Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 05-08-2023 and time 15:47:46 (UTC) in region 1 km E Mele (GE)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Mele (GE), on

  • 05-08-2023 15:47:46 (UTC)
  • 05-08-2023 17:47:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4450, 8.7660 at 12 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
Mele GE 1 2725 2725
Masone GE 8 3679 6404
Arenzano GE 8 11519 17923
Cogoleto GE 11 9172 27095
Campo Ligure GE 12 2955 30050
Campomorone GE 12 6996 37046
Ceranesi GE 12 3875 40921
Genova GE 14 586655 627576
Urbe SV 15 700 628276
Tiglieto GE 15 546 628822
Mignanego GE 15 3675 632497
Rossiglione GE 15 2779 635276
Serra Riccò GE 15 7885 643161
Sant'Olcese GE 17 5906 649067
Varazze SV 18 13251 662318
Fraconalto AL 19 336 662654

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
27 Km NE of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
54 Km S of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
67 Km SE of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
93 Km W of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Vigevano (63310 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
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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 1.2 2023-08-05
15:47:46
44.4447 8.7663 12 2023-08-05
15:53:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 119883981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-05 15:47:46 ± 0.04
Latitude 44.4447 ± 0.0054
Longitude 8.7663 ± 0.0025
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 119883981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 507
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 259
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 173
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.12
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40829
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119883981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-05 15:53:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:58.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 248 35.9418 91 -0.08 71
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:58.21 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.86 0
GU.GORR.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:55.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 45.3213 91 0 71
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:54.11 0.3 negative manual P 248 35.9418 91 0.21 71
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:54.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 302 20.4684 94 -0.12 72
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:53.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 14.874 102 -0.26 47
GU.GENL.EHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:53.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 16.6722 97 -0.16 48
IT.GNV.HGZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:53.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 96 13.1757 108 0.11 50
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:51.56 0.1 negative manual P 302 20.4684 94 0.03 99
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:50.65 0.1 negative manual P 79 14.874 102 -0.03 99
GU.GENL.EHZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:50.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 16.6722 97 0.02 100
IT.GNV.HGZ. 2023-08-05T15:47:50.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 96 13.1757 108 0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.RNCA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003353812 0.1024 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:47:53.16
GU.RNCA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003965 0.12 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:47:53.54
GU.PCP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00011680195 0.1024 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:47:54.99
GU.PCP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002335238 0.2432 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:47:54.94
IV.QLNO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000030145085 0.1408 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:48:00.52
IV.QLNO.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000043915335 2.3424 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:47:59.94
GU.GORR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000036004215 0.1408 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:48:04.38
GU.GORR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000028268394999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2023-08-05T15:48:04.12
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