Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 17-04-2023 and time 14:39:57 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Cisano sul Neva (SV)

A magnitude ML 0.6 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Cisano sul Neva (SV), on

  • 17-04-2023 14:39:57 (UTC)
  • 17-04-2023 16:39:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0950, 8.1350 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Event type: quarry blast.

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
Cisano sul Neva SV 1 2085 2085
Zuccarello SV 2 309 2394
Arnasco SV 3 645 3039
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena SV 4 145 3184
Balestrino SV 5 595 3779
Castelbianco SV 5 330 4109
Erli SV 5 245 4354
Vendone SV 5 388 4742
Villanova d'Albenga SV 5 2657 7399
Ortovero SV 6 1586 8985
Toirano SV 7 2644 11629
Onzo SV 7 219 11848
Garlenda SV 7 1254 13102
Ceriale SV 8 5561 18663
Albenga SV 8 24213 42876
Boissano SV 8 2492 45368
Nasino SV 9 207 45575
Borghetto Santo Spirito SV 9 4948 50523
Casanova Lerrone SV 10 749 51272
Alassio SV 10 10934 62206
Ranzo IM 10 557 62763
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 10 166 62929
Alto CN 11 128 63057
Loano SV 11 11407 74464
Bardineto SV 11 756 75220
Stellanello SV 12 808 76028
Giustenice SV 13 977 77005
Testico SV 13 196 77201
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 13 456 77657
Laigueglia SV 13 1810 79467
Pietra Ligure SV 13 8992 88459
Tovo San Giacomo SV 14 2582 91041
Garessio CN 14 3244 94285
Magliolo SV 14 974 95259
Villa Faraldi IM 15 444 95703
Caprauna CN 15 104 95807
Vessalico IM 15 282 96089
Andora SV 15 7552 103641
Borgio Verezzi SV 16 2205 105846
Calizzano SV 16 1475 107321
Cesio IM 16 283 107604
Armo IM 18 111 107715
Chiusanico IM 18 607 108322
Calice Ligure SV 18 1730 110052
Diano Arentino IM 18 722 110774
Rialto SV 18 564 111338
Caravonica IM 18 282 111620
Pieve di Teco IM 18 1338 112958
Chiusavecchia IM 19 577 113535
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 19 3129 116664
Finale Ligure SV 19 11711 128375
Ormea CN 19 1617 129992
Cervo IM 19 1187 131179
Diano San Pietro IM 19 1145 132324
Priola CN 19 701 133025
Lucinasco IM 20 272 133297
Pontedassio IM 20 2323 135620
Diano Castello IM 20 2214 137834

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 0.6 2023-04-17
14:39:57
44.0952 8.1348 1 2024-03-01
17:18:06
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 117056681
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 1.8 2023-04-17
14:39:57
44.095 8.1542 5 2023-04-17
15:03:16
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116462831
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-17 14:39:57 ± 0.26
Latitude 44.0952 ± 0.0171
Longitude 8.1348 ± 0.0200
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type quarry blast
Origin ID 117056681

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2280
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 970
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 323
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 190
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05216
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83727
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117056681
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-26 10:41:33

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 116462831
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-17 15:03:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.PZZ.HHE. 2023-04-17T14:40:14.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 92.9403 50 -0.38 82
GU.PCP.HHE. 2023-04-17T14:40:08.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 59.2962 90 -0.65 80
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 2023-04-17T14:40:06.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 47.9187 91 -0.44 66
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:40:04.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 30.4473 91 0.23 95
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:40:03.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 28.1496 91 0.19 96
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:40:03.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 28.5492 91 -0.01 100
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:40:02.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 26.6511 91 -0.07 74
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:40:01.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 33 14.874 92 0.47 70
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-04-17T14:39:59.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 5.7942 95 0.49 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000061890975 0.1408 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:03.82
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00006548919000000001 0.32 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:03.83
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000010519562 0.1408 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:07.30
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000006765664 0.16 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:07.37
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000025629505 0.1024 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:07.73
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00004251494 0.16 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:07.84
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003725499 0.1408 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:08.01
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000031652165000000006 0.16 AML other m 2023-04-17T14:40:08.01
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