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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.5 on date 16-02-2023 and time 07:50:48 (Italy) in region Haiti region [Sea: Haiti]

A magnitude Mwp 5.5 earthquake occured in region: Haiti region [Sea: Haiti], on

  • 16-02-2023 06:50:48 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2023 07:50:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 16-02-2023 01:50:48 (UTC -05:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Port-au-Prince)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 19.7900, -73.6870 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 5.1
Mwp 5.5
Mwpd 6.1 		2023-02-16
06:50:48		 19.7895 -73.6867 10 2023-02-16
07:04:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114477731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-16 06:50:48
Latitude 19.7895
Longitude -73.6867
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 114477731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9606
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7903
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 313
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7754.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 48.3541
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 78
Number of defining phases 78
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.89861
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.40248
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 65.44742
Number of stations at which the event was observed 76
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 76
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 114477731
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-16 07:04:26

Mwp:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 114477731
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-16 07:04:26

mb:5.1

Field Value
Value 5.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 64
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114477731
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-16 07:04:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T07:01:32.27 10.0 negative automatic P 333 65.4474 1.65434 0.333102
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2023-02-16T07:01:18.98 10.0 positive automatic P 178 62.9999 4.38503 0.352713
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2023-02-16T07:01:14.57 10.0 negative automatic P 12 63.0617 -0.373414 0.344094
C1.LL01.BHZ. 2023-02-16T07:01:13.58 10.0 negative automatic P 179 62.1766 4.53425 0.385346
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T07:01:12.50 10.0 negative automatic P 334 62.6156 0.486598 0.361817
GT.PLCA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T07:00:55.33 10.0 positive automatic P 177 60.5898 -3.15315 0.412741
C.GO06.BHZ. 2023-02-16T07:00:54.68 10.0 positive automatic P 178 59.4068 4.28578 0.400755
C1.BO02.BHZ. 2023-02-16T07:00:20.75 10.0 negative automatic P 177 54.6493 4.12083 0.448688
IU.LCO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:59:37.37 10.0 positive automatic P 177 48.8833 3.56007 0.559097
BL.PMNB.HHZ. 2023-02-16T06:59:21.60 10.0 negative automatic P 143 46.7252 4.75467 0.600277
US.HAWA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:59:09.48 10.0 positive automatic P 316 45.7934 0.0595012 0.647368
US.NEW.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:59:02.90 10.0 positive automatic P 320 44.9671 -0.0257979 0.624739
US.WVOR.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:54.70 10.0 positive automatic P 311 43.9490 -0.187714 0.614471
US.BMO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:52.90 10.0 negative automatic P 315 43.8036 -0.782609 0.675655
US.MSO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:42.93 10.0 positive automatic P 319 42.4164 0.447529 0.640343
US.HLID.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:34.33 10.0 positive automatic P 314 41.4054 0.0215456 0.657706
US.ELK.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:31.58 10.0 negative automatic P 310 41.0195 0.370151 0.702575
US.EGMT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:27.05 10.0 positive automatic P 323 40.4996 0.336858 0.728916
US.BOZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:26.98 10.0 positive automatic P 318 40.4373 0.687209 0.721607
US.DUG.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:15.65 10.0 positive automatic P 310 39.0959 0.546121 0
US.AHID.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:13.48 10.0 positive automatic P 315 38.8700 0.176056 0.751259
US.HWUT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:12.13 10.0 positive automatic P 313 38.7246 0.0693101 0.754039
US.RLMT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:11.18 10.0 positive automatic P 319 38.7485 -1.12534 0.578643
CX.MNMCX.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:58:11.10 10.0 negative automatic P 174 39.1250 -4.39061 0.729431
US.BW06.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:04.43 10.0 negative automatic P 315 37.8461 -0.303677 0.77095
US.DGMT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:58:03.58 10.0 negative automatic P 327 37.7255 0.136725 0.773287
US.WUAZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:55.35 10.0 negative automatic P 303 36.6029 1.28767 0.795204
GT.LPAZ.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:49.70 10.0 positive automatic P 171 36.4866 -3.9277 0.729621
IU.TUC.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:45.15 10.0 positive automatic P 298 35.3850 1.63393 0.819327
IU.RSSD.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:41.17 10.0 negative automatic P 321 35.0526 0.314685 0.835692
