Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-01-2023 and time 13:52:34 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Voltaggio (AL)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Voltaggio (AL), on

  • 19-01-2023 12:52:34 (UTC)
  • 19-01-2023 13:52:34 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.6370, 8.8530 at 20 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
Voltaggio AL 2 738 738
Carrosio AL 3 510 1248
Bosio AL 5 1227 2475
Fraconalto AL 5 336 2811
Arquata Scrivia AL 6 6409 9220
Gavi AL 7 4614 13834
Mornese AL 8 737 14571
Parodi Ligure AL 8 715 15286
Isola del Cantone GE 8 1540 16826
Vignole Borbera AL 9 2182 19008
Ronco Scrivia GE 9 4417 23425
Serravalle Scrivia AL 9 6128 29553
Casaleggio Boiro AL 10 372 29925
Stazzano AL 10 2486 32411
San Cristoforo AL 10 608 33019
Montaldeo AL 10 265 33284
Busalla GE 10 5563 38847
Lerma AL 11 869 39716
Grondona AL 11 510 40226
Tassarolo AL 12 672 40898
Borghetto di Borbera AL 13 1966 42864
Castelletto d'Orba AL 13 2047 44911
Mignanego GE 13 3675 48586
Savignone GE 13 3205 51791
Sardigliano AL 14 406 52197
Cassano Spinola AL 15 1731 53928
Francavilla Bisio AL 15 531 54459
Roccaforte Ligure AL 15 136 54595
Tagliolo Monferrato AL 15 1581 56176
Crocefieschi GE 15 548 56724
Novi Ligure AL 15 28154 84878
Campomorone GE 15 6996 91874
Pasturana AL 15 1318 93192
Ceranesi GE 15 3875 97067
Belforte Monferrato AL 15 515 97582
Silvano d'Orba AL 15 1988 99570
Vobbia GE 15 409 99979
Serra Riccò GE 16 7885 107864
Gavazzana AL 16 180 108044
Casella GE 16 3144 111188
Ovada AL 16 11477 122665
Campo Ligure GE 16 2955 125620
Mongiardino Ligure AL 17 165 125785
Rossiglione GE 17 2779 128564
Capriata d'Orba AL 17 1904 130468
Rocca Grimalda AL 17 1512 131980
Rocchetta Ligure AL 18 200 132180
Sant'Agata Fossili AL 18 425 132605
Cantalupo Ligure AL 18 527 133132
Pozzolo Formigaro AL 18 4775 137907
Masone GE 19 3679 141586
Albera Ligure AL 19 325 141911
Basaluzzo AL 19 2087 143998
Valbrevenna GE 19 798 144796
Castellania AL 19 90 144886
Sant'Olcese GE 19 5906 150792
Carezzano AL 19 431 151223
Cabella Ligure AL 20 528 151751
Garbagna AL 20 696 152447
Molare AL 20 2181 154628

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km N of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
36 Km SE of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
76 Km S of Vigevano (63310 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
96 Km S of Milano (1345851 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Rho (50434 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
ML 1.7 2023-01-19
12:52:34
44.6372 8.8532 21 2024-03-01
17:17:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 114588101
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.9 2023-01-19
12:52:33
44.6383 8.8372 24 2023-01-19
13:20:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113680121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-19 12:52:34 ± 0.23
Latitude 44.6372 ± 0.0135
Longitude 8.8532 ± 0.0101
Depth (km) 21 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 114588101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1326
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 884
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 339
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.17986
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57197
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114588101
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-07 15:40:00

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113680121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-19 13:20:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.QLNO.HHE. 2023-01-19T12:52:50.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 53.1024 103 -0.21 45
GU.GORR.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:46.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 34.8429 112 -0.09 71
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:45.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 124 63.492 101 -0.13 65
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:44.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 26.5512 120 -0.28 73
GU.GENL.EHN. 2023-01-19T12:52:44.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 160 27.2505 119 0.33 48
GU.ROTM.HHE. 2023-01-19T12:52:43.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 45.9207 106 0.39 63
IV.QLNO.HHE. 2023-01-19T12:52:43.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 229 53.1024 103 0.02 47
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:43.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 157 19.9689 129 0.22 73
IV.BOB.HHE. 2023-01-19T12:52:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 49.1175 104 0.38 67
GU.GENL.EHN. 2023-01-19T12:52:41.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 160 27.2505 119 0.99 39
GU.GORR.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:40.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 34.8429 112 -0.65 81
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:39.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 26.5512 120 -0.28 95
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2023-01-19T12:52:39.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 19.9689 129 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.RNCA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003165 0.28 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:43.24
GU.RNCA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00022910655000000002 0.2368 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:43.27
GU.PCP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006256072 0.1216 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:44.57
GU.PCP.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006145993225 0.1984 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:44.57
GU.GORR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000241 0.44 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:46.68
GU.GORR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00024498760000000005 0.2176 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:47.23
IV.MSSA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001511469 0.1216 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:53.74
IV.MSSA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002042527 0.1216 AML other m 2023-01-19T12:52:57.20
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