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Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.9 on date 19-05-2023 and time 17:15:13 (Italy) in region Yemen [Sea]

A magnitude Mwp 5.9 earthquake occured in region: Yemen [Sea], on

  • 19-05-2023 15:15:13 (UTC)
  • 19-05-2023 17:15:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 19-05-2023 18:15:13 (UTC +03:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Aden)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 12.7550, 49.0870 at 92 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 5.3
Mwp 5.9
Mwpd 5.8 		2023-05-19
15:15:13		 12.7547 49.0869 92 2023-05-19
15:35:43		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117493671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-19 15:15:13
Latitude 12.7547
Longitude 49.0869
Depth (km) 92 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117493671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 11300
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5209
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 164
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 10067.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 55.4581
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 89
Number of defining phases 89
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.30622
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 6.22170
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 91.16628
Number of stations at which the event was observed 86
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 86
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.9

Field Value
Value 5.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 117493671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-19 15:35:43

Mwpd:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 117493671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-19 15:35:43

mb:5.3

Field Value
Value 5.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 69
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 117493671
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-19 15:35:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:28:09.66 10.0 negative automatic PcP 194 10119.4593 1.45826 0
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:28:03.40 10.0 positive automatic P 110 9987.7245 1.71765 0.0966238
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:27:50.95 10.0 positive automatic P 122 9688.5795 2.0055 0.117902
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:27:47.70 10.0 positive automatic PcP 104 9600.6786 0.308307 0
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:27:43.63 10.0 positive automatic P 117 9531.2148 1.51907 0.124604
GE.SFJD.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:27:25.82 10.0 positive automatic P 337 9103.0656 -1.91206 0
GE.BNDI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:27:25.12 10.0 negative automatic P 96 9110.7579 -2.86254 0
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:27:18.55 10.0 positive automatic P 175 8988.3915 1.60502 0.145326
GE.SOEI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:27:04.52 10.0 positive automatic pP 103 8654.115 -5.69129 0
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:26:57.72 10.0 positive automatic P 116 8567.3907 1.4273 0.195379
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:26:56.70 10.0 negative automatic P 124 8536.7436 1.93015 0.202723
IU.TIXI.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:26:42.52 10.0 positive automatic P 19 8290.1127 0.451911 0.191688
IU.YAK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:26:40.12 10.0 positive automatic P 29 8252.5503 -0.00569479 0.23182
GE.DAG.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:26:29.62 10.0 positive automatic P 347 8055.4587 -0.0757882 0.257412
GE.JAGI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:26:01.37 10.0 positive automatic P 105 7550.5974 -0.623684 0.29763
IU.ULN.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:25:04.77 10.0 negative automatic P 41 6580.2132 0.00489406 0.376995
II.ESK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:25:00.02 10.0 positive automatic P 328 6504.3447 0.215682 0.431836
IU.KEV.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:25:00.72 10.0 negative automatic P 351 6512.9139 0.400239 0.411127
II.LVZ.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:24:40.67 10.0 positive automatic P 354 6209.9838 -0.543598 0.373709
MY.KOM.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:24:36.47 10.0 negative automatic P 97 6137.1234 0.0552394 0.459799
DK.MUD.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:24:22.75 10.0 positive automatic P 334 5917.8873 0.662467 0.500835
RM.SLV.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:24:19.17 10.0 negative automatic P 73 5867.349 0.317698 0.496418
II.SUR.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:24:18.92 10.0 negative automatic P 210 5840.0208 1.68602 0.511839
RD.LOR.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:24:05.64 10.0 positive automatic P 322 5669.2362 0.0491687 0.51948
GE.WLF.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:24:04.90 10.0 positive automatic P 325 5651.2542 0.563521 0.526763
RD.MTLF.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:24:02.80 10.0 positive automatic P 317 5601.9924 1.78841 0.538704
AF.ALKP.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:57.89 10.0 positive automatic P 211 5540.454 0.937981 0.487295
G.SSB.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:56.50 10.0 negative automatic P 320 5523.1047 0.794348 0.545183
GE.FLT1.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:55.65 10.0 positive automatic P 331 5528.1108 -0.293395 0.544457
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:54.77 10.0 positive automatic P 99 5478.9933 2.18883 0.577863
G.ECH.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:54.50 10.0 positive automatic P 324 5505.3003 0.0337445 0.57385
AF.UPI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:52.61 10.0 negative automatic P 213 5455.4391 1.50691 0.567943
GE.SLIT.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:51.20 10.0 positive automatic P 341 5467.9821 -0.618514 0.553203
II.BFO.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:50.12 10.0 positive automatic P 325 5438.4672 0.237077 0.58407
GE.VSU.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:47.15 10.0 positive automatic P 345 5405.5446 -0.380576 0.56236
