Earthquake with magnitude of M 2.1 on date 21-04-1990 and time 22:56:47 (UTC) in region 3 km W Pigna (IM)

A magnitude M 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Pigna (IM), on

  • 21-04-1990 22:56:47 (UTC)
  • 22-04-1990 00:56:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.9470, 7.6300 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
Pigna IM 3 859 859
Castel Vittorio IM 4 287 1146
Rocchetta Nervina IM 7 298 1444
Isolabona IM 7 679 2123
Apricale IM 8 629 2752
Bajardo IM 9 312 3064
Perinaldo IM 10 870 3934
Airole IM 10 407 4341
Dolceacqua IM 11 2074 6415
Olivetta San Michele IM 12 211 6626
Triora IM 12 355 6981
Molini di Triora IM 13 617 7598
Soldano IM 13 977 8575
Ceriana IM 14 1250 9825
San Biagio della Cima IM 14 1329 11154
Seborga IM 14 315 11469
Camporosso IM 15 5632 17101
Vallebona IM 15 1310 18411
Vallecrosia IM 17 6956 25367
Ventimiglia IM 17 24310 49677
Montalto Ligure IM 17 377 50054
Ospedaletti IM 18 3367 53421
Badalucco IM 18 1136 54557
Briga Alta CN 18 39 54596
Sanremo IM 19 54807 109403
Bordighera IM 19 10469 119872
Carpasio IM 19 168 120040

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
50 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
79 Km SW 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 2.1 1990-04-21
22:56:47
43.947 7.63 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114659
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1990-04-21 22:56:47 ± 0.521
Latitude 43.9470 ± 0.0946
Longitude 7.6300 ± 0.0938
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114659

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) 12928.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 351
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
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) 0.00146
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00931
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

M:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 114659
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. 1990-04-21T22:57:23.70 10.0 undecidable manual SN 242 1.0323 1 0
--.LMR.Z. 1990-04-21T22:57:22.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 233 1.0101 0.2 0.6
--.FRF.Z. 1990-04-21T22:57:15.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 241 0.7992 -0.32 0.5
--.LRG.Z. 1990-04-21T22:57:07.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 242 1.0323 -0.01 1.7
--.LMR.Z. 1990-04-21T22:57:07.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 233 1.0101 0.2 1.5
--.FRF.Z. 1990-04-21T22:57:03.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 241 0.7992 -0.05 2
--.SBF.Z. 1990-04-21T22:56:54.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 239 0.1665 -0.33 0.5
--.SBF.Z. 1990-04-21T22:56:51.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 239 0.1665 -0.4 1.1
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