Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 20-10-2023 and time 07:50:59 (Italy) in region Costa Toscana settentrionale (Massa Carrara, Lucca, Pisa)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Toscana settentrionale (Massa Carrara, Lucca, Pisa), on

  • 20-10-2023 05:50:59 (UTC)
  • 20-10-2023 07:50:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0080, 9.9600 at 8 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
Ameglia SP 7 4365 4365
Lerici SP 9 10228 14593
Ortonovo SP 11 8277 22870
Portovenere SP 11 3630 26500
Castelnuovo Magra SP 11 8415 34915
Sarzana SP 12 21976 56891
Arcola SP 13 10607 67498
Carrara MS 14 63133 130631
Massa MS 15 69479 200110
Fosdinovo MS 15 4883 204993
La Spezia SP 15 93959 298952
Vezzano Ligure SP 16 7356 306308
Forte dei Marmi LU 17 7510 313818
Montignoso MS 18 10323 324141
Santo Stefano di Magra SP 18 9360 333501
Follo SP 19 6337 339838

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km SW of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
15 Km W of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
48 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2023-10-20
05:50:59
44.0078 9.9597 8 2023-10-20
06:04:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122216621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-20 05:50:59 ± 0.16
Latitude 44.0078 ± 0.0135
Longitude 9.9597 ± 0.0175
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122216621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1633
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1198
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 195
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39390
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122216621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-20 06:04:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:38.92 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.14 0
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:13.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 41.7249 50 -0.24 45
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:13.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 43.7229 50 -0.32 44
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:12.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 64 37.9287 50 -0.49 45
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:12.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 40.2264 50 -0.39 46
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:11.44 3.0 positive manual P -0.82 0
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:10.84 3.0 positive manual P 0.75 0
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:08.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 43.7229 50 0.12 94
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:07.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 40.2264 50 0.14 92
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:07.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 23.3544 109 0.05 46
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:07.39 0.6 positive manual P 64 37.9287 50 0.35 44
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:07.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 41.7249 50 0.18 93
GU.FIVI.HNZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:05.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 28.9488 105 0.42 90
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:04.68 1.0 positive manual P 41 23.3544 109 0.35 24
IV.PLMA.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:03.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 9.6792 130 -0.54 45
IV.PLMA.HHZ. 2023-10-20T05:51:01.80 0.1 positive manual P 299 9.6792 130 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006709999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:22.99
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008175000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:23.27
IV.PLMA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00046207679999999996 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:03.31
IV.PLMA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00053704975 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:03.30
GU.EQUI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00004679417499999999 0.08 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:08.32
GU.EQUI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00014141955 0.3584 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:08.09
MN.VLC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000058091315 0.0992 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:12.66
MN.VLC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000044139215 0.0992 AML other m 2023-10-20T05:51:12.75
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