 -1.42995 0.274282
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:16:45.27 10.0 negative automatic P 329 7547.3451 -1.08758 0.297859
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:16:35.62 10.0 positive automatic P 359 7406.3862 -2.47922 0.306214
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:16:24.17 10.0 negative automatic P 20 7173.7857 -0.36823 0.356301
IU.PET.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:15:55.87 10.0 negative automatic P 4 6702.3798 -0.291554 0.405932
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:15:45.10 10.0 negative automatic P 297 6530.4519 -0.440425 0.404187
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:15:38.67 10.0 positive automatic P 61 6409.1511 0.500276 0.405708
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:15:22.72 10.0 positive automatic P 302 6164.829 0.43509 0.466572
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:15:20.27 10.0 positive automatic P 277 6157.0479 -1.41787 0.43713
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:15:15.35 10.0 positive automatic P 352 6081.0906 -1.40989 0.478001
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:15:06.22 10.0 positive automatic P 282 5909.3514 0.769379 0.513824
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:15:01.47 10.0 positive automatic P 281 5848.9119 0.00520683 0.457247
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:14:46.07 10.0 positive automatic P 333 5632.806 -0.818954 0.517472
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:14:32.85 10.0 positive automatic P 349 5446.8477 -1.32118 0.556127
RM.DLV.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:14:25.32 10.0 positive automatic P 293 5303.1138 0.945279 0.604867
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:14:17.95 10.0 negative automatic P 334 5222.5944 -0.589157 0.39901
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:14:05.47 10.0 positive automatic P 344 5072.6667 -2.52053 0.585646
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:13:59.56 10.0 negative automatic P 342 4986.7416 -2.23699 0.302458
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:13:56.90 10.0 positive automatic P 338 4942.7079 -1.80922 0.647101
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:13:53.40 10.0 positive automatic P 333 4886.9193 -1.26175 0.532264
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:13:33.92 10.0 negative automatic P 282 4590.6714 0.955852 0.332929
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:13:29.22 10.0 positive automatic P 233 4522.4508 1.3051 0.655052
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-01-09T02:13:04.75 10.0 negative automatic P 148 4244.3403 -2.24168 0.796846
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:13:03.02 10.0 negative automatic P 265 4221.1635 -2.22411 0.785792
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:12:51.12 10.0 negative automatic P 289 4009.5309 2.0718 0.720953
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:12:48.37 10.0 negative automatic P 186 4003.1817 -0.180388 0.770098
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-01-09T02:12:31.01 10.0 positive automatic P 148 3784.8003 -0.565804 0.807754
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:12:22.55 10.0 positive automatic P 272 3624.5607 3.51067 0.906461
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:12:19.73 10.0 positive automatic P 221 3653.1876 -1.54478 0.911944
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:12:04.10 10.0 negative automatic P 191 3451.7781 -1.30789 0.951487
AU.MILA.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:12:00.58 10.0 negative automatic pP 185 3338.214 4.16994 0.950959
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:59.72 10.0 negative automatic P 280 3361.5018 1.59273 0.436801
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:57.97 10.0 positive automatic P 265 3333.6963 2.03439 0.929709
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:11:47.08 10.0 negative automatic P 230 3248.193 -2.12141 0.963855
AU.HTT.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:45.55 10.0 positive automatic P 204 3236.2494 -2.70971 0.941176
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:44.02 10.0 positive automatic P 263 3115.4925 5.38312 0.43956
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:11:40.55 10.0 negative automatic P 186 3148.7148 -0.693233 0.909091
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:40.08 10.0 negative automatic P 245 3150.6684 -1.22308 0.930233
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:28.97 10.0 negative automatic P 280 2989.0968 0.717477 0.43956
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:11:26.27 10.0 positive automatic P 183 2966.0865 -0.116616 0.97561
AU.LHI.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:11:13.83 10.0 negative automatic P 167 2789.8185 1.81024 0.930233
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:10:51.42 10.0 positive automatic P 275 2514.6162 3.21565 0.930233
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:10:51.50 10.0 positive automatic P 182 2585.8449 -3.67945 0.987654
IU.TARA.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:10:41.27 10.0 positive automatic P 68 2447.3946 -0.495256 0.869565
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:10:39.98 10.0 positive automatic P 253 2421.6981 0.662281 0.610687
GE.SAUI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:10:33.52 10.0 positive automatic P 266 2337.5934 2.35468 0.43956
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:10:28.37 10.0 positive automatic P 201 2329.3239 -2.0083 0.930233
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:10:27.42 10.0 negative automatic P 281 2290.0632 0.883935 0.952381
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:10:25.25 10.0 negative automatic P 140 2248.0053 2.82725 0.869565
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:10:25.60 10.0 positive automatic P 253 2276.5767 0.39272 0.952381
G.DZM.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:10:19.62 10.0 negative automatic P 140 2228.4027 -1.0116 0.952381
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:09:57.35 10.0 positive automatic pP 141 1952.7564 -1.38596 0
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-01-09T02:09:57.60 10.0 positive automatic P 184 2029.5129 -3.2481 0.43956
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:09:41.80 10.0 negative automatic P 121 1842.9663 1.8693 0.930233
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-01-09T02:07:42.82 10.0 positive automatic P 108 853.8786 3.57012 0.963855
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