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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 14-03-2023 and time 01:49:09 (Italy) in region Papua New Guinea [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 6.2 earthquake occured in region: Papua New Guinea [Sea], on

  • 14-03-2023 00:49:09 (UTC)
  • 14-03-2023 01:49:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 14-03-2023 10:49:09 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -5.3930, 146.9040 at 209 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 5.6
Mwp 6.2
Mwpd 6.2 		2023-03-14
00:49:09		 -5.393 146.904 209 2023-03-14
01:03:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115340011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-14 00:49:09
Latitude -5.3930
Longitude 146.9040
Depth (km) 209 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115340011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11066
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3503
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 46
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 9033.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 23.5371
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 85
Number of defining phases 85
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.779463
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 4.02369
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 89.55415
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:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 31
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 115340011
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-14 01:03:09

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 115340011
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-14 01:03:09

mb:5.6

Field Value
Value 5.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 61
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 115340011
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-14 01:03:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
G.CRZF.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:01:42.75 10.0 positive automatic PcP 223 89.5542 -0.223299 0
US.WRAK.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:01:41.68 10.0 positive automatic P 33 89.4105 0.57334 0.0926739
AT.SKAG.BHZ. 2023-03-14T01:01:37.34 10.0 positive automatic P 30 88.4923 0.531789 0.10087
US.EGAK.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:01:30.98 10.0 positive automatic P 24 87.3303 -0.382306 0.10342
IN.MNC.HHZ. 2023-03-14T01:01:23.27 10.0 positive automatic sP 280 74.8914 -13.3067 0
IU.COLA.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:01:17.02 10.0 positive automatic P 23 84.7179 -1.56352 0.132158
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:00:57.47 10.0 positive automatic P 323 80.7606 -0.762041 0.162169
AT.TTA.BHZ. 2023-03-14T01:00:57.60 10.0 positive automatic P 23 80.6441 -0.152878 0.161345
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T01:00:17.07 10.0 positive automatic S 263 32.6456 -2.55928 0
G.TAOE.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T01:00:12.42 10.0 positive automatic P 98 72.3635 1.12076 0.244198
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:48.57 10.0 positive automatic P 351 68.7142 -0.572684 0.296145
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:30.77 10.0 positive automatic P 195 65.8842 -0.60638 0.331496
IU.ADK.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:26.72 10.0 positive automatic P 24 65.1230 0.194388 0.341344
IU.MA2.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:25.57 10.0 positive automatic P 2 65.0382 -0.446142 0.34245
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:17.92 10.0 positive automatic P 331 63.6974 0.367987 0.360177
G.PPTF.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:15.85 10.0 positive automatic P 107 63.1638 1.95291 0.367357
AT.SMY.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:59:10.00 10.0 positive automatic P 18 62.5183 0.467361 0.359037
IU.POHA.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:59:06.62 10.0 positive automatic P 64 61.9120 0.774801 0.177451
G.KIP.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:58:55.22 10.0 positive automatic P 62 60.2520 0.842489 0.364399
IU.RAR.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:58:11.80 10.0 positive automatic P 112 53.9556 1.50363 0.401922
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:58:03.80 10.0 positive automatic P 298 53.0735 -0.159401 0.447234
IU.YSS.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:57:59.20 10.0 positive automatic P 356 52.4778 -0.348906 0.480299
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:57:38.27 10.0 positive automatic P 276 49.7172 -0.758165 0.558358
IU.MIDW.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:57:26.95 10.0 positive automatic P 44 48.1043 0.167832 0.585246
II.ERM.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:57:22.27 10.0 positive automatic P 356 47.5288 -0.0998269 0.448854
MY.KUM.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:57:21.57 10.0 positive automatic P 282 47.4042 0.153759 0.513518
IU.INCN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:57:17.02 10.0 positive automatic P 338 46.8474 -0.0959138 0.555007
JP.JTM.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:57:13.85 10.0 positive automatic P 354 46.4902 -0.515042 0.627376
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2023-03-14T00:57:00.37 10.0 positive automatic P 156 44.7290 -0.235968 0.652663
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-03-14T00:56:53.15 10.0 positive automatic P 151 43.9109 -0.947247 0.658107
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:52.82 10.0 positive automatic P 278 43.6005 1.19024 0
