Earthquake with magnitude of M 2.3 on date 26-04-1987 and time 11:44:57 (UTC) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude M 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 26-04-1987 11:44:57 (UTC)
  • 26-04-1987 13:44:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.9660, 7.6260 at 9 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
Pigna IM 5 859 859
Castel Vittorio IM 6 287 1146
Rocchetta Nervina IM 9 298 1444
Isolabona IM 10 679 2123
Apricale IM 10 629 2752
Bajardo IM 10 312 3064
Triora IM 11 355 3419
Perinaldo IM 12 870 4289
Airole IM 12 407 4696
Molini di Triora IM 12 617 5313
Olivetta San Michele IM 13 211 5524
Dolceacqua IM 13 2074 7598
Ceriana IM 15 1250 8848
Soldano IM 16 977 9825
San Biagio della Cima IM 16 1329 11154
Seborga IM 16 315 11469
Briga Alta CN 17 39 11508
Camporosso IM 17 5632 17140
Vallebona IM 17 1310 18450
Montalto Ligure IM 18 377 18827
Badalucco IM 19 1136 19963
Mendatica IM 19 185 20148
Montegrosso Pian Latte IM 19 118 20266
Vallecrosia IM 19 6956 27222
Carpasio IM 19 168 27390
Ventimiglia IM 20 24310 51700
Ospedaletti IM 20 3367 55067

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
78 Km W 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
M 2.3 1987-04-26
11:44:57
43.966 7.626 9 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 45739
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-04-26 11:44:57 ± 0.093
Latitude 43.9660 ± 0.0082
Longitude 7.6260 ± 0.0081
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 45739

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) 1122.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00154
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00939
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

M:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 45739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:42:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.LRG.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:33.70 10.0 undecidable manual SN 241 1.0434 0.25 0.4
--.FRF.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:26.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 240 0.8103 0.28 0.5
--.LRG.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:18.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 241 1.0434 -0.34 0.8
--.DA9.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:18.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 333 0.5994 -0.41 0.3
--.FRF.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 240 0.8103 -0.05 1.8
--.ROB.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:11.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 27 0.3774 -0.46 0.3
--.STV.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:10.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 323 0.3552 -0.6 0.1
--.DA9.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:10.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 333 0.5994 0.08 2
--.STV.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:06.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 323 0.3552 0.45 0.7
--.ROB.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:06.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 27 0.3774 0.41 0.9
--.IMP.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:05.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 103 0.1998 -0.2 0.7
--.SBF.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:04.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 233 0.1665 -0.16 0.8
--.IMP.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:02.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 103 0.1998 -0.03 2.3
--.SBF.Z. 1987-04-26T11:45:01.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 233 0.1665 0.01 2.3
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