Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.8 on date 27-01-2023 and time 02:32:52 (UTC) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.8 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 27-01-2023 02:32:52 (UTC)
  • 27-01-2023 03:32:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.7780, 14.3100 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.

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
ML 3.8 2023-01-27
02:32:52
34.7783 14.3097 10 2023-01-27
02:56:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113824551
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-27 02:32:52 ± 0.33
Latitude 34.7783 ± 0.0162
Longitude 14.3097 ± 0.0690
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113824551

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6330
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1790
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 6330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 340
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 39
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.60803
Number of stations at which the event was observed 37
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 73
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113824551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-27 02:56:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BARO.EHZ. 2023-01-27T02:35:09.35 3.0 positive manual Pg 24.030001 0
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:35:03.51 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 8.7 0
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:35:02.40 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:34:25.60 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.49 0
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2023-01-27T02:34:18.09 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.07 0
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:34:04.29 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.15 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:34:04.41 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.86 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:56.55 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.53 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:50.22 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.18 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:50.42 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.13 0
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:49.68 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.08 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:48.41 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.36 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:46.14 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.54 0
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:45.71 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.65 0
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:45.16 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.78 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:45.56 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.16 0
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:45.75 3.0 positive manual Pn 0.65 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:45.40 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.01 0
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:44.07 3.0 negative manual Pn -0.13 0
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:43.55 3.0 positive manual P 0.82 0
IV.CIMI.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:43.47 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.02 0
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:43.47 3.0 positive manual Pg 0.87 0
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:42.16 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.5 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:41.43 3.0 positive manual P 0.76 0
IV.CPTP.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:36.63 3.0 positive manual P 0.27 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:34.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 2.6080 38 -0.35 25
IV.AGST.EHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:34.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 16 2.5856 38 -0.14 18
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:34.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 2.5703 38 -0.17 27
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:32.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 1 2.4426 38 0.2 32
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:32.77 1.0 undecidable manual P 14 2.4569 38 -0.16 10
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-27T02:33:31.77 1.0 undecidable manual S 357 1.2555 50 -0.33 23
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:30.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 2.2771 38 -0.43 24
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:30.00 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:29.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 2.2492 38 -0.16 26
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-27T02:33:28.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 7 1.1313 50 -0.03 100
IV.CROCE.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:26.65 1.0 undecidable manual P 5 2.0612 38 -0.81 12
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-01-27T02:33:26.97 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-01-27T02:33:15.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 1.2555 50 0 73
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-01-27T02:33:13.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 1.1313 50 0.51 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.HPAC.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0008579999999999998 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:33:39.35
IV.CROCE.HNN. ML:3.8 0.001407157 0.5504 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:10.50
IV.CROCE.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0011230015 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:10.50
IV.CROCE.HHE. ML:3.7 0.001107 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:10.69
IV.CROCE.HNE. ML:3.8 0.00131 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:10.69
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:4.0 0.001854254 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:15.07
IV.ACATE.EHN. ML:0.0 0.0012840924999999999 0.6992 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:16.97
IV.ACATE.HNN. ML:0.0 0.001355116 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:16.96
IV.ACATE.EHE. ML:0.0 0.001549005 0.7408 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:27.51
IV.ACATE.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00160703055 0.5808 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:29.85
IV.HPAC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.004543342499999999 1.36 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:13.86
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:4.2 0.0024607580000000004 0.5104 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:25.56
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:4.7 0.007357331 0.3808 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:23.21