MN.BNI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:45.55 10.0 positive automatic P 320 5363.0094 0.728709 0.581864
IU.CHTO.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:42.67 10.0 negative automatic P 76 5351.199 -1.16006 0.482638
IU.GRFO.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:42.57 10.0 positive automatic P 328 5350.6329 -1.21521 0.469174
OE.DAVA.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:38.67 10.0 positive automatic P 324 5278.5051 -0.311729 0.58122
PL.KSP.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:30.57 10.0 positive automatic P 332 5156.4162 0.357233 0.628194
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:24.50 10.0 positive automatic P 318 5067.1833 0.467148 0.333966
OE.KBA.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:23.22 10.0 negative automatic P 326 5051.5545 0.190932 0.615689
IV.PTCC.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:20.10 10.0 positive automatic P 325 5006.433 0.458271 0.622659
GE.MORC.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:19.90 10.0 positive automatic P 332 5010.651 -0.0466624 0.608184
II.KURK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:17.60 10.0 positive automatic P 26 4984.9878 -0.425426 0.655795
IU.TSUM.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:17.52 10.0 negative automatic P 225 4944.3285 2.22252 0.647023
OE.ARSA.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:15.32 10.0 positive automatic P 328 4934.4162 0.851032 0.664051
PL.OJC.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:14.06 10.0 positive automatic P 333 4932.9066 -0.27112 0.634102
MN.VSL.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:12.52 10.0 positive automatic P 315 4883.0898 1.77891 0.656846
II.ARTI.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:11.37 10.0 positive automatic P 7 4908.1092 -1.16374 0.668368
IV.MGAB.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:09.25 10.0 positive automatic P 321 4868.6265 -0.483502 0.674871
IU.MAKZ.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:08.82 10.0 negative automatic P 32 4863.8202 -0.572243 0.667714
II.BORK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:23:06.32 10.0 positive automatic P 18 4850.4891 -2.06431 0.694402
GE.PSZ.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:00.90 10.0 positive automatic P 331 4743.5406 0.16046 0.695679
PL.KWP.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:23:00.48 10.0 positive automatic P 335 4746.6708 -0.395883 0
HU.KOVH.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:56.00 10.0 positive automatic P 328 4701.5493 -0.560728 0.719874
MN.BLY.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:55.42 10.0 positive automatic P 326 4658.7144 1.00197 0.69346
IU.KIEV.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:22:48.07 10.0 positive automatic P 341 4578.5946 -0.444447 0.723603
MN.BZS.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:40.22 10.0 positive automatic P 330 4468.1274 -0.127649 0.708855
MN.CUC.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:38.67 10.0 positive automatic P 319 4434.0837 0.791698 0.654953
MN.DIVS.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:38.42 10.0 positive automatic P 327 4443.4077 -0.214455 0.746896
MN.PDG.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:31.97 10.0 positive automatic P 325 4365.63 -0.691303 0.626267
IO.EVN.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:23.45 10.0 negative automatic P 61 4249.7238 -1.35087 0.745419
G.FOMA.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:22:20.10 10.0 positive automatic P 183 4194.0906 0.375048 0.790825
HL.KEK.HHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:15.65 10.0 negative automatic P 322 4140.7329 -0.0579092 0.83209
II.AAK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:22:13.82 10.0 positive automatic P 32 4117.2231 -0.334378 0.804624
GE.TIRR.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:07.15 10.0 positive automatic P 335 4028.8893 0.0146801 0.840642
HT.LIT.HHZ. 2023-05-19T15:22:03.71 10.0 positive automatic P 324 3992.9919 -0.745616 0.681202
HL.RDO.HHZ. 2023-05-19T15:21:57.57 10.0 positive automatic P 328 3891.5157 1.01522 0.833914
IU.LSZ.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:21:55.82 10.0 positive automatic P 217 3866.7072 0.999942 0.776469
GE.VOI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:21:54.20 10.0 positive automatic P 184 3855.3186 0.269333 0.730739
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2023-05-19T15:21:51.28 10.0 positive automatic P 320 3821.6079 0.0947799 0.707244
II.PALK.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:21:27.17 10.0 positive automatic P 97 3506.0682 0.729605 0.897204
II.KIV.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:21:27.07 10.0 positive automatic P 351 3516.4689 -0.289647 0.836862
II.SIMI.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:21:24.82 10.0 negative automatic P 31 3480.3162 0.258751 0.902056
GE.MALK.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:21:23.17 10.0 negative automatic P 95 3463.6329 0.152971 0.84617
IU.ANTO.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:21:18.77 10.0 positive automatic P 335 3405.1803 0.2184 0.856525
IU.GNI.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:20:52.02 10.0 positive automatic P 353 3070.0269 0.133068 0.816327
GE.CSS.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:20:40.20 10.0 positive automatic P 330 2929.068 -0.105799 0.869565
GE.SBV.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:20:38.85 10.0 positive automatic P 178 2910.9639 0.0687994 0.888889
GE.HMDM.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:20:24.22 10.0 negative automatic P 102 2716.2255 1.33904 0.909091
II.MBAR.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:20:05.47 10.0 negative automatic P 235 2505.9027 0.0173335 0.824742
GE.MSBI.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:20:03.15 10.0 positive automatic P 328 2492.1276 -0.722124 0.869565
GE.EIL.BHZ. 2023-05-19T15:19:52.20 10.0 positive automatic P 324 2374.956 -0.555218 0.930233
GE.KMBO.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:19:14.52 10.0 positive automatic P 221 2018.1909 -3.7244 0.588235
G.ATD.BHZ.00 2023-05-19T15:16:35.35 10.0 negative automatic P 259 690.6087 -6.51951 0.833333
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