Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.0 on date 23-05-2022 and time 21:26:38 (Italy) in region Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]

A magnitude Mwp 6.0 earthquake occured in region: Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu], on

  • 23-05-2022 19:26:38 (UTC)
  • 23-05-2022 21:26:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 24-05-2022 06:26:38 (UTC +11:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Efate)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -17.0510, 167.3510 at 10 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 5.2
Mwp 6.0

Mwpd 6.2
2022-05-23
19:26:38
-17.0508 167.351 10 2022-05-23
19:44:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 105071411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-23 19:26:38
Latitude -17.0508
Longitude 167.3510
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 105071411

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 23570
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2332
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 77
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 19025.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64.4903
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.02613
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 1.60983
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 91.91575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 33
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 33
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 105071411
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-23 19:44:55

Mwp:6.0

Field Value
Value 6.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 105071411
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-23 19:44:55

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 105071411
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-23 19:44:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:39:43.68 10.0 positive automatic P 48 10202.6427 -2.39669 0.0777566
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:39:41.36 10.0 negative automatic P 183 10103.4975 -0.336273 0.0832797
BK.CMB.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:39:20.00 10.0 positive automatic P 49 9679.4109 -2.68306 0.111579
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:39:18.27 10.0 positive automatic PcP 324 9350.2293 5.39703 0
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:38:26.27 10.0 positive automatic P 295 8458.1889 0.685283 0.204925
IU.QSPA.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:38:04.82 10.0 positive automatic P 180 8089.7355 -1.90733 0.247728
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:37:55.62 10.0 positive automatic P 277 7892.9103 0.0062906 0.267807
MY.IPM.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:37:42.72 10.0 positive automatic P 282 7648.7991 0.584524 0.268249
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:36:53.42 10.0 positive automatic pP 180 6748.4004 4.16196 0.37339
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:36:46.03 10.0 positive automatic P 181 6718.4304 -1.40163 0.36876
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:36:43.45 10.0 positive automatic P 332 6641.3742 0.704783 0.413783
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:36:43.27 10.0 positive automatic P 333 6687.4947 -2.30328 0.40784
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:36:43.65 10.0 positive automatic P 328 6656.8809 -0.0537714 0.360308
MY.SBM.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:36:29.82 10.0 negative automatic P 284 6411.2823 1.54418 0.414457
MY.LDM.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:35:58.22 10.0 positive automatic P 290 5896.8528 3.32217 0.492189
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:35:18.77 10.0 positive automatic P 246 5364.6855 0.0106758 0.543518
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:34:52.57 10.0 negative automatic P 257 4997.4087 -0.24054 0.638391
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:34:38.47 10.0 positive automatic P 286 4807.9095 -0.626723 0.639092
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:33:47.28 10.0 negative automatic P 251 4126.8246 -1.07204 0.812361
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:32:56.69 10.0 positive automatic P 260 3482.0367 -1.27458 0.891153
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:31:56.65 10.0 negative automatic P 218 2720.0994 0.0503269 0.952381
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:31:45.97 10.0 positive automatic P 242 2600.6301 -0.565834 0.930233
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-23T19:31:39.14 10.0 negative automatic P 160 2538.3591 -1.46236 0.952381
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:31:23.62 10.0 negative automatic P 289 2339.0031 2.22546 0.43956
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:31:13.82 10.0 positive automatic P 258 2243.5431 1.69322 0.952381
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:31:08.72 10.0 negative automatic P 224 2175.3891 3.16398 0.898876
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:31:05.18 10.0 negative automatic P 309 2183.8362 -1.07362 0.43956
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2022-05-23T19:30:57.52 10.0 negative automatic P 164 2109.333 -1.33485 0.97561
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2022-05-23T19:30:39.82 10.0 negative automatic P 238 1917.5139 1.43807 0.43956
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:29:08.35 10.0 positive automatic P 316 1162.9914 1.01951 0.952381
II.MSVF.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:29:06.62 10.0 positive automatic P 95 1135.9518 2.5108 0.930233
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:27:43.65 10.0 negative automatic P 219 504.5616 -2.26754 0.952381
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2022-05-23T19:27:02.50 10.0 negative automatic P 355 178.6878 -3.04575 0.97561
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