Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 21-04-2023 and time 14:46:38 (UTC) in region Zuccarello (SV)

A magnitude ML 0.7 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: Zuccarello (SV), on

  • 21-04-2023 14:46:38 (UTC)
  • 21-04-2023 16:46:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1080, 8.1190 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
Zuccarello SV 1 309 309
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena SV 3 145 454
Cisano sul Neva SV 3 2085 2539
Erli SV 3 245 2784
Arnasco SV 3 645 3429
Castelbianco SV 4 330 3759
Balestrino SV 5 595 4354
Vendone SV 5 388 4742
Ortovero SV 6 1586 6328
Onzo SV 7 219 6547
Villanova d'Albenga SV 7 2657 9204
Nasino SV 7 207 9411
Toirano SV 8 2644 12055
Garlenda SV 8 1254 13309
Boissano SV 9 2492 15801
Alto CN 9 128 15929
Ceriale SV 9 5561 21490
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 9 166 21656
Bardineto SV 10 756 22412
Ranzo IM 10 557 22969
Borghetto Santo Spirito SV 10 4948 27917
Albenga SV 10 24213 52130
Casanova Lerrone SV 10 749 52879
Loano SV 12 11407 64286
Alassio SV 12 10934 75220
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 12 456 75676
Garessio CN 12 3244 78920
Giustenice SV 13 977 79897
Stellanello SV 13 808 80705
Caprauna CN 13 104 80809
Testico SV 13 196 81005
Pietra Ligure SV 14 8992 89997
Magliolo SV 14 974 90971
Calizzano SV 14 1475 92446
Vessalico IM 14 282 92728
Tovo San Giacomo SV 14 2582 95310
Laigueglia SV 15 1810 97120
Villa Faraldi IM 16 444 97564
Cesio IM 16 283 97847
Borgio Verezzi SV 16 2205 100052
Armo IM 16 111 100163
Andora SV 17 7552 107715
Priola CN 17 701 108416
Ormea CN 17 1617 110033
Pieve di Teco IM 18 1338 111371
Rialto SV 18 564 111935
Calice Ligure SV 18 1730 113665
Chiusanico IM 18 607 114272
Caravonica IM 18 282 114554
Diano Arentino IM 19 722 115276
Chiusavecchia IM 19 577 115853
Finale Ligure SV 19 11711 127564
Lucinasco IM 20 272 127836
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 20 3129 130965
Diano San Pietro IM 20 1145 132110

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
55 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
88 Km S of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Alessandria (93943 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 2023-04-21
14:46:38
44.1083 8.119 1 2024-03-01
17:18:20
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 125073581
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.7 2023-04-21
14:46:38
44.0988 8.1115 6 2023-04-21
15:05:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116573841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-21 14:46:38 ± 0.38
Latitude 44.1083 ± 0.0252
Longitude 8.1190 ± 0.0276
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 125073581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3230
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1550
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 326
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3230.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 179
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.55
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52970
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116573841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-21 15:05:43

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125073581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-06 14:37:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:48:28.86 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.03 0
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:48:27.13 3.0 negative manual Pn -7.91 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2023-04-21T14:48:14.98 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.92 0
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:48:11.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
OX.CIMO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:48:10.72 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 5.81 0
IV.MCI.EHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:56.06 3.0 negative manual Pg 6.52 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:54.40 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.66 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:45.53 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -2.12 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:27.07 3.0 negative manual Pn -7.67 0
ST.ZIAN.EHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:25.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.09 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:23.25 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.55 0
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:23.46 3.0 positive manual Pg 2.03 0
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:16.71 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -7.13 0
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:47:02.79 3.0 undecidable manual Pg -0.45 0
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:52.85 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.63 0
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:49.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 284 57.3981 90 -0.78 57
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:49.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 58.7967 90 -0.91 54
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:43.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 304 26.6511 91 0.08 99
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:43.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 25.8519 91 0.03 100
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:43.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 28.3494 91 -0.11 73
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:41.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 14.4744 92 0.53 91
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T14:46:39.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 4.1958 97 0.46 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00011459557 0.48 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:44.90
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007925004499999998 0.544 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:45.68
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000019604175000000003 0.1024 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:47.86
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000024110815 0.16 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:48.09
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000015446807 0.3968 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:48.46
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000026280095 0.2368 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:48.52
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00003114494 0.3776 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:48.89
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00003030952 0.3008 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:49.41
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000009397043000000001 0.0768 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:57.93
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000007883959999999998 0.0768 AML other m 2023-04-21T14:46:58.21
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