Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 18-12-2023 and time 11:25:00 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Sampeyre (CN)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Sampeyre (CN), on

  • 18-12-2023 10:25:00 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2023 11:25:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.6030, 7.2270 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
Sampeyre CN 4 1022 1022
Frassino CN 5 265 1287
Melle CN 9 292 1579
Oncino CN 9 76 1655
Sanfront CN 9 2395 4050
Paesana CN 10 2784 6834
Gambasca CN 10 371 7205
Ostana CN 11 83 7288
Rifreddo CN 11 1078 8366
Brossasco CN 11 1084 9450
Martiniana Po CN 11 734 10184
Valmala CN 12 52 10236
Macra CN 12 59 10295
Crissolo CN 12 168 10463
Isasca CN 12 76 10539
Casteldelfino CN 13 157 10696
San Damiano Macra CN 13 430 11126
Elva CN 13 97 11223
Stroppo CN 13 103 11326
Celle di Macra CN 14 100 11426
Venasca CN 14 1437 12863
Brondello CN 14 290 13153
Revello CN 14 4262 17415
Envie CN 15 2074 19489
Cartignano CN 15 190 19679
Barge CN 16 7774 27453
Pontechianale CN 16 179 27632
Pagno CN 16 585 28217
Roccabruna CN 17 1585 29802
Bellino CN 17 109 29911
Castellar CN 17 295 30206
Rossana CN 18 908 31114
Villar San Costanzo CN 18 1547 32661
Dronero CN 19 7035 39696
Piasco CN 19 2774 42470
Prazzo CN 19 170 42640
Bagnolo Piemonte CN 19 6024 48664
Marmora CN 19 68 48732
Canosio CN 20 80 48812

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km NW of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 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 0.8 2023-12-18
10:25:00
44.6027 7.2272 12 2023-12-18
10:33:01
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124124981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-18 10:25:00 ± 0.22
Latitude 44.6027 ± 0.0099
Longitude 7.2272 ± 0.0392
Depth (km) 12 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124124981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2933
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1268
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 255
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.12501
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77432
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124124981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-18 10:33:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:15.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 129 85.9473 91 0.36 44
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:15.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 49.3173 92 -0.54 43
GU.ENR.HHE. 2023-12-18T10:25:14.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 160 44.1225 92 -0.52 64
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:13.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 169 40.4262 92 -0.6 63
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:12.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 62.8926 91 0.22 71
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:11.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 60.5949 91 -0.07 48
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:10.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 49.3173 92 0.43 69
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:09.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 25.9518 95 -0.55 68
GU.ENR.HHE. 2023-12-18T10:25:09.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 160 44.1225 92 0.23 73
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:08.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 40.4262 92 0.29 73
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:06.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 220 13.875 113 -0.32 73
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:06.53 0.1 positive manual P 6 25.9518 95 0.27 99
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-18T10:25:04.80 0.1 positive manual P 220 13.875 113 0.37 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000178 1.7 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:07.92
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004285 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:07.45
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000025129849999999998 0.0832 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:10.80
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000034476895 0.1856 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:10.06
GU.RRL.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000009356573 0.096 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:16.96
GU.RRL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00001232441 0.16 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:17.29
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000005892578 0.2368 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:20.38
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000006888171 0.224 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:19.54
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00001308011335 0.2624 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:26.02
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000010238097 0.2432 AML other m 2023-12-18T10:25:26.08
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