Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 22-08-2023 and time 10:48:08 (Italy) in region 2 km W Cisano sul Neva (SV)

A magnitude ML 0.5 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Cisano sul Neva (SV), on

  • 22-08-2023 08:48:08 (UTC)
  • 22-08-2023 10:48:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0810, 8.1280 at 0 km depth.

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

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 2 2085 2085
Arnasco SV 2 645 2730
Zuccarello SV 4 309 3039
Villanova d'Albenga SV 4 2657 5696
Ortovero SV 4 1586 7282
Vendone SV 4 388 7670
Castelbianco SV 6 330 8000
Garlenda SV 6 1254 9254
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena SV 6 145 9399
Onzo SV 6 219 9618
Balestrino SV 6 595 10213
Erli SV 7 245 10458
Albenga SV 8 24213 34671
Toirano SV 8 2644 37315
Casanova Lerrone SV 8 749 38064
Ceriale SV 9 5561 43625
Nasino SV 9 207 43832
Alassio SV 9 10934 54766
Ranzo IM 9 557 55323
Boissano SV 10 2492 57815
Aquila d'Arroscia IM 10 166 57981
Borghetto Santo Spirito SV 10 4948 62929
Stellanello SV 10 808 63737
Alto CN 10 128 63865
Testico SV 11 196 64061
Loano SV 12 11407 75468
Borghetto d'Arroscia IM 12 456 75924
Laigueglia SV 12 1810 77734
Bardineto SV 13 756 78490
Villa Faraldi IM 13 444 78934
Andora SV 14 7552 86486
Vessalico IM 14 282 86768
Giustenice SV 14 977 87745
Caprauna CN 14 104 87849
Cesio IM 15 283 88132
Pietra Ligure SV 15 8992 97124
Garessio CN 15 3244 100368
Tovo San Giacomo SV 16 2582 102950
Magliolo SV 16 974 103924
Chiusanico IM 16 607 104531
Diano Arentino IM 16 722 105253
Caravonica IM 17 282 105535
Borgio Verezzi SV 17 2205 107740
Chiusavecchia IM 17 577 108317
San Bartolomeo al Mare IM 17 3129 111446
Armo IM 17 111 111557
Diano San Pietro IM 17 1145 112702
Cervo IM 17 1187 113889
Pieve di Teco IM 17 1338 115227
Calizzano SV 17 1475 116702
Pontedassio IM 18 2323 119025
Diano Castello IM 18 2214 121239
Lucinasco IM 18 272 121511
Borgomaro IM 19 865 122376
Ormea CN 19 1617 123993
Diano Marina IM 19 5977 129970
Calice Ligure SV 19 1730 131700
Rialto SV 20 564 132264
Aurigo IM 20 347 132611
Finale Ligure SV 20 11711 144322

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km SW of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Asti (76202 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 0.5 2023-08-22
08:48:08
44.081 8.1283 1 2023-08-22
09:11:27
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120377811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-22 08:48:08 ± 0.16
Latitude 44.0810 ± 0.0099
Longitude 8.1283 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type quarry blast
Origin ID 120377811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1380
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 317
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 192
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 5
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28868
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
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 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120377811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-22 09:11:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:19.74 3.0 undecidable manual S 33 32.0457 91 -0.37 0
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:18.21 3.0 undecidable manual S 225 26.6511 91 -0.01 0
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:18.47 3.0 undecidable manual S 261 25.8519 91 0.51 0
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:15.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 33 32.0457 91 -0.28 46
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:14.54 3.0 undecidable manual S 32 16.4724 92 -0.17 0
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:14.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 26.6511 91 0.06 72
GU.MGRO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:13.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 261 25.8519 91 -0.17 47
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:12.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 16.4724 92 0.16 72
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:11.07 3.0 undecidable manual S 305 5.994 95 -0.01 0
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-08-22T08:48:10.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 5.994 95 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.MGRO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000014280982500000001 0.1984 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:18.62
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00005 0.32 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:14.77
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006429999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:15.33
GU.MGRO.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000019999999999999998 1.26 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:21.86
GU.IMI.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00001462598 0.4352 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:19.04
GU.IMI.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000014334155 0.2816 AML other m 2023-08-22T08:48:18.95
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