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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.1 on date 09-05-2022 and time 22:33:08 (UTC) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

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

  • 09-05-2022 22:33:08 (UTC)
  • 10-05-2022 00:33:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 10-05-2022 07:33:08 (UTC +09:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Jayapura)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -3.3680, 146.3410 at 10 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 6.1
Mwpd 6.3 		2022-05-09
22:33:08		 -3.368 146.341 10 2022-05-09
22:49:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 104418491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-09 22:33:08
Latitude -3.3680
Longitude 146.3410
Depth (km) 10 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104418491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16838
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 13530
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 242
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 13795.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105.57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 54
Number of defining phases 54
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.3327
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 5.86733
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 97.56440
Number of stations at which the event was observed 52
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 52
Magnitudes information

Mwp:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 104418491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-09 22:49:39

Mwpd:6.3

Field Value
Value 6.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 104418491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-09 22:49:39

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 104418491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-09 22:49:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.VOI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:46:44.40 10.0 positive automatic P 247 97.5644 3.4212 0.0483149
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:46:41.45 10.0 positive automatic PcP 45 96.8727 3.4819 0
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:46:12.28 10.0 negative automatic ScP 235 36.5779 -8.76207 0
CN.ATLI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:45:58.73 10.0 negative automatic P 30 87.8431 2.70642 0.108164
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:45:51.32 10.0 negative automatic P 180 86.5572 1.17797 0.113732
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:45:39.55 10.0 positive automatic P 202 84.3971 0.662864 0.124504
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:45:28.20 10.0 positive automatic P 310 82.2818 -0.0313131 0.150753
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:45:33.57 10.0 positive automatic P 23 83.0701 1.44913 0.134684
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:45:11.72 10.0 positive automatic P 315 79.1018 0.486125 0.167515
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:45:10.70 10.0 negative automatic P 23 78.9974 0.151704 0.124161
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:45:08.92 10.0 positive automatic P 323 78.8010 -0.409913 0.1886
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:44:50.12 10.0 positive automatic P 320 75.3546 0.0924669 0.223683
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:44:05.12 10.0 positive automatic P 195 67.6960 1.37915 0.294605
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:43:49.30 10.0 positive automatic P 303 65.1884 0.74737 0.162508
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:43:24.72 10.0 positive automatic P 331 61.6524 0.151283 0.37905
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:42:14.45 10.0 positive automatic P 297 51.6310 1.3548 0.509504
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:41:52.67 10.0 negative automatic P 275 48.9650 -0.174849 0.557846
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:41:49.42 10.0 negative automatic P 303 48.3185 1.45412 0.595488
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:41:30.07 10.0 positive automatic P 280 45.9508 0.646432 0.636942
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-09T22:41:19.77 10.0 positive automatic P 145 44.7726 -0.281933 0
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:41:16.80 10.0 positive automatic P 354 44.4183 -0.433064 0.664518
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-09T22:40:48.04 10.0 positive automatic P 145 40.6343 1.59756 0.724756
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:40:43.87 10.0 positive automatic P 350 40.6276 -2.58015 0.339341
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:40:42.82 10.0 negative automatic P 219 40.1750 0.117692 0.710105
G.INU.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:40:38.11 10.0 positive automatic P 348 39.6890 -0.503569 0
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:40:37.75 10.0 positive automatic P 349 39.8692 -2.44632 0.699826
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:40:31.30 10.0 negative automatic P 343 38.9187 -0.955826 0.733366
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:40:28.00 10.0 positive automatic P 225 38.5656 -0.251108 0.766088
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:40:18.02 10.0 positive automatic P 321 37.2122 0.225401 0
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:40:15.23 10.0 positive automatic P 235 36.5779 2.83995 0.814739
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:39:57.90 10.0 negative automatic P 331 34.8825 0.041033 0.792618
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:39:52.40 10.0 negative automatic P 181 34.2108 0.288383 0.823866
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:39:35.60 10.0 positive automatic P 210 32.3873 -0.520866 0.880342
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:39:29.70 10.0 negative automatic P 233 31.3971 2.27337 0.870574
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:38:54.38 10.0 positive automatic P 217 27.7670 -0.939776 0.930233
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:38:52.70 10.0 negative automatic P 170 27.5071 -0.381757 0.898876
G.DZM.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:38:48.46 10.0 positive automatic P 135 27.0208 -0.201138 0.328947
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:38:44.72 10.0 positive automatic P 266 26.5662 0.249949 0.43956
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:38:24.90 10.0 positive automatic P 136 24.5079 -0.857952 0.851064
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:38:18.62 10.0 positive automatic P 275 23.6640 0.585782 0.930233
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:38:14.57 10.0 negative automatic P 185 23.3023 0.124956 0.909091
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:38:10.67 10.0 positive automatic P 253 22.8268 1.10019 0.909091
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:38:05.27 10.0 positive automatic P 169 22.4673 -0.343235 0.987654
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:37:43.67 10.0 positive automatic P 273 20.3717 0.627822 0.869565
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:37:40.77 10.0 positive automatic P 214 20.2726 -1.25264 0.952381
GE.TNTI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:37:33.97 10.0 positive automatic P 282 19.4113 1.39404 0.43956
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:37:11.78 10.0 negative automatic P 237 17.7733 -2.02609 0.610687
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:37:00.23 10.0 negative automatic P 180 16.7197 -0.90125 0.434783
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:36:59.98 10.0 negative automatic P 265 16.4373 0.990621 0.43956
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:36:56.58 10.0 negative automatic P 235 16.5816 -2.2977 0.888889
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:36:24.57 10.0 positive automatic P 271 14.0777 -1.21845 0.784314
GE.GENI.BHZ. 2022-05-09T22:34:37.77 10.0 positive automatic P 277 6.2135 -0.298468 0.43956
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2022-05-09T22:34:30.60 10.0 positive automatic P 98 5.8673 -2.75249 0
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