Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.2 on date 23-02-2023 and time 15:53:53 (UTC) in region Turkey [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.2 earthquake occured in region: Turkey [Sea], on

  • 23-02-2023 15:53:53 (UTC)
  • 23-02-2023 16:53:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 23-02-2023 17:53:53 (UTC +02:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Famagusta)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.0140, 35.9120 at 33 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.

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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 4.7
Mwp 5.2 		2023-02-23
15:53:53		 36.0141 35.9121 33 2023-02-23
16:07:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114736261
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-23 15:53:53
Latitude 36.0141
Longitude 35.9121
Depth (km) 33 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114736261

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 8932
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5263
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 74
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8188.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 156.183
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.43626
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 2.35045
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 47.17822
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 30
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 114736261
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-23 16:07:56

mb:4.7

Field Value
Value 4.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 25
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 114736261
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-23 16:07:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2023-02-23T16:02:21.27 10.0 positive automatic P 345 47.1782 -0.452394 0.527534
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:59:15.42 10.0 positive automatic P 30 25.3851 -1.21067 0.952381
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:59:15.60 10.0 positive automatic P 301 25.3428 -0.710638 0.952381
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:59:05.75 10.0 positive automatic P 309 24.3615 -1.61041 0.869565
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:59:00.75 10.0 positive automatic P 348 23.2461 3.86834 0.97561
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:58:58.77 10.0 positive automatic P 310 23.6700 -2.27898 0.952381
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:47.72 10.0 negative automatic P 308 22.3239 0.326898 0.869565
IV.BOB.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:42.40 10.0 positive automatic P 302 21.8470 0.20488 0.634921
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:39.66 10.0 positive automatic P 296 21.7248 -1.26083 0.909091
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:35.07 10.0 negative automatic P 287 21.1858 0.0669137 0.909091
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:22.72 10.0 positive automatic P 310 20.0758 -0.507832 0.833333
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:19.10 10.0 positive automatic P 309 19.7924 -0.869027 0.869565
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:58:16.95 10.0 negative automatic P 298 19.5437 -0.281131 0.930233
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:57:44.70 10.0 negative automatic P 320 16.7744 -0.197114 0.888889
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:57:44.65 10.0 negative automatic P 313 16.7256 0.476816 0.851064
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:57:36.17 10.0 positive automatic P 290 16.2884 -2.53018 0.784314
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:57:27.42 10.0 positive automatic P 344 15.4546 -0.472586 0.869565
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:57:16.00 10.0 positive automatic P 309 14.5828 0.487485 0.91954
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:57:13.42 10.0 positive automatic P 316 14.4137 -0.660952 0.784314
HL.KEK.HHZ. 2023-02-23T15:56:59.78 10.0 positive automatic P 291 13.2280 1.88263 0.49505
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2023-02-23T15:56:33.15 10.0 positive automatic P 280 11.2788 1.85199 0.970874
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2023-02-23T15:56:33.07 10.0 positive automatic P 295 11.3174 1.21941 0.865801
HT.AGG.HHZ. 2023-02-23T15:56:30.93 10.0 negative automatic P 290 11.1673 1.1253 0.8
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2023-02-23T15:56:09.32 10.0 positive automatic P 305 9.5876 1.2325 0.995025
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:55:24.85 10.0 positive automatic P 188 6.3949 0.534125 0.930233
GE.ISP.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:55:01.85 10.0 negative automatic P 295 4.6891 0.81709 0.930233
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:55:01.50 10.0 negative automatic P 186 4.7238 0.217537 0.888889
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-02-23T15:54:59.58 10.0 negative automatic P 328 4.5709 -0.990052 0.683761
GE.SALP.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:54:52.35 10.0 negative automatic P 189 3.9902 1.02404 0.898876
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-02-23T15:54:27.30 10.0 negative automatic P 244 2.3504 -1.46432 0.952381
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