Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 17-12-2023 and time 22:37:19 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Francia (FRANCIA)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Francia (FRANCIA), on

  • 17-12-2023 21:37:19 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2023 22:37:19 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0010, 7.5190 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
Olivetta San Michele IM 13 211 211
Pigna IM 14 859 1070
Rocchetta Nervina IM 14 298 1368
Airole IM 15 407 1775
Castel Vittorio IM 15 287 2062
Isolabona IM 17 679 2741
Apricale IM 18 629 3370
Dolceacqua IM 19 2074 5444
Bajardo IM 19 312 5756
Perinaldo IM 20 870 6626
Triora IM 20 355 6981

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
44 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
84 Km W 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2023-12-17
21:37:19
44.001 7.5187 10 2023-12-17
21:44:35
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124115161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-17 21:37:19 ± 0.16
Latitude 44.0010 ± 0.0099
Longitude 7.5187 ± 0.0150
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 124115161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1369
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 226
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02878
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40919
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124115161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-17 21:44:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:33.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 74 45.4212 50 -0.2 71
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:31.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 36.9297 50 -0.19 72
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 31.1466 50 -0.48 69
GU.IMI.HHE. 2023-12-17T21:37:29.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 31.5462 50 -0.35 71
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:28.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 26.5512 50 -0.38 71
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:28.29 0.6 negative manual P 74 45.4212 50 0.65 42
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:27.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 24.4533 112 -0.34 72
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:26.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 44 36.9297 50 0.59 65
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:25.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 26.5512 50 0.46 70
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:25.90 1.0 undecidable manual P 331 31.1466 50 0.47 23
GU.IMI.HHE. 2023-12-17T21:37:25.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 31.5462 50 0.22 73
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-12-17T21:37:24.78 0.6 negative manual P 173 24.4533 112 0.42 47
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-12-17T21:37:22.32 0.1 undecidable manual S 121 3.1968 162 -0.4 98
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-12-17T21:37:21.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 3.1968 162 0.29 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BURY.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000025915524999999998 0.192 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:28.13
GU.BURY.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00001783125 0.7808 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:28.06
GU.STV.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000017426505 0.2688 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:29.91
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.1 0.0000061624045 0.1664 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:31.80
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.1 0.000006525931 0.1536 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:31.60
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000126708565 0.1024 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:34.57
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:0.5 0.00000942728405 0.0896 AML other m 2023-12-17T21:37:34.56
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