Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.7 on date 25-04-2023 and time 10:52:50 (Italy) in region Malta [Sea]

A magnitude ML 3.7 earthquake occured in region: Malta [Sea], on

  • 25-04-2023 08:52:50 (UTC)
  • 25-04-2023 10:52:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 34.7230, 14.9580 at 30 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.

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 3.7 2023-04-25
08:52:50
34.7228 14.9578 30 2023-04-25
09:08:16
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116728081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-25 08:52:50 ± 0.57
Latitude 34.7228 ± 0.0378
Longitude 14.9578 ± 0.0525
Depth (km) 30 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116728081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5350
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3530
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 331
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.00284
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:3.7

Field Value
Value 3.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116728081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-25 09:08:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:56.42 3.0 undecidable manual S 351 254.856 54 2.77 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:54.06 1.0 undecidable manual S 356 248.5623 54 1.76 7
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:46.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 220.4127 54 0.29 35
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:37.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 333.3108 54 1.14 18
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:33.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 159.8178 54 0.18 75
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:31.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 342 284.604 54 0.74 18
IV.ACATE.EHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:31.28 3.0 undecidable manual P 258.5412 3.96 0
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:30.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 349 282.4062 54 0.43 31
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:30.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 291.3861 54 -0.8 16
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:29.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 356 273.2154 54 0.55 22
IV.SSY.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:28.15 0.6 negative manual P 2 270.3294 54 -0.63 22
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:27.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 137.5623 54 -0.85 44
IV.HVIT.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:27.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 254.856 54 0.69 36
IV.HSRS.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:27.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 5 263.9358 54 -0.91 20
MN.WDD.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:27.62 3.0 positive manual P 0.01 0
IV.HMDC.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:25.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 356 248.5623 54 -0.14 30
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2023-04-25T08:53:25.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 248.5623 54 -0.41 28
IV.CROCE.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:24.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 237.0849 54 -0.22 32
IV.HPAC.HHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:22.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 220.4127 54 0.19 54
ML.XLND.BHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:15.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 159.8178 54 0.27 99
ML.MSDA.BHE. 2023-04-25T08:53:11.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 137.5623 54 -0.52 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.WDD.HHN. ML:3.6 0.002645 1.68 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:28.03
MN.WDD.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0025700000000000002 0.88 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:31.17
IV.HMDC.HNN. ML:4.1 0.0024384999999999997 0.4 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:45.82
IV.HMDC.HNE. ML:4.2 0.0030385 0.4 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:45.86
IV.HAVL.HHN. ML:3.4 0.000533 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:54.47
IV.HMDC.HHN. ML:3.2 0.00029049999999999996 0.5 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:54.54
IV.HAVL.HHE. ML:3.4 0.000503 0.2 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:54.55
IV.HMDC.HHE. ML:3.2 0.00028000000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:54.82
IV.SSY.HHN. ML:3.8 0.001055 0.94 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:53:59.94
IV.SSY.HNN. ML:3.7 0.0008325 1.74 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:54:00.95
IV.SSY.HNE. ML:3.7 0.0008855 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:54:02.83
IV.SSY.HHE. ML:3.6 0.0005635 0.36 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:54:03.51
IV.HVZN.HHN. ML:3.8 0.0010314999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:54:04.50
IV.HVZN.HHE. ML:4.0 0.00165 0.86 AML other m 2023-04-25T08:54:05.31
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