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:4.0 0.0014915855 0.5808 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:20.22
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:4.0 0.002078137 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:19.82
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:3.7 0.0007053222500000001 0.76 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:21.97
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:4.2 0.0027476320000000003 0.8496 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:27.80
IV.AGST.EHN. ML:4.1 0.0019000000000000002 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:23.69
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:3.8 0.0007951354499999999 0.4592 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:24.87
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:3.7 0.0008715 1.52 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:26.94
IV.HCRL.HHE. ML:3.9 0.0012464460000000002 1 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:39.84
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:4.6 0.006589732 0.7408 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:28.17
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:4.1 0.0009905 0.98 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:30.04
IV.AGST.EHE. ML:4.2 0.0019950000000000002 1.26 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:31.82
IV.HCRL.HHN. ML:4.0 0.0012798943499999999 0.72 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:34.29
IV.CSLB.HNE. ML:3.4 0.000217 0.94 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:34.92
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:3.8 0.0005891313499999999 1.16 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:32.55
IV.CSLB.HNN. ML:3.4 0.0002045 0.56 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:36.55
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0002863324 0.5392 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:35.94
IV.CORL.HNE. ML:3.6 0.00029527959999999995 0.5296 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:35.94
IV.CORL.HNN. ML:3.5 0.0002585768 0.7808 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:41.79
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00025550890000000003 0.7808 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:41.79
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:3.3 0.00017709545 0.9584 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:34.90
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:4.1 0.0012749999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:43.33
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:4.1 0.00103895665 0.68 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:43.91
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:3.9 0.000683 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:44.68
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:3.9 0.0007405081 0.6816 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:44.95
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:3.5 0.00013460865 0.3408 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:43.77
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:4.0 0.001018173 0.5792 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:48.74
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:4.2 0.001575 0.6 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:48.46
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:3.4 0.0001895 1 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:49.13
IV.PLAC.HNE. ML:3.6 0.00014649999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:50.03
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:3.8 0.00041600000000000003 1.44 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:50.77
IV.CIMI.HNE. ML:3.7 0.00043587015 0.6208 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:51.97
IV.CIMI.HHE. ML:3.7 0.000428 1.2 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:51.60
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:4.0 0.000808 0.58 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:53.70
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:3.9 0.0004795 1.08 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:55.57
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:4.1 0.0008788545500000001 1.2 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:55.74
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:4.0 0.0006399999999999999 1.18 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:57.90
IV.CIMI.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00029153850000000005 0.7408 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:43.48
IV.CIMI.HNN. ML:3.6 0.00029731535 1.0096 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:57.02
IV.SOI.EHE. ML:3.5 0.0002065 0.54 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:58.67
IV.SERS.HNE. ML:3.6 0.0001037 0.94 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:59.89
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:3.8 0.00053792625 0.4592 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:28.09
IV.IVPL.HNE. ML:3.8 0.0003342598 0.3296 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:06.87
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:3.9 0.00047599999999999997 1.32 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:02.93
IV.SERS.HHE. ML:3.4 0.00007125000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:02.14
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00013700000000000002 1.42 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:05.08
IV.PLAC.HNN. ML:3.6 0.00014850000000000003 1.42 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:05.10
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:3.9 0.00044248354999999994 0.8 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:49.77
IV.SOI.EHN. ML:3.5 0.000182 0.78 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:05.55
IV.IVPL.HNN. ML:3.9 0.00045949065 0.4 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:09.97
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:4.0 0.0006205000000000001 0.88 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:10.04
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:3.8 0.00016499999999999997 0.98 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:20.05
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:3.8 0.00015429999999999998 0.9 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:21.04
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:3.8 0.00017549999999999998 1.06 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:26.55
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:3.8 0.000161 1.02 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:26.54
IV.SERS.HNN. ML:3.5 0.00008274999999999999 1.14 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:26.70
IV.SERS.HHN. ML:3.5 0.00008324999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:35:27.49
IV.CPTP.HHN. ML:3.9 0.0010275639 1.4608 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:44.33
IV.GALF.HNE. ML:3.2 0.00015240979999999997 0.7696 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:20.24
IV.GALF.HNN. ML:3.4 0.00022937800000000003 0.9104 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:43.01
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:3.8 0.00043210525 1.3008 AML other m 2023-01-27T02:34:57.62
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