Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.8 on date 11-03-1989 and time 18:02:43 (Italy) in region 2 km E Pontechianale (CN)

A magnitude Md 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Pontechianale (CN), on

  • 11-03-1989 17:02:43 (UTC)
  • 11-03-1989 18:02:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.6210, 7.0500 at 16 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
Pontechianale CN 2 179 179
Casteldelfino CN 4 157 336
Bellino CN 5 109 445
Elva CN 10 97 542
Sampeyre CN 12 1022 1564
Crissolo CN 12 168 1732
Oncino CN 13 76 1808
Ostana CN 14 83 1891
Stroppo CN 14 103 1994
Prazzo CN 15 170 2164
Acceglio CN 17 162 2326
Macra CN 17 59 2385
Marmora CN 18 68 2453
Canosio CN 19 80 2533
Celle di Macra CN 19 100 2633
Frassino CN 19 265 2898
Paesana CN 19 2784 5682

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km NW of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Asti (76202 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
Md 1.8 1989-03-11
17:02:43
44.621 7.05 16 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88259
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-03-11 17:02:43 ± 0.252
Latitude 44.6210 ± 0.0119
Longitude 7.0500 ± 0.0248
Depth (km) 16 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88259

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) 2371.4
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 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.00105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00599
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 88259
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:22:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ROB.Z. 1989-03-11T17:03:05.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 118 0.666 -0.59 0.2
--.RSP.Z. 1989-03-11T17:03:02.40 10.0 undecidable manual SG 15 0.5439 -0.35 0.5
--.STV.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:57.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 151 0.4107 -0.88 0.1
--.ROB.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:56.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 118 0.666 0.02 1.6
--.RRL.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:55.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 327 0.3552 -0.72 0.2
--.RSP.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:54.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 15 0.5439 0.18 1.6
--.STV.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:52.12 10.0 undecidable manual PG 151 0.4107 0.1 2
--.DOI.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:51.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 129 0.1776 0.14 0.8
--.RRL.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:50.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 327 0.3552 0.13 2
--.PZZ.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:49.40 10.0 undecidable manual SG 162 0.1221 -0.39 0.5
--.DOI.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:48.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 129 0.1776 0.65 0.5
--.PZZ.Z. 1989-03-11T17:02:47.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 162 0.1221 0.05 2.1
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