Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 6.2 on date 31-05-2023 and time 02:21:24 (UTC) in region New Zealand [Sea]

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

  • 31-05-2023 02:21:24 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2023 04:21:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 31-05-2023 12:21:24 (UTC +10:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Antarctica/Macquarie)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -49.8730, 163.7290 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.

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
mb 5.2
Mwp 6.2

Mwpd 6.2
2023-05-31
02:21:24
-49.8727 163.729 10 2023-05-31
02:35:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117896481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-31 02:21:24
Latitude -49.8727
Longitude 163.7290
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 117896481

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 21690
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16727
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 324
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 17508.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 131.971
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 2.56242
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 5.47082
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 75.92765
Number of stations at which the event was observed 30
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 30
Magnitudes information

Mwpd:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 117896481
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-31 02:35:08

Mwp:6.2

Field Value
Value 6.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 117896481
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-31 02:35:08

mb:5.2

Field Value
Value 5.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 117896481
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-31 02:35:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GE.GSI.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:33:14.47 10.0 positive automatic P 289 8427.9747 4.40651 0.215051
C1.LL02.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:33:15.95 10.0 negative automatic PcP 142 8331.993 -2.83547 0
GE.SNAA.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:31:16.61 10.0 negative automatic P 185 6446.9355 -0.0999495 0.450014
AU.MAW.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:30:10.60 10.0 positive automatic P 210 5399.6949 3.38345 0.538575
AU.GIRL.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:29:57.43 10.0 positive automatic P 287 5228.0112 2.18012 0.624092
AU.MTN.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:29:43.60 10.0 negative automatic P 313 5064.1419 -0.0483658 0.642796
AU.KDU.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:29:39.68 10.0 positive automatic P 314 5009.9517 -0.0881129 0.659407
IU.MBWA.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:29:38.07 10.0 positive automatic P 293 4983.5004 0.174232 0.6406
AU.MORW.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:29:07.90 10.0 positive automatic P 282 4589.7168 -1.31782 0.704729
IU.NWAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:28:42.50 10.0 negative automatic P 279 4217.2452 1.215 0.777238
II.WRAB.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:28:37.82 10.0 positive automatic P 311 4210.8072 -2.9705 0.760478
AU.WRKA.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:28:29.75 10.0 positive automatic P 299 4099.0302 -2.54714 0.817434
IU.CTAO.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:27:58.12 10.0 positive automatic P 329 3647.6931 0.968338 0.880792
AU.FORT.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:27:56.98 10.0 positive automatic P 292 3634.362 0.906993 0.904577
IU.CASY.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:27:43.12 10.0 positive automatic P 218 3463.2777 0.621224 0.905058
IU.SBA.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:27:15.80 10.0 positive automatic P 179 3107.8335 1.67127 0.963855
GT.VNDA.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:27:12.08 10.0 negative automatic P 181 3069.4386 1.03137 0.103359
AU.QLP.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:27:11.82 10.0 negative automatic P 320 3073.3458 0.444691 0.930233
AU.EIDS.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:26:59.70 10.0 positive automatic P 334 2928.9237 0.0276445 0.43956
AU.ARMA.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:26:13.60 10.0 negative automatic P 330 2383.9359 1.58076 0.963855
AU.RIV.BHZ. 2023-05-31T02:25:41.17 10.0 positive automatic P 325 2055.5091 1.56445 0.879121
G.CAN.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:25:36.60 10.0 positive automatic P 318 2006.8356 2.09406 0.97561
AU.TOO.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:25:32.83 10.0 negative automatic P 306 1991.2845 0.0593584 0.963855
NZ.OUZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-31T02:25:12.89 10.0 positive automatic P 30 1811.8863 0.471621 0.970874
NZ.URZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-31T02:24:56.74 10.0 positive automatic P 44 1668.2967 1.15285 0.952381
II.TAU.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:24:27.27 10.0 positive automatic P 295 1470.1284 -3.97904 0.952381
IU.SNZO.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:24:10.72 10.0 positive automatic P 46 1274.169 3.60085 0.963855
NZ.KHZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-31T02:23:44.95 10.0 positive automatic P 46 1118.0253 -2.89653 0.970874
NZ.ODZ.HHZ.10 2023-05-31T02:22:55.80 10.0 positive automatic P 47 745.4427 -6.04497 0.985222
AU.MCQ.BHZ.00 2023-05-31T02:22:42.00 10.0 positive automatic P 210 607.2588 -2.69463 0.963855
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