Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.3 on date 21-11-2021 and time 18:21:38 (UTC) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 0.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 21-11-2021 18:21:38 (UTC)
  • 21-11-2021 19:21:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.7750, 7.6790 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Bordighera IM 1 10469 10469
Vallecrosia IM 4 6956 17425
Ospedaletti IM 4 3367 20792
Vallebona IM 5 1310 22102
San Biagio della Cima IM 6 1329 23431
Ventimiglia IM 6 24310 47741
Seborga IM 6 315 48056
Camporosso IM 6 5632 53688
Soldano IM 6 977 54665
Dolceacqua IM 9 2074 56739
Sanremo IM 10 54807 111546
Perinaldo IM 10 870 112416
Apricale IM 12 629 113045
Isolabona IM 12 679 113724
Ceriana IM 14 1250 114974
Rocchetta Nervina IM 14 298 115272
Bajardo IM 15 312 115584
Airole IM 15 407 115991
Taggia IM 16 14116 130107
Castel Vittorio IM 17 287 130394
Olivetta San Michele IM 18 211 130605
Riva Ligure IM 18 2910 133515
Pigna IM 18 859 134374
Castellaro IM 18 1256 135630
Santo Stefano al Mare IM 19 2197 137827
Pompeiana IM 19 823 138650
Terzorio IM 20 216 138866

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km SW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.3 2021-11-21
18:21:38
43.7747 7.6788 9 2021-11-21
18:26:28
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 97664051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-11-21 18:21:38 ± 0.22
Latitude 43.7747 ± 0.0081
Longitude 7.6788 ± 0.0112
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 97664051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1151
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 603
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 135
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1150.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 256
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08813
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53420
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.3

Field Value
Value 0.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 97664051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-11-21 18:26:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.STV.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:57.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 59.2962 50 0.3 71
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:55.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 54.6009 50 -0.34 47
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:49.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 31.4463 50 0.21 51
GU.STV.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:49.23 0.6 positive manual P 332 59.2962 50 -0.04 49
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:48.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 54.6009 50 -0.01 100
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-11-21T18:21:47.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 25.5522 110 -0.07 53
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:45.14 0.6 positive manual P 19 31.4463 50 0.16 52
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-11-21T18:21:43.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 25.5522 110 -0.14 78
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:43.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 9.7791 133 0.15 53
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2021-11-21T18:21:41.12 0.3 positive manual P 275 9.7791 133 -0.06 81
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BURY.HHE. ML:0.3 0.0000231034 0.0768 AML other m 2021-11-21T18:21:43.94
GU.BURY.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007419127500000001 0.128 AML other m 2021-11-21T18:21:43.35
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000011317695999999999 0.1536 AML other m 2021-11-21T18:21:50.00
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0000068250981 0.0896 AML other m 2021-11-21T18:21:50.41
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