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:51.47 10.0 positive automatic P 150 43.6486 -0.553196 0.678588
JP.JTU.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:47.75 10.0 positive automatic P 339 43.2004 -0.683762 0.68685
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-03-14T00:56:45.31 10.0 positive automatic P 144 42.7931 0.131638 0.707884
IU.MAJO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:43.42 10.0 positive automatic P 350 42.7197 -1.22557 0.695764
JP.JGF.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:37.30 10.0 positive automatic P 348 41.9655 -1.29745 0.677604
G.INU.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:36.11 10.0 positive automatic P 348 41.7863 -0.965772 0.680822
JP.JMN.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:30.50 10.0 positive automatic P 343 41.0194 -0.419937 0.727762
JP.JSU.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:22.90 10.0 positive automatic P 338 40.0990 -0.466599 0.745382
IU.TATO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:16.27 10.0 positive automatic P 322 39.1457 0.799039 0.746093
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:13.80 10.0 negative automatic P 221 38.9927 -0.444978 0.766842
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-03-14T00:56:12.41 10.0 positive automatic P 144 38.6590 0.988565 0.703067
JP.YOJ.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:05.60 10.0 positive automatic P 323 37.8511 0.912701 0.789304
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:56:02.40 10.0 negative automatic P 227 37.5679 0.0307722 0.824368
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:01.52 10.0 positive automatic P 179 37.5170 -0.389035 0.795938
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:56:00.38 10.0 negative automatic S 243 17.2500 -2.37442 0
JP.JOW.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:55:57.25 10.0 positive automatic P 332 36.9286 0.270065 0.77098
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:49.58 10.0 negative automatic P 238 35.9362 0.99767 0.817973
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:32.88 10.0 negative automatic S 242 15.9992 -4.64639 0
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:55:18.57 10.0 positive automatic P 263 32.6456 -1.77911 0.836118
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:16.13 10.0 negative automatic P 182 32.2028 -0.450403 0.894563
IU.FUNA.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:16.70 10.0 positive automatic P 97 32.1955 0.283508 0.894717
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:05.03 10.0 positive automatic P 213 30.9515 -0.539054 0.899828
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:55:03.30 10.0 negative automatic P 237 30.6921 0.00388022 0.948855
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:56.55 10.0 negative automatic P 177 29.9866 -0.628719 0.869565
II.KAPI.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:31.62 10.0 positive automatic P 270 27.0396 0.591684 0.963855
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:26.43 10.0 positive automatic P 220 26.5362 -0.177904 0.97561
ND.MARNC.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:21.80 10.0 positive automatic P 130 26.0282 -0.160924 0.833333
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:54:16.57 10.0 negative automatic P 170 25.4166 -0.0834226 0.97561
II.KWJN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:15.67 10.0 positive automatic P 55 25.2653 0.569935 0.898876
ND.ONTNC.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:54:15.10 10.0 positive automatic P 134 25.3581 -0.852844 0.851064
GE.MMRI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:54:09.52 10.0 negative automatic P 261 24.6882 -0.389382 0.930233
GE.LUWI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:54:08.82 10.0 positive automatic P 279 24.4765 0.841826 0.869565
AU.FITZ.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:54:07.18 10.0 negative automatic P 237 24.3453 0.371843 0.97561
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:53:54.42 10.0 negative automatic P 258 22.8502 1.04297 0.930233
ND.KOUNC.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:53:51.80 10.0 positive automatic P 134 22.6841 0.101004 0.888889
G.SANVU.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:53:48.15 10.0 positive automatic P 118 22.3239 -0.249604 0.930233
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:53:38.67 10.0 negative automatic P 187 21.3424 -0.331099 0.963855
GE.SANI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:53:36.32 10.0 positive automatic P 278 21.1334 -0.456112 0.909091
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:53:28.17 10.0 positive automatic P 169 20.3723 -0.592662 0.963855
IU.GUMO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:53:15.60 10.0 positive automatic P 354 19.0887 0.561627 0.930233
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:52:55.70 10.0 negative automatic P 243 17.2500 0.611665 0.879121
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:52:54.37 10.0 positive automatic P 272 16.9568 2.51231 0.952381
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:52:40.98 10.0 positive automatic P 242 15.9992 -0.382021 0.941176
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:52:27.17 10.0 negative automatic P 182 14.7082 0.815962 0.91954
GE.FAKI.BHZ. 2023-03-14T00:52:26.92 10.0 positive automatic P 279 14.8223 -0.790474 0.869565
IU.HNR.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:52:12.47 10.0 positive automatic P 108 13.5487 0.432241 0.952381
AU.RABL.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:50:28.13 10.0 positive automatic P 77 5.3771 0.649178 0.761905
GE.PMG.BHZ.00 2023-03-14T00:50:10.17 10.0 negative automatic P 176 4.0237 -0.252047 0.952381
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