Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 20-01-2022 and time 03:35:21 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Pornassio (IM)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Pornassio (IM), on

  • 20-01-2022 02:35:21 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2022 03:35:21 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0540, 7.8630 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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
Pornassio IM 2 685 685
Cosio d'Arroscia IM 4 221 906
Rezzo IM 4 366 1272
Montegrosso Pian Latte IM 4 118 1390
Pieve di Teco IM 4 1338 2728
Mendatica IM 5 185 2913
Armo IM 6 111 3024
Vessalico IM 8 282 3306
Aurigo IM 9 347 3653
Briga Alta CN 10 39 3692
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 10 456 4148
Molini di Triora IM 10 617 4765
Caprauna CN 10 104 4869
Caravonica IM 10 282 5151
Cesio IM 10 283 5434
Carpasio IM 10 168 5602
Triora IM 10 355 5957
Borgomaro IM 11 865 6822
Ormea CN 11 1617 8439
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 12 166 8605
Ranzo IM 12 557 9162
Lucinasco IM 13 272 9434
Alto CN 13 128 9562
Chiusavecchia IM 14 577 10139
Chiusanico IM 14 607 10746
Montalto Ligure IM 14 377 11123
Testico SV 15 196 11319
Nasino SV 15 207 11526
Casanova Lerrone SV 15 749 12275
Onzo SV 15 219 12494
PrelĂ  IM 15 503 12997
Vasia IM 15 389 13386
Badalucco IM 15 1136 14522
Stellanello SV 17 808 15330
Vendone SV 17 388 15718
Pontedassio IM 17 2323 18041
Dolcedo IM 18 1415 19456
Castelbianco SV 18 330 19786
Ortovero SV 18 1586 21372
Pietrabruna IM 19 501 21873
Diano Arentino IM 19 722 22595
Garlenda SV 19 1254 23849
Arnasco SV 20 645 24494

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km N of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
45 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Asti (76202 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 0.7 2022-01-20
02:35:21
44.0543 7.8633 10 2022-07-08
12:33:43
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103126831
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2022-01-20
02:35:21
44.0562 7.8733 7 2022-01-20
02:43:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 99959531
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-01-20 02:35:21 ± 0.14
Latitude 44.0543 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.8633 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103126831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1111
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 628
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 140
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04137
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30847
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99959531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-01-20 02:43:10

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103126831
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-12 16:25:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 2022-01-20T02:35:30.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 25.8519 50 -0.56 67
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:28.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 60 34.2435 50 0.07 98
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 2022-01-20T02:35:27.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 253 25.8519 50 0.25 72
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:27.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 17.4714 120 -0.58 67
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:27.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 16.1727 122 -0.2 74
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:26.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 20.868 116 0.12 100
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:25.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 17.4714 120 0.14 100
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:25.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 16.1727 122 0.36 96
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:24.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 253 4.5954 155 -0.27 75
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2022-01-20T02:35:23.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 4.5954 155 0.26 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00040229809999999997 0.1184 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:25.15
GU.MGRO.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00034650595 0.12 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:25.16
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00042800990000000006 0.1008 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:25.19
GU.MGRO.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00039188219999999993 0.1008 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:25.14
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000026621497 0.0592 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:27.83
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000021069320499999998 1.88 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:28.98
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000036528950000000005 0.08 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:28.56
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000011153979500000001 0.2 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:29.23
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000023432075 0.96 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:31.90
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000021748715000000002 0.2192 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:33.41
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000016816305 0.0608 AML other m 2022-01-20T02:35:36.72
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