Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 31-05-2023 and time 08:13:37 (UTC) in region 3 km NE Escalaplano (CA)

A magnitude ML 1.7 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Escalaplano (CA), on

  • 31-05-2023 08:13:37 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2023 10:13:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.6520, 9.3790 at 8 km depth.

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

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
Escalaplano CA 3 2201 2201
Perdasdefogu OG 6 1957 4158
Goni CA 11 492 4650
Ballao CA 12 831 5481
Orroli CA 12 2298 7779
Armungia CA 14 481 8260
Nurri CA 14 2184 10444
Esterzili CA 16 668 11112
Silius CA 17 1202 12314
Siurgus Donigala CA 18 2028 14342
Villasalto CA 18 1062 15404
Ussassai OG 18 575 15979
Tertenia OG 18 3888 19867
San Nicolò Gerrei CA 19 788 20655
Jerzu OG 20 3159 23814
San Basilio CA 20 1251 25065
Villanova Tulo CA 20 1108 26173

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km NE of Quartu Sant'Elena (71125 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Cagliari (154460 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-05-31
08:13:37
39.6523 9.3792 8 2023-05-31
08:19:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117903401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-31 08:13:37 ± 0.22
Latitude 39.6523 ± 0.0342
Longitude 9.3792 ± 0.0526
Depth (km) 8 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type quarry blast
Origin ID 117903401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 5105
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2955
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 137
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 165
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15648
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.48208
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117903401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-31 08:19:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:14:24.78 1.0 undecidable manual S 354 164.5131 50 0.62 16
IV.BULT.EHZ. 2023-05-31T08:14:05.83 1.0 undecidable manual S 343 99.3228 50 -0.93 16
IV.AGLI.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:14:04.80 0.3 negative manual P 354 164.5131 50 0.57 48
MN.SENA.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:14:02.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 88.1451 50 -0.88 34
IV.DGI.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:14:00.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 76.368 50 -0.05 45
IV.BULT.EHZ. 2023-05-31T08:13:54.10 0.6 positive manual P 343 99.3228 50 -0.09 42
TV.SU26.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:13:53.99 1.0 negative manual P 233 96.2259 50 0.29 20
MN.SENA.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:13:52.54 0.1 positive manual P 4 88.1451 50 0.08 87
IV.DGI.HHZ. 2023-05-31T08:13:50.78 0.1 positive manual P 15 76.368 50 0.14 88
MN.VSL.HHE. 2023-05-31T08:13:43.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 17.3715 113 -0.22 72
MN.VSL.HHE. 2023-05-31T08:13:40.77 0.1 positive manual P 180 17.3715 113 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.VSL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00048450000000000007 0.2 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:13:44.23
MN.VSL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004595 0.66 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:13:46.05
TV.SU26.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000298 0.82 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:13:56.34
IV.DGI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0000694 1 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:05.66
IV.DGI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00007625 0.58 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:05.38
IV.DGI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000054800000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:06.48
IV.DGI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00006920000000000002 1.14 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:07.64
MN.SENA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008215 0.34 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:07.43
IV.BULT.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00007274999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:08.26
TV.SU26.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000034949999999999996 1.44 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:09.80
MN.SENA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005855 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:09.09
IV.BULT.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00008125 0.68 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:09.23
IV.AGLI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000412 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:25.88
IV.AGLI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00005275000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2023-05-31T08:14:26.31
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