Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 22-02-1987 and time 00:36:16 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 21-02-1987 23:36:16 (UTC)
  • 22-02-1987 00:36:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.8300, 8.0470 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Imperia IM 7 42034 42034
San Lorenzo al Mare IM 7 1297 43331
Costarainera IM 9 828 44159
Civezza IM 9 609 44768
Cipressa IM 9 1290 46058
Diano Marina IM 10 5977 52035
Diano Castello IM 11 2214 54249
Dolcedo IM 12 1415 55664
Diano San Pietro IM 12 1145 56809
Santo Stefano al Mare IM 12 2197 59006
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 12 3129 62135
Cervo IM 12 1187 63322
Terzorio IM 12 216 63538
Pontedassio IM 13 2323 65861
Pompeiana IM 13 823 66684
Diano Arentino IM 13 722 67406
Riva Ligure IM 13 2910 70316
Pietrabruna IM 13 501 70817
Vasia IM 14 389 71206
PrelĂ  IM 14 503 71709
Castellaro IM 15 1256 72965
Taggia IM 16 14116 87081
Villa Faraldi IM 16 444 87525
Andora SV 16 7552 95077
Chiusavecchia IM 16 577 95654
Chiusanico IM 17 607 96261
Lucinasco IM 17 272 96533
Borgomaro IM 18 865 97398
Laigueglia SV 19 1810 99208
Badalucco IM 19 1136 100344
Stellanello SV 19 808 101152
Caravonica IM 20 282 101434
Montalto Ligure IM 20 377 101811
Testico SV 20 196 102007
Aurigo IM 20 347 102354

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km E of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
74 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Genova (586655 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.2
M 2.2
1987-02-21
23:36:16
43.83 8.047 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 41799
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-02-21 23:36:16 ± 0.441
Latitude 43.8300 ± 0.0244
Longitude 8.0470 ± 0.0176
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 41799

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3053.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 291
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00121
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00858
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 41799
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:41:33

M:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 41799
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:48:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SOO.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:49.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 315 0.9546 0.15 0.6
--.DA9.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 319 0.8769 0.64 0.2
--.STV.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:39.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 309 0.6549 -0.52 0.4
--.DA9.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:35.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 319 0.8769 0.66 0.5
--.SOO.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:35.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 315 0.9546 -0.06 1.7
--.ROB.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:34.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 345 0.4884 0.08 0.9
--.FIN.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:31.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 16 0.3885 -0.35 0.6
--.STV.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:29.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 309 0.6549 -0.67 0.5
--.ROB.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:27.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 345 0.4884 0.11 2.1
--.FIN.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:25.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 16 0.3885 -0.07 2.2
--.IMP.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:22.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 308 0.1332 -0.48 0.4
--.IMP.Z. 1987-02-21T23:36:20.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 308 0.1332 0.25 1.8
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