US.ISCO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:31.03 10.0 positive automatic P 313 33.8717 0.286068 0.830491
US.AGMN.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:28.75 10.0 negative automatic P 333 33.6475 0.374279 0.844548
US.SDCO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:22.88 10.0 negative automatic P 310 32.9103 0.549213 0.890157
IU.ANMO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:20.77 10.0 positive automatic P 305 32.5976 1.30635 0.875898
US.OGNE.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:15.03 10.0 positive automatic P 318 32.0705 0.322061 0.907921
US.EYMN.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:10.48 10.0 positive automatic P 337 31.6278 -0.242756 0.928406
US.MNTX.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:03.73 10.0 negative automatic P 299 30.7859 0.43898 0.946699
US.ECSD.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:57:01.08 10.0 negative automatic P 326 30.6563 -1.07378 0.905875
MX.HPIG.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:56:57.99 10.0 positive automatic P 290 30.1229 0.333813 0.927702
US.CBKS.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:52.20 10.0 positive automatic P 316 29.4361 0.811743 0.952381
US.KSU1.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:35.03 10.0 negative automatic P 319 27.6151 -0.0856863 0.952381
US.GLMI.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:30.48 10.0 negative automatic P 343 26.6261 4.2438 0.952381
US.JFWS.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:29.28 10.0 positive automatic P 333 26.9916 -0.236997 0.941176
US.WMOK.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:26.73 10.0 negative automatic P 309 26.7238 -0.402628 0.952381
US.LONY.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:11.68 10.0 positive automatic P 358 24.8403 1.62326 0.860215
US.LBNH.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:08.33 10.0 positive automatic P 3 24.4936 1.44164 0.898876
US.AAM.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:03.45 10.0 positive automatic P 342 24.0347 0.792447 0.869565
IU.CCM.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:56:00.45 10.0 positive automatic P 324 23.7800 0.102207 0.941176
MX.TLIG.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:55:59.56 10.0 positive automatic P 269 23.6524 0.232433 0.869565
US.MIAR.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:52.25 10.0 positive automatic P 314 22.9575 0.242586 0.909091
US.BINY.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:48.03 10.0 positive automatic P 356 22.4930 0.884887 0.909091
IU.HKT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:47.45 10.0 positive automatic P 301 22.4644 0.768242 0.952381
US.NATX.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:45.05 10.0 positive automatic P 307 22.2937 0.0899087 0.952381
US.ACSO.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:41.70 10.0 negative automatic P 341 21.9367 0.52939 0.963855
IU.SSPA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:34.60 10.0 negative automatic P 351 21.1522 1.85716 0.909091
US.MCWV.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:28.85 10.0 negative automatic P 346 20.5610 2.50523 0.930233
IU.WVT.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:25.40 10.0 positive automatic P 326 20.5156 -0.441153 0.952381
US.TZTN.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:07.53 10.0 positive automatic P 335 18.8474 -0.130958 0.930233
US.CBN.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:05.20 10.0 positive automatic P 351 18.6898 -0.666909 0.909091
US.BLA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:55:01.70 10.0 positive automatic P 343 18.3845 -0.888101 0.963855
IM.TKL.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:54:58.69 10.0 positive automatic P 333 18.1806 -1.35402 0.952381
MX.CCIG.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:54:56.55 10.0 positive automatic P 262 17.8792 -0.015424 0.930233
US.LRAL.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:53.60 10.0 positive automatic P 321 17.7885 -1.58655 0.97561
US.GOGA.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:30.38 10.0 negative automatic P 329 16.1657 -4.38999 0.963855
IU.BBSR.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:15.07 10.0 positive automatic P 31 14.9335 -3.55928 0.97561
II.JTS.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:12.07 10.0 negative automatic P 230 14.4299 0.251728 0.952381
CU.TGUH.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:08.28 10.0 negative automatic P 248 14.1966 -0.499115 0.43956
G.HDC.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:07.10 10.0 positive automatic P 227 14.0340 0.537646 0.930233
IU.TEIG.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:54:01.20 10.0 positive automatic P 274 13.7110 -0.764117 0.963855
GE.BOAB.BHZ. 2023-02-16T06:54:01.30 10.0 positive automatic P 239 13.6395 0.255306 0.909091
IU.SDV.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:53:26.47 10.0 positive automatic P 164 11.2976 -2.77832 0.963855
IU.DWPF.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:53:20.15 10.0 negative automatic P 321 10.9172 -3.62556 0.97561
IU.SJG.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:52:33.25 10.0 positive automatic P 102 7.3225 -1.30716 0.963855
CU.MTDJ.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:51:44.73 10.0 positive automatic P 247 3.9593 -3.70987 0.963855
CU.GRTK.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:51:34.30 10.0 negative automatic P 54 2.9455 -0.040949 0.952381
CU.SDDR.BHZ.00 2023-02-16T06:51:25.15 10.0 negative automatic P 109 2.4025 -1.82113 0.952381
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