Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 18-11-2019 and time 19:31:23 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 18-11-2019 18:31:23 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2019 19:31:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.7390, 7.9300 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Santo Stefano al Mare IM 11 2197 2197
Riva Ligure IM 12 2910 5107
Cipressa IM 13 1290 6397
Terzorio IM 13 216 6613
Costarainera IM 13 828 7441
San Lorenzo al Mare IM 13 1297 8738
Pompeiana IM 13 823 9561
Taggia IM 13 14116 23677
Sanremo IM 15 54807 78484
Castellaro IM 15 1256 79740
Civezza IM 16 609 80349
Pietrabruna IM 17 501 80850
Imperia IM 18 42034 122884
Ospedaletti IM 18 3367 126251
Dolcedo IM 19 1415 127666

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km SE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.4 2019-11-18
18:31:23
43.7393 7.9302 10 2020-02-28
16:42:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74110971
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2019-11-18
18:31:23
43.7293 7.9523 9 2019-11-18
18:41:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73910221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-11-18 18:31:23 ± 0.28
Latitude 43.7393 ± 0.0108
Longitude 7.9302 ± 0.0137
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74110971

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1300
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 729
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 333
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17267
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.42273
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74110971
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-30 12:40:10

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73910221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-11-18 18:41:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
RD.PGF.BHE. 2019-11-18T18:31:51.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 157.9197 50 1.41 39
GU.STV.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:46.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 320 73.9704 50 0.58 69
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:45.83 1.0 undecidable manual S 27 72.8715 50 -0.06 26
GU.GBOS.HHE. 2019-11-18T18:31:41.52 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 56.1993 50 0.09 81
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:41.55 1.0 undecidable manual S 25 57.3981 50 -0.22 26
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2019-11-18T18:31:37.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 40.7259 50 0.55 75
GU.RORO.HHE. 2019-11-18T18:31:37.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 42.7239 50 -0.2 81
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:36.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 27 72.8715 50 0.01 53
GU.STV.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:36.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 320 73.9704 50 -0.08 78
GU.BURY.HNN. 2019-11-18T18:31:34.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 279 30.2475 50 -0.25 82
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:33.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 57.3981 50 -0.15 80
GU.GBOS.HHE. 2019-11-18T18:31:33.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 56.1993 50 -0.2 79
IV.IMI.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:31.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 19.1697 117 0.31 82
GU.RORO.HHE. 2019-11-18T18:31:31.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 42.7239 50 -0.27 80
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2019-11-18T18:31:31.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 40.7259 50 0.03 84
GU.BURY.HNN. 2019-11-18T18:31:29.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 30.2475 50 -0.59 100
IV.IMI.HHZ. 2019-11-18T18:31:27.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 19.1697 117 -0.18 85
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IMI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000083841465 1.3312 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:31.94
IV.IMI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000060985255000000004 1.5264 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:31.80
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:1.6 0.00012749014999999998 0.064 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:38.54
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:1.4 0.00009099319 0.064 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:38.55
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000430685735 0.1664 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:43.15
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000058241619999999996 1.216 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:46.25
GU.STV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00013350000000000002 1.76 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:47.07
GU.STV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000613 0.28 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:47.25
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000037700520000000004 0.5216 AML other m 2019-11-18T18:31:47.35
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