Earthquake with magnitude of M 2.5 on date 21-04-1990 and time 11:53:29 (UTC) in region S Mele (GE)

A magnitude M 2.5 earthquake occured in region: S Mele (GE), on

  • 21-04-1990 11:53:29 (UTC)
  • 21-04-1990 13:53:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4430, 8.7500 at 10 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
Mele GE 0 2725 2725
Arenzano GE 7 11519 14244
Masone GE 8 3679 17923
Cogoleto GE 10 9172 27095
Campo Ligure GE 12 2955 30050
Urbe SV 13 700 30750
Ceranesi GE 14 3875 34625
Campomorone GE 14 6996 41621
Tiglieto GE 14 546 42167
Rossiglione GE 15 2779 44946
Genova GE 15 586655 631601
Mignanego GE 16 3675 635276
Varazze SV 17 13251 648527
Serra Riccò GE 17 7885 656412
Sant'Olcese GE 18 5906 662318
Celle Ligure SV 20 5237 667555
Fraconalto AL 20 336 667891

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
26 Km NE of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
53 Km S of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
67 Km SE of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
94 Km W of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Vigevano (63310 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
M 2.5 1990-04-21
11:53:29
44.443 8.75 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114619
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-04-21 11:53:29 ± 0.359
Latitude 44.4430 ± 0.0144
Longitude 8.7500 ± 0.0254
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114619

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) 2572.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 281
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) 0.00154
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01174
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

M:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 114619
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
--.ORX.Z. 1990-04-21T11:54:11.10 10.0 undecidable manual SN 335 1.2987 0.09 0.7
--.PZZ.Z. 1990-04-21T11:54:07.78 10.0 undecidable manual SN 273 1.1655 -0.07 0.7
--.STV.Z. 1990-04-21T11:54:04.19 10.0 undecidable manual SN 259 1.0212 -0.23 0.7
--.ENR.Z. 1990-04-21T11:54:03.17 10.0 undecidable manual SG 257 0.9657 0.59 0.3
--.ORX.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:53.69 10.0 undecidable manual PN 335 1.2987 0.32 1.2
--.ROB.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:51.99 10.0 undecidable manual SG 257 0.6327 0.09 0.9
--.PZZ.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:51.68 10.0 undecidable manual PN 273 1.1655 0.09 1.8
--.STV.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:48.81 10.0 undecidable manual PN 259 1.0212 -0.8 0.3
--.ENR.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:48.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 257 0.9657 -0.15 2
--.ROB.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:42.86 10.0 undecidable manual PG 257 0.6327 0.48 0.9
--.PCP.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:36.61 10.0 undecidable manual SG 303 0.1665 -0.32 0.5
--.PCP.Z. 1990-04-21T11:53:33.63 10.0 undecidable manual PG 303 0.1665 -0.11 2.1
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