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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.6 on date 21-08-2022 and time 10:28:03 (UTC) in region Near coast of Ecuador [Sea: Ecuador]

A magnitude Mwp 5.6 earthquake occured in region: Near coast of Ecuador [Sea: Ecuador], on

  • 21-08-2022 10:28:03 (UTC)
  • 21-08-2022 12:28:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 21-08-2022 05:28:03 (UTC -05:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Guayaquil)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -0.1200, -80.5570 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 5.0
Mwp 5.6
Mwpd 5.7 		2022-08-21
10:28:03		 -0.1195 -80.557 20 2022-08-21
10:47:29		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108784491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-21 10:28:03
Latitude -0.1195
Longitude -80.5570
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 108784491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 14696
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9210
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 223
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 13987.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147.284
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 55
Number of defining phases 55
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.17233
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.13620
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 98.57986
Number of stations at which the event was observed 54
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 54
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 108784491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-21 10:47:29

Mwpd:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 108784491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-21 10:47:29

mb:5.0

Field Value
Value 5.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 49
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 108784491
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-21 10:47:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:41:41.42 10.0 positive automatic PcP 44 98.5799 1.80392 0
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:41:30.50 10.0 positive automatic PcP 44 96.0745 2.01394 0
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:41:24.88 10.0 positive automatic ScP 336 38.7963 2.2754 0
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:40:30.70 10.0 positive automatic P 334 83.5407 1.79238 0
CN.EAGLY.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:39:55.48 10.0 negative automatic P 340 77.2120 0.634812 0.199594
PM.PESTR.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:39:54.26 10.0 positive automatic P 50 76.8900 1.27977 0.168997
IU.COR.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:59.52 10.0 negative automatic P 325 58.5616 2.12928 0.382168
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:53.63 10.0 negative automatic P 332 57.7815 1.58391 0.449078
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:35.20 10.0 positive automatic P 329 55.4867 -0.59217 0.461988
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:29.05 10.0 negative automatic P 326 54.5784 -0.213501 0.470214
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:19.85 10.0 negative automatic P 333 53.2844 0.00191253 0.489752
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:18.83 10.0 positive automatic P 330 53.1055 0.260251 0
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:37:07.03 10.0 negative automatic P 327 51.5609 -0.151824 0.493938
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:56.93 10.0 negative automatic P 330 50.2449 -0.280041 0.569569
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:56.88 10.0 positive automatic P 332 50.1572 0.268572 0.551135
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:54.45 10.0 positive automatic P 328 49.8607 0.224804 0.543361
IU.RSSD.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:49.57 10.0 negative automatic P 338 48.9278 2.35953 0.552177
II.PFO.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:37.44 10.0 negative automatic P 319 47.6621 0.14102 0.554071
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:23.25 10.0 positive automatic P 344 46.1357 -1.98207 0.618919
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:23.05 10.0 negative automatic P 324 45.7465 0.690695 0.640585
US.OGNE.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:19.93 10.0 positive automatic P 337 45.4484 0.0236621 0.63832
US.MVCO.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:19.85 10.0 negative automatic P 328 45.3736 0.346784 0.590976
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:11.53 10.0 negative automatic P 331 44.2976 0.523086 0.65887
US.JFWS.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:05.50 10.0 negative automatic P 350 43.9022 -1.94385 0
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:36:01.70 10.0 negative automatic P 322 43.1840 -0.059535 0.663458
US.CBKS.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:58.23 10.0 positive automatic P 338 42.7228 0.246659 0.679528
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:56.92 10.0 positive automatic P 328 42.5925 -0.200165 0.715162
US.BINY.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:55.75 10.0 positive automatic P 5 42.5171 -0.530994 0.683272
US.KSU1.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:50.25 10.0 positive automatic P 341 41.8854 -0.850625 0.719948
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:47.65 10.0 positive automatic P 169 41.6158 -1.36687 0.676208
US.HDIL.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:44.83 10.0 positive automatic P 350 41.4427 -2.62934 0.664366
IU.SSPA.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:41.45 10.0 positive automatic P 3 40.8258 -0.942595 0.714442
US.AMTX.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:37.13 10.0 negative automatic P 333 40.1803 -0.0524964 0.702031
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:30.10 10.0 positive automatic P 326 39.5450 -1.69431 0.774532
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:28.77 10.0 positive automatic P 347 39.4225 -1.97162 0.758469
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:25.18 10.0 negative automatic P 336 38.7963 -0.374026 0.75276
US.BLA.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:12.60 10.0 positive automatic P 0 37.3294 -0.604908 0
US.MIAR.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:07.03 10.0 positive automatic P 342 36.7422 -1.11467 0.757339
US.TZTN.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:07.08 10.0 positive automatic P 356 36.7668 -1.30611 0.782977
IU.BBSR.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:35:00.70 10.0 positive automatic P 23 35.7730 0.866008 0.775623
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:35:00.35 10.0 negative automatic P 166 35.8546 -0.33318 0.810079
US.JCT.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:34:59.23 10.0 negative automatic P 331 35.6486 0.37022 0.752891
IM.TKL.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:34:59.79 10.0 positive automatic P 356 35.9012 -1.19149 0.809155
US.LRAL.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:34:41.08 10.0 positive automatic P 350 33.7081 -0.932335 0.797586
US.GOGA.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:34:40.53 10.0 positive automatic P 356 33.6407 -0.893184 0.854605
G.MPG.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:33:56.45 10.0 positive automatic P 79 28.3609 1.56119 0.888889
MX.TLIG.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:33:26.22 10.0 positive automatic P 316 25.0345 1.13232 0.851064
IU.SJG.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:33:07.60 10.0 positive automatic P 37 23.0837 0.98301 0.860215
CX.MNMCX.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:32:53.10 10.0 positive automatic P 151 21.8406 -0.632313 0.869565
GT.LPAZ.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:32:37.48 10.0 positive automatic P 143 20.2871 0.0663234 0.941176
MX.CCIG.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:32:33.63 10.0 negative automatic P 326 19.9861 0.0464319 0.888889
CU.TGUH.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:31:43.20 10.0 negative automatic P 335 15.6574 1.42169 0.888889
GE.BOAB.BHZ. 2022-08-21T10:31:14.50 10.0 negative automatic P 338 13.5518 1.18867 0.909091
II.JTS.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:30:43.00 10.0 positive automatic P 337 11.2906 1.5953 0.97561
IU.OTAV.BHZ.00 2022-08-21T10:28:38.87 10.0 positive automatic P 80 2.1362 1.59066 0.952381
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