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18 May 2023

ALERT: mb 5.0 CRETE, GREECE 18 km S Moirai 18/05/2023 18:58 (UTC)

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European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
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WARNING : These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.
Location and magnitude estimations may be revised if necessary in
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EARTHQUAKE on 18/05/2023 at 18:58 (UTC)
CRETE, GREECE 18 km S Moirai

MAGNITUDE: mb 5.0

Data provided by: BEO BUD GFZ KAN LED MAD MMD NOA NRIA SC3
THE ZAMG

Latitude = 34.90 N
Longitude = 24.82 E
Origin Time = 18:58:51.7 (UTC)
Depth = 10 Km
RMS = 1.71 sec
Gap = 54 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 6.6 Km
- Semi minor = 3.6 Km
- Azimuth of major axis = 8 degrees

Number of data used = 372

Preliminary location computed on Thu May 18 19:09:25 2023 (UTC)
Done by S. M.

Comments :

Message number: 3456

All magnitudes estimations :
M 5.0 (BEO) M 4.7 (BUD) M 4.8 (GFZ) ML5.0 (KAN)
MB5.1 (LED) mb5.3 (MAD) mb5.1 (MMD) ML5.1 (NOA)
ML5.2 (NRIA) M 4.9 (SC3) Ml5.1 (THE) Mb4.7 (ZAMG)

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