Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 18-02-2021 and time 18:22:48 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Castelbianco (SV)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Castelbianco (SV), on

  • 18-02-2021 17:22:48 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2021 18:22:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0960, 8.0560 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Castelbianco SV 3 330 330
Onzo SV 3 219 549
Vendone SV 3 388 937
Nasino SV 3 207 1144
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 4 166 1310
Alto CN 4 128 1438
Arnasco SV 5 645 2083
Ranzo IM 5 557 2640
Zuccarello SV 5 309 2949
Ortovero SV 5 1586 4535
Erli SV 6 245 4780
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena SV 6 145 4925
Casanova Lerrone SV 7 749 5674
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 7 456 6130
Cisano sul Neva SV 7 2085 8215
Garlenda SV 8 1254 9469
Caprauna CN 8 104 9573
Villanova d'Albenga SV 9 2657 12230
Vessalico IM 9 282 12512
Balestrino SV 10 595 13107
Testico SV 10 196 13303
Stellanello SV 11 808 14111
Armo IM 11 111 14222
Garessio CN 12 3244 17466
Cesio IM 12 283 17749
Bardineto SV 12 756 18505
Pieve di Teco IM 12 1338 19843
Toirano SV 13 2644 22487
Ormea CN 13 1617 24104
Alassio SV 14 10934 35038
Albenga SV 14 24213 59251
Caravonica IM 14 282 59533
Boissano SV 14 2492 62025
Ceriale SV 14 5561 67586
Chiusanico IM 15 607 68193
Villa Faraldi IM 15 444 68637
Pornassio IM 15 685 69322
Borghetto Santo Spirito SV 15 4948 74270
Chiusavecchia IM 15 577 74847
Laigueglia SV 16 1810 76657
Borgomaro IM 16 865 77522
Lucinasco IM 16 272 77794
Calizzano SV 16 1475 79269
Diano Arentino IM 16 722 79991
Aurigo IM 16 347 80338
Andora SV 17 7552 87890
Loano SV 17 11407 99297
Rezzo IM 17 366 99663
Priola CN 17 701 100364
Pontedassio IM 18 2323 102687
Giustenice SV 18 977 103664
Cosio d'Arroscia IM 18 221 103885
Diano San Pietro IM 18 1145 105030
Magliolo SV 19 974 106004
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 19 3129 109133
Diano Castello IM 19 2214 111347
Pietra Ligure SV 19 8992 120339
Montegrosso Pian Latte IM 19 118 120457
Tovo San Giacomo SV 19 2582 123039
Cervo IM 20 1187 124226
Vasia IM 20 389 124615

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
41 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
52 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Asti (76202 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 1.7 2021-02-18
17:22:48
44.096 8.0562 8 2021-07-12
16:55:03
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88381511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2021-02-18
17:22:48
44.0927 8.0532 9 2021-02-18
17:29:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87281971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-18 17:22:48 ± 0.12
Latitude 44.0960 ± 0.0072
Longitude 8.0562 ± 0.0088
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88381511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 890
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 446
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 146
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 890.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 153
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01799
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.93080
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88381511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-22 14:08:32

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87281971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-18 17:29:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:23:19.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 103.3188 50 -0.06 65
GU.STV.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:23:08.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 60.3951 50 0.19 46
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:23:06.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 103.3188 50 0.47 80
GU.RNCA.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:23:03.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 82.3509 50 0.37 85
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-02-18T17:23:02.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 41.9247 50 -0.85 58
GU.STV.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:23:00.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 286 60.3951 50 0.35 44
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:23:00.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 42 34.2435 50 -0.9 57
GU.PCP.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:23:00.43 0.1 positive manual P 38 62.8926 50 0.15 92
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:57.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 313 23.5542 110 -0.26 97
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-02-18T17:22:57.16 0.1 negative manual P 253 41.9247 50 0.11 97
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:57.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 212 24.3534 109 -0.35 71
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:55.79 0.1 positive manual P 42 34.2435 50 -0.08 99
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:55.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 49 18.9699 114 -0.33 96
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:54.14 0.1 negative manual P 313 23.5542 110 0.29 96
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:54.15 0.1 positive manual P 212 24.3534 109 0.16 99
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2021-02-18T17:22:53.29 0.1 positive manual P 49 18.9699 114 0.29 97
GU.RORO.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:22:51.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 25 1.998 167 -0.28 100
GU.RORO.HHE. 2021-02-18T17:22:50.87 0.1 negative manual P 25 1.998 167 0.31 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006251649 0.1024 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:55.90
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00062039505 0.2432 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:56.93
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016127764999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:57.98
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001977401 0.3072 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:58.26
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0005191843 0.2048 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:58.39
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004157329 0.3456 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:22:58.66
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00026479505000000003 0.3328 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:00.34
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017069109999999998 0.1152 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:00.50
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:1.6 0.00012038352999999999 0.0512 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:03.44
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:1.5 0.00009861776 0.192 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:03.72
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00006575 0.18 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:21.10
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005095 0.12 AML other m 2021-02-18T17:23:21.89
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