Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 14-08-2023 and time 05:56:09 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 14-08-2023 03:56:09 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2023 05:56:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.8110, 7.9000 at 17 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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 3 2197 2197
Riva Ligure IM 3 2910 5107
Terzorio IM 5 216 5323
Pompeiana IM 5 823 6146
Taggia IM 5 14116 20262
Cipressa IM 6 1290 21552
Costarainera IM 6 828 22380
Castellaro IM 7 1256 23636
San Lorenzo al Mare IM 7 1297 24933
Civezza IM 9 609 25542
Pietrabruna IM 9 501 26043
Sanremo IM 9 54807 80850
Dolcedo IM 12 1415 82265
Badalucco IM 13 1136 83401
Ceriana IM 13 1250 84651
PrelĂ  IM 13 503 85154
Imperia IM 13 42034 127188
Montalto Ligure IM 14 377 127565
Vasia IM 14 389 127954
Ospedaletti IM 15 3367 131321
Seborga IM 17 315 131636
Carpasio IM 17 168 131804
Pontedassio IM 17 2323 134127
Bajardo IM 18 312 134439
Lucinasco IM 18 272 134711
Diano Marina IM 18 5977 140688
Bordighera IM 19 10469 151157
Diano Castello IM 19 2214 153371
Vallebona IM 19 1310 154681
Chiusavecchia IM 19 577 155258
Borgomaro IM 19 865 156123
Perinaldo IM 19 870 156993
Diano Arentino IM 19 722 157715
Diano San Pietro IM 19 1145 158860
Aurigo IM 19 347 159207
Chiusanico IM 20 607 159814
Soldano IM 20 977 160791

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km E of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Savona (61345 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 0.5 2023-08-14
03:56:09
43.8108 7.8998 17 2024-09-10
16:44:17
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 120733061
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-14 03:56:09 ± 0.31
Latitude 43.8108 ± 0.0162
Longitude 7.8998 ± 0.0100
Depth (km) 17 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120733061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1412
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1055
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 353
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1410.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 283
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59895
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120733061
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-04 08:41:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:29.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 317 66.4779 96 0.01 90
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:21.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 22 36.0417 104 -0.2 91
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-08-14T03:56:20.42 0.1 undecidable manual S 305 33.8439 105 -0.3 90
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:20.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 317 66.4779 96 0.2 88
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:19.25 0.1 undecidable manual S 344 26.751 111 0.34 92
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:16.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 36.0417 104 0.16 94
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:15.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 357 11.0778 141 -0.01 100
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-08-14T03:56:15.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 33.8439 105 -0.26 91
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:14.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 344 26.751 111 0.19 95
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:14.19 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.01 0
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T03:56:12.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 11.0778 141 -0.12 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000305 0.36 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:15.87
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000577 0.06 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:15.75
GU.BURY.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000011346479 0.16 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:18.25
GU.BURY.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000017961939999999998 0.24 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:18.15
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000011919276499999999 0.16 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:19.56
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000016267557499999997 0.0992 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:19.29
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.0000086875735 0.0992 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:23.18
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:0.1 0.000006722151999999999 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:23.10
GU.STV.HHN. ML:0.5 0.0000067616379999999996 0.0992 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:30.40
GU.STV.HHE. ML:0.5 0.0000051826065000000004 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-14T03:56:29.79
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