Earthquake (controlled explosion) with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 06-04-2022 and time 16:46:10 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure orientale (La Spezia)

A magnitude ML 1.5 (controlled explosion) earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure orientale (La Spezia), on

  • 06-04-2022 14:46:10 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2022 16:46:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0070, 9.8270 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Portovenere SP 6 3630 3630
Lerici SP 10 10228 13858
La Spezia SP 11 93959 107817
Ameglia SP 12 4365 112182
Riomaggiore SP 13 1576 113758
Arcola SP 14 10607 124365
Vezzano Ligure SP 16 7356 131721
Sarzana SP 16 21976 153697
Riccò del Golfo di Spezia SP 17 3698 157395
Follo SP 18 6337 163732
Vernazza SP 18 848 164580
Castelnuovo Magra SP 19 8415 172995
Santo Stefano di Magra SP 19 9360 182355
Ortonovo SP 19 8277 190632

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km S of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
23 Km W of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
26 Km W of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
37 Km W of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Parma (192836 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 1.5 2022-04-06
14:46:10
44.0068 9.8268 0 2022-07-08
12:33:42
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 102866321
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2022-04-06
14:46:11
44.0207 9.826 10 2022-04-06
15:01:09
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102842071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-06 14:46:10 ± 0.19
Latitude 44.0068 ± 0.0135
Longitude 9.8268 ± 0.0125
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 102866321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1700
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 710
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 30
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 188
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 38
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91011
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102866321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-07 09:57:24

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102842071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-06 15:01:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2022-04-06T14:48:09.82 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.39 0
IV.VBKN.HHE. 2022-04-06T14:48:07.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.84 0
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:48:01.92 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.45 0
IV.VIVA.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:53.73 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 17.65 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:47:43.76 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.7 0
CR.ZAG.BHZ. 2022-04-06T14:47:41.12 3.0 negative manual Pg 20.299999 0
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2022-04-06T14:47:39.45 3.0 positive manual Pg 15.31 0
OT.OT17.EHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:31.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.48 0
ST.ZIAN.EHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:31.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.15 0
IV.CRTC.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:28.11 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 14.32 0
IV.VBKN.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:27.58 3.0 negative manual Pn 7.78 0
IV.SAP2.EHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:27.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.41 0
IV.CTI.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:47:20.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.92 0
IV.TREM.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:47:15.80 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.75 0
OX.MARN.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:15.04 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.87 0
IV.PE3.EHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:11.60 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.31 0
IV.RMP.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:47:07.14 3.0 negative manual Pg 9.45 0
IV.VOBA.EHE. 2022-04-06T14:46:56.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.98 0
IV.OPPE.HHE. 2022-04-06T14:46:55.69 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.43 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:53.42 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.81 0
IV.MBAL.EHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:45.43 3.0 negative manual Pg 4.27 0
IV.ZEN8.EHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:45.22 3.0 positive manual Pg 5.28 0
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:44.59 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.01 0
IV.VARE.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:40.54 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.09 0
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:32.19 3.0 positive manual P -0.09 0
IV.MPPT.EHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:28.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 93 101.0211 50 0.35 63
IV.BOB.HNE. 2022-04-06T14:46:26.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 89.6436 50 0.13 68
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:26.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 86.5467 50 0.55 62
GU.GORR.HHN. 2022-04-06T14:46:24.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 78.9654 50 -0.49 64
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:24.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 74.2701 50 -0.16 69
IV.PII.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:22.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 64.1913 50 -0.13 71
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:22.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 61.5939 50 -0.39 67
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:21.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 54.1014 90 0.05 98
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:21.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 56.8986 90 -0.23 94
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:20.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 52.3032 90 -0.05 74
GU.SARM.EHN. 2022-04-06T14:46:20.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 67 49.8168 90 -0.15 73
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:18.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 42.2244 90 -0.05 100
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2022-04-06T14:46:17.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 31.4463 90 0.55 91
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MSSA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0006855 0.1 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:19.45
IV.MSSA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000527 0.1 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:19.85
GU.CARD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000997 0.1 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:24.25
GU.MAIM.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000044649999999999994 0.9 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:24.17
IV.PII.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006475 1.14 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:25.66
GU.GRAM.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000078 0.52 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:26.09
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00005264999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:27.54
GU.MAIM.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000037250000000000004 1.46 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:32.12
GU.CARD.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000132 0.1 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:33.30
IV.PII.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000514 1.06 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:36.72
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000519 0.58 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:37.98
GU.GRAM.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008135000000000001 0.84 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:44.89
IV.BDI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003974999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:48.50
IV.BDI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000331 0.9 AML other m 2022-04-06T14:46:48.05
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