Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 15-05-2021 and time 12:55:29 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 15-05-2021 10:55:29 (UTC)
  • 15-05-2021 12:55:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0340, 7.6270 at 4 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
Briga Alta CN 11 39 39
Pigna IM 12 859 898
Triora IM 12 355 1253
Castel Vittorio IM 12 287 1540
Molini di Triora IM 13 617 2157
Mendatica IM 15 185 2342
Montegrosso Pian Latte IM 16 118 2460
Rocchetta Nervina IM 16 298 2758
Bajardo IM 16 312 3070
Cosio d'Arroscia IM 17 221 3291
Isolabona IM 17 679 3970
Apricale IM 17 629 4599
Airole IM 19 407 5006
Perinaldo IM 19 870 5876
Limone Piemonte CN 19 1485 7361
Olivetta San Michele IM 19 211 7572
Rezzo IM 20 366 7938

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
41 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Savona (61345 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 1.1 2021-05-15
10:55:29
44.0343 7.6272 4 2021-12-29
11:12:36
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 96436311
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2021-05-15
10:55:28
44.0182 7.6167 9 2021-05-15
11:01:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 90120481
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-15 10:55:29 ± 0.1
Latitude 44.0343 ± 0.0054
Longitude 7.6272 ± 0.0075
Depth (km) 4 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 96436311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 317
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 53
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07195
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84177
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96436311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-11 14:16:41

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90120481
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-15 11:01:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:57.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 93.4398 50 -0.9 34
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:45.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 93.4398 50 -0.34 62
GU.RORO.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:41.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 36.0417 96 -0.38 46
IV.QLNO.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:41.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 65.5899 50 0.23 45
GU.PZZ.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:41.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 66.2781 50 0.28 66
GU.STV.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:40.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 33.4443 97 -0.53 66
GU.CANO.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:40.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 52.2033 50 0.56 63
GU.BURY.HNZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:38.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 28.5492 98 -0.74 41
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:38.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 27.2505 98 -0.02 50
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:38.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 28.5492 98 -0.41 69
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:37.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 25.2525 99 -0.48 46
GU.RORO.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:36.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 76 36.0417 96 0.14 72
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:35.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 28.5492 98 0.53 89
GU.STV.HHE. 2021-05-15T10:55:35.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 33.4443 97 0.04 99
GU.BURY.HNZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:34.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 28.5492 98 0.09 74
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:34.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 25.2525 99 -0.04 100
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2021-05-15T10:55:34.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 323 27.2505 98 0.34 94
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-05-15T10:55:32.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 7.9809 117 0 52
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-05-15T10:55:31.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 7.9809 117 0.26 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00007244824 0.224 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:55:37.80
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00005428174500000001 0.2176 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:55:37.86
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000722 0.34 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:55:38.78
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006945 0.32 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:55:40.26
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000014252379999999998 0.224 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:55:59.45
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000173082425 1.4432 AML other m 2021-05-15T10:56:01.77
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