Earthquake (controlled explosion) with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 16-12-2021 and time 07:43:55 (UTC) in region Costa Francese (FRANCIA)

A magnitude ML 2.3 (controlled explosion) earthquake occured in region: Costa Francese (FRANCIA), on

  • 16-12-2021 07:43:55 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2021 08:43:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9550, 6.4590 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Event type: controlled explosion.

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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 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 2.3 2021-12-16
07:43:55
42.9552 6.4588 0 2022-03-30
13:04:24
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99051511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.4 2021-12-16
07:43:56
42.729 6.5648 49 2021-12-16
07:58:40
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98577311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-16 07:43:55 ± 0.4
Latitude 42.9552 ± 0.0171
Longitude 6.4588 ± 0.0405
Depth (km) 0 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type controlled explosion
Origin ID 99051511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3400
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1670
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 253
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 207
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.11075
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98577311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-16 07:58:40

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99051511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-23 09:33:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:55.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.21 0
IV.ESCV.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:54.31 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.11 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:49.41 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.86 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:37.14 3.0 positive manual Pg 14.13 0
IV.STAL.HNZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:33.18 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.6 0
SI.BOSI.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:27.66 3.0 negative manual Pg 16.27 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:17.44 3.0 negative manual Pn 4.75 0
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:16.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.72 0
IV.CRTC.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:14.54 3.0 positive manual Pn 5.92 0
IV.ZEN8.EHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:08.02 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.72 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:07.50 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.03 0
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:45:07.92 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 15.3 0
IV.BULT.EHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:46.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 345.2988 38 -0.19 24
IV.CELB.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:42.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 305.9604 38 0.74 22
FR.SMPL.HHZ.00 2021-12-16T07:44:35.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 249.9609 38 0.52 39
RD.ORIF.BHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:31.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 348 222.6105 38 -0.25 51
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:30.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 218.2149 38 0 55
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:29.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 211.8324 38 -0.18 74
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:28.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 199.245 38 -0.39 57
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:26.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 179.9865 50 0.18 66
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:25.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 180.7857 50 0.04 91
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:25.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 182.1843 50 -0.79 73
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:23.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 162.3153 50 -0.01 100
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:23.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 161.0166 50 0.14 98
GU.STV.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:22.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 159.1185 50 0.1 75
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:21.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 156.8208 50 -0.4 95
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-12-16T07:44:20.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 144.3444 50 0.65 68
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2021-12-16T07:44:18.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 127.5723 50 0.41 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.MGRO.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00017500000000000003 0.4 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:32.51
GU.MGRO.HNE. ML:2.8 0.00028599999999999996 0.76 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:32.51
GU.BURY.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00017549999999999998 0.74 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:37.19
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00007924999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:42.18
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00005635 0.58 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:43.60
GU.BURY.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00014900000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:46.74
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00008410000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:46.21
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:2.1 0.00006984999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:46.50
GU.STV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000060049999999999996 0.56 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:47.49
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001185 1.44 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:49.83
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000797 0.52 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:50.17
GU.STV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000642 0.62 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:51.48
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:2.2 0.0000914 1.3 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:54.03
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00007535 0.58 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:56.43
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00009975 1.48 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:58.12
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00012275 1.38 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:58.98
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0000555 0.98 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:58.40
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000317 1.36 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:44:59.73
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00004355000000000001 1 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:00.55
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00005485 0.62 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:02.91
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00004375 0.58 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:05.81
GU.BHB.HNE. ML:2.3 0.00004925 0.64 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:05.22
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000027799999999999998 0.66 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:07.32
GU.BHB.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00003558 0.94 AML other m 2021-12-16T07:45:15.81
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