Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 18-11-2021 and time 15:50:15 (UTC) in region 1 km W Cisano sul Neva (SV)

A magnitude ML 0.7 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Cisano sul Neva (SV), on

  • 18-11-2021 15:50:15 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2021 16:50:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0930, 8.1330 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
Cisano sul Neva SV 1 2085 2085
Arnasco SV 3 645 2730
Zuccarello SV 3 309 3039
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena SV 4 145 3184
Vendone SV 5 388 3572
Balestrino SV 5 595 4167
Castelbianco SV 5 330 4497
Villanova d'Albenga SV 5 2657 7154
Erli SV 5 245 7399
Ortovero SV 5 1586 8985
Onzo SV 7 219 9204
Garlenda SV 7 1254 10458
Toirano SV 7 2644 13102
Ceriale SV 8 5561 18663
Albenga SV 8 24213 42876
Boissano SV 9 2492 45368
Nasino SV 9 207 45575
Borghetto Santo Spirito SV 9 4948 50523
Casanova Lerrone SV 10 749 51272
Alassio SV 10 10934 62206
Ranzo IM 10 557 62763
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 10 166 62929
Alto CN 10 128 63057
Loano SV 11 11407 74464
Bardineto SV 11 756 75220
Stellanello SV 12 808 76028
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 13 456 76484
Testico SV 13 196 76680
Giustenice SV 13 977 77657
Laigueglia SV 13 1810 79467
Pietra Ligure SV 14 8992 88459
Garessio CN 14 3244 91703
Villa Faraldi IM 14 444 92147
Caprauna CN 14 104 92251
Tovo San Giacomo SV 14 2582 94833
Magliolo SV 15 974 95807
Vessalico IM 15 282 96089
Andora SV 15 7552 103641
Cesio IM 16 283 103924
Borgio Verezzi SV 16 2205 106129
Calizzano SV 16 1475 107604
Chiusanico IM 17 607 108211
Armo IM 17 111 108322
Diano Arentino IM 18 722 109044
Caravonica IM 18 282 109326
Calice Ligure SV 18 1730 111056
Pieve di Teco IM 18 1338 112394
Chiusavecchia IM 18 577 112971
Rialto SV 18 564 113535
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 18 3129 116664
Cervo IM 19 1187 117851
Diano San Pietro IM 19 1145 118996
Ormea CN 19 1617 120613
Finale Ligure SV 19 11711 132324
Priola CN 19 701 133025
Lucinasco IM 19 272 133297
Pontedassio IM 19 2323 135620
Diano Castello IM 19 2214 137834
Borgomaro IM 20 865 138699

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 0.7 2021-11-18
15:50:15
44.0933 8.1328 1 2022-03-30
13:04:35
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100714991
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.7 2021-11-18
15:50:15
44.1113 8.1157 5 2021-11-18
15:55:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97556241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-18 15:50:15 ± 0.15
Latitude 44.0933 ± 0.0090
Longitude 8.1328 ± 0.0113
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 100714991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1260
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 590
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 320
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1260.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 190
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05126
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.27699
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97556241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-18 15:55:36

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100714991
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-07 15:48:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.QLNO.HHE. 2021-11-18T15:50:21.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 30.747 91 -0.28 70
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-11-18T15:50:20.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 27.8499 91 -0.01 99
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-11-18T15:50:20.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 28.5492 91 -0.18 72
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2021-11-18T15:50:20.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 258 26.4513 91 -0.02 99
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2021-11-18T15:50:18.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 15.1737 92 0.21 97
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2021-11-18T15:50:16.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 5.6943 95 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00006007013 0.2304 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:21.29
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000073893925 0.4992 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:22.04
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000024988139999999998 0.2432 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:25.34
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000039401459999999996 0.3456 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:25.84
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000341218515 0.2944 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:25.84
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000026214560000000002 0.2048 AML other m 2021-11-18T15:50:26.23
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