Magnitude 4.6, Thu Feb 2 2023 3:59 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2023p086825
UTC Time 2023-02-02T02:59:20Z
Latitude -31.64 (± 37.8 km)
Longitude -178.74 (± 111.5 km)
Depth 190 km (± 24 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 10
Used Station Count 8
Standard Error 1.02 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 182.43 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 2.48 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (mB) 4.6 (± 0.2)  
MLv 4.6 (± 0.2) 4
mB 4.6 (± 0.2) 4
Mw(mB) 3.8 (± 0.4) 2
M 4.6 4

GeoNet combines magnitudes into a summary magnitude, M, which consists of a weighted average of the individual magnitudes and attempts to be a best possible compromise between all magnitudes for a range of earthquake sizes. Summary magnitude for GeoNet is then defined as:

M = (2 * MLv + (0.4 * number_of stations(Mw(mB)) - 1) * Mw(mB)) / (2 + (0.4 * number_of_stations(Mw(mB)) - 1))

Where MLv is local magnitude calculated on the vertical component and Mw(mB) is a Mw estimation based of mB by Bormann and Saul (2008).

Origin Map


Map of New Zealand.

Map showing stations with picks used to locate the earthquake. Stations with picks that have a zero weight in the solution are shown as small grey circles. Those with a higher weight are shown as larger circles. The quake is shown by the largest circle.

Pick Residuals


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Station Magnitudes (MLv)


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Station Magnitudes (mB)


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Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


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Magnitude Residuals (mB)


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