Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 19-12-2023 and time 23:40:38 (Italy) in region Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure Occidentale (Imperia), on

  • 19-12-2023 22:40:38 (UTC)
  • 19-12-2023 23:40:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.6430, 7.7430 at 9 km depth.

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

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
Bordighera IM 16 10469 10469
Ospedaletti IM 18 3367 13836
Vallecrosia IM 19 6956 20792
Ventimiglia IM 20 24310 45102
Vallebona IM 20 1310 46412

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km S of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
95 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.3 2023-12-19
22:40:38
43.6433 7.7428 9 2023-12-19
22:50:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124149341
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-19 22:40:38 ± 0.26
Latitude 43.6433 ± 0.0126
Longitude 7.7428 ± 0.0112
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124149341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1428
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 902
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 199
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 284
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) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97307
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124149341
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-19 22:50:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2023-12-19T22:41:06.68 3.0 positive manual P 0 0
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:41:01.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 32 73.9704 50 0.2 67
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:57.26 0.1 undecidable manual S 26 58.0974 50 -0.12 93
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:57.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 108.0141 50 0.37 60
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T22:40:52.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 40.9257 50 -0.1 72
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:52.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 74.5698 50 0.1 91
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:51.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 32 73.9704 50 -0.03 69
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:49.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 58.0974 50 0.02 95
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:47.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 316 21.4674 112 0.09 100
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2023-12-19T22:40:46.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 40.9257 50 -0.29 70
GU.BURY.HHZ. 2023-12-19T22:40:43.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 21.4674 112 -0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:1.1 0.0000429 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:40:54.50
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:1.1 0.000042749999999999996 1.12 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:40:55.31
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00003995 0.12 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:40:58.26
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003925 0.62 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:40:58.35
GU.CANO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000279 0.82 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:41:02.60
GU.CANO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00003855 0.76 AML other m 2023-12-19T22:41:18.32
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