Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 14-05-2023 and time 03:22:54 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 14-05-2023 01:22:54 (UTC)
  • 14-05-2023 03:22:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.7310, 7.9060 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Santo Stefano al Mare IM 12 2197 2197
Riva Ligure IM 12 2910 5107
Taggia IM 13 14116 19223
Pompeiana IM 14 823 20046
Terzorio IM 14 216 20262
Cipressa IM 14 1290 21552
Sanremo IM 14 54807 76359
Costarainera IM 14 828 77187
San Lorenzo al Mare IM 15 1297 78484
Castellaro IM 15 1256 79740
Ospedaletti IM 17 3367 83107
Civezza IM 17 609 83716
Pietrabruna IM 18 501 84217
Bordighera IM 20 10469 94686
Imperia IM 20 42034 136720
Ceriana IM 20 1250 137970
Dolcedo IM 20 1415 139385

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km SE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Savona (61345 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-05-14
01:22:54
43.7308 7.906 10 2023-05-14
01:51:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117331401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-14 01:22:54 ± 0.21
Latitude 43.7308 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.9060 ± 0.0112
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117331401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1067
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 744
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 336
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1070.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 253
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.17986
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.19610
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117331401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-14 01:51:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:25.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 324 106.6155 50 0.24 41
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:16.22 0.6 negative manual P 338 132.7671 50 0.03 40
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:14.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 325 67.6767 50 -0.04 91
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:12.69 0.3 positive manual P 324 106.6155 50 0.53 57
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:11.95 1.0 positive manual P 29 103.3188 50 0.3 20
4P.IT06A.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:10.35 0.3 positive manual P 359 89.3439 50 0.85 52
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:07.05 1.0 positive manual P 28 74.5698 50 -0.18 22
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:07.20 0.3 positive manual P 321 73.4709 50 0.15 66
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:06.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 347 35.4423 50 -0.16 71
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:06.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 67.6767 50 0.04 91
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:04.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 26 59.0964 50 -0.26 67
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:04.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 282 28.5492 50 -0.12 96
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:04.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 56.8986 50 -0.08 93
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:02.25 0.6 positive manual P 17 44.2224 50 -0.3 45
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:01.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 347 35.4423 50 -0.08 96
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:01.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 357 19.9689 118 -0.04 100
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-05-14T01:23:01.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 315 39.9267 50 -0.21 93
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:23:00.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 282 28.5492 50 -0.03 98
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-05-14T01:22:58.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 19.9689 118 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007105 0.08 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:02.11
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000716 0.08 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:02.14
GU.BURY.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000157 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:04.43
GU.BURY.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000191 1.34 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:04.15
GU.BURY.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000136 0.06 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:04.83
GU.BURY.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000171 0.58 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:05.97
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000113 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:06.40
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000178 0.12 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:06.86
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:2.0 0.00030649999999999997 0.36 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:07.71
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:1.8 0.0002205 0.98 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:07.47
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001385 0.62 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:08.85
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009375 0.44 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:09.29
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001725 0.5 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:12.31
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009164999999999999 0.88 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:13.48
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000475 0.12 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:13.59
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000419 0.96 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:13.32
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0001555 0.38 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:15.47
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001095 0.88 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:15.28
GU.STV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00012790000000000002 0.14 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:16.88
GU.STV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000809 0.82 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:17.97
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00005045 1.34 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:18.82
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000058099999999999996 0.7 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:19.13
4P.IT06A.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00009805 1.58 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:22.14
4P.IT06A.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000847 0.7 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:24.28
GU.PCP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000028499999999999998 0.5 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:25.81
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000897 1.16 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:25.93
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000895 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:26.32
GU.PCP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000309 0.62 AML other m 2023-05-14T01:23:27.37
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