Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 20-05-2021 and time 17:39:32 (Italy) in region 2 km S Battifollo (CN)

A magnitude ML 0.9 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Battifollo (CN), on

  • 20-05-2021 15:39:32 (UTC)
  • 20-05-2021 17:39:32 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3020, 8.0160 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Event type: quarry blast.

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
Battifollo CN 2 219 219
Bagnasco CN 2 1035 1254
Lisio CN 3 201 1455
Viola CN 4 391 1846
Scagnello CN 4 194 2040
Massimino SV 5 113 2153
Nucetto CN 6 430 2583
Priola CN 6 701 3284
Perlo CN 7 116 3400
Monasterolo Casotto CN 7 89 3489
Mombasiglio CN 8 609 4098
Pamparato CN 9 302 4400
Ceva CN 10 5782 10182
Roburent CN 10 495 10677
Priero CN 10 529 11206
Torre Mondovì CN 11 498 11704
Castelnuovo di Ceva CN 11 110 11814
Calizzano SV 11 1475 13289
Garessio CN 12 3244 16533
Lesegno CN 12 794 17327
Murialdo SV 12 841 18168
San Michele Mondovì CN 12 2003 20171
Sale delle Langhe CN 12 486 20657
Montaldo di Mondovì CN 12 557 21214
Sale San Giovanni CN 12 183 21397
Roascio CN 13 97 21494
Montezemolo CN 13 259 21753
Castellino Tanaro CN 14 312 22065
Vicoforte CN 15 3136 25201
Torresina CN 15 52 25253
Niella Tanaro CN 15 1046 26299
Osiglia SV 15 444 26743
Briaglia CN 15 318 27061
Paroldo CN 15 211 27272
Bardineto SV 15 756 28028
Roccavignale SV 16 752 28780
Igliano CN 16 74 28854
Monastero di Vasco CN 16 1297 30151
Cigliè CN 17 190 30341
Frabosa Soprana CN 17 759 31100
Rocca Cigliè CN 17 142 31242
Camerana CN 17 631 31873
Millesimo SV 17 3383 35256
Marsaglia CN 17 245 35501
Frabosa Sottana CN 17 1497 36998
Saliceto CN 17 1323 38321
Bormida SV 18 387 38708
Mondovì CN 18 22484 61192
Cengio SV 18 3563 64755
Bastia Mondovì CN 18 669 65424
Ormea CN 19 1617 67041
Cosseria SV 19 1105 68146
Plodio SV 19 650 68796
Murazzano CN 19 834 69630
Mombarcaro CN 19 268 69898
Erli SV 20 245 70143
Monesiglio CN 20 645 70788

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
38 Km E of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
68 Km S of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
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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 0.9 2021-05-20
15:39:32
44.302 8.0158 1 2021-12-29
11:12:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 93580051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2021-05-20
15:39:32
44.2738 8.0335 9 2021-05-20
15:48:35
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 90297431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-20 15:39:32 ± 0.35
Latitude 44.3020 ± 0.0288
Longitude 8.0158 ± 0.0176
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type quarry blast
Origin ID 93580051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3220
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1410
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 358
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 184
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 5
Number of defining phases 5
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13939
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43347
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 93580051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-08-02 23:04:23

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90297431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-20 15:48:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-05-20T15:39:41.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 48.1185 91 -0.5 87
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2021-05-20T15:39:37.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 26.3514 91 0.11 98
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2021-05-20T15:39:36.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 21.3675 91 -0.1 99
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2021-05-20T15:39:36.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 20.4684 91 -0.07 100
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-05-20T15:39:35.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 15.4734 92 0.56 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000025159769999999997 0.0896 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:36.06
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00004024328 0.1536 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:38.07
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000052699999999999993 0.18 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:38.26
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00009620000000000001 1.76 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:39.96
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00006656642 0.2816 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:39.74
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000049925565000000006 0.1408 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:41.75
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000025636929999999997 0.064 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:42.07
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00002589934 0.1024 AML other m 2021-05-20T15:39:48.85
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