Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 20-12-2023 and time 15:10:32 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Monterosso Grana (CN)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Monterosso Grana (CN), on

  • 20-12-2023 14:10:32 (UTC)
  • 20-12-2023 15:10:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3740, 7.2960 at 7 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
Monterosso Grana CN 5 505 505
Pradleves CN 5 250 755
Demonte CN 7 2003 2758
Valloriate CN 7 109 2867
Castelmagno CN 8 66 2933
Valgrana CN 8 786 3719
Rittana CN 9 109 3828
Aisone CN 9 248 4076
Moiola CN 10 234 4310
Montemale di Cuneo CN 10 241 4551
Gaiola CN 10 582 5133
Bernezzo CN 11 4104 9237
Cartignano CN 12 190 9427
Caraglio CN 12 6836 16263
Dronero CN 12 7035 23298
Roccabruna CN 12 1585 24883
Vinadio CN 12 644 25527
Roccasparvera CN 12 741 26268
San Damiano Macra CN 13 430 26698
Valdieri CN 13 935 27633
Cervasca CN 14 5013 32646
Villar San Costanzo CN 14 1547 34193
Vignolo CN 14 2600 36793
Celle di Macra CN 15 100 36893
Borgo San Dalmazzo CN 16 12468 49361
Roccavione CN 16 2761 52122
Macra CN 17 59 52181
Entracque CN 17 774 52955
Roaschia CN 17 107 53062
Sambuco CN 18 92 53154
Marmora CN 19 68 53222
Robilante CN 19 2306 55528
Canosio CN 19 80 55608
Valmala CN 19 52 55660
Stroppo CN 20 103 55763

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km W of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Sanremo (54807 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Savona (61345 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 1.2 2023-12-20
14:10:32
44.3743 7.2962 7 2023-12-20
14:17:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124163871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-20 14:10:32 ± 0.14
Latitude 44.3743 ± 0.0198
Longitude 7.2962 ± 0.0403
Depth (km) 7 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124163871

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3766
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 482
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13130
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.90652
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124163871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-20 14:17:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:50.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 79 100.6215 50 0.75 71
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:47.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 45.621 50 -0.82 51
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:46.19 0.6 positive manual P 104 76.9674 50 0.01 60
GU.IMI.HHE. 2023-12-20T14:10:45.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 137 70.0743 50 0.24 58
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:44.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 67.7766 50 -0.02 92
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:41.15 1.0 positive manual P 109 45.621 50 -0.2 31
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:41.84 1.0 negative manual P 357 51.2154 50 -0.38 29
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:39.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 18.7701 111 -0.39 62
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:39.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 20.4684 110 -0.3 63
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:37.93 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 14.5743 117 -0.13 66
GU.STV.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:36.08 0.6 positive manual P 171 14.5743 117 0.4 62
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:36.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 149 18.7701 111 0.17 97
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2023-12-20T14:10:36.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 316 20.4684 110 0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001255 1.8 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:40.93
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001125 0.48 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:40.14
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000028899999999999998 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:43.35
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00002655 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:46.30
GU.BHB.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00005575 0.74 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:46.28
GU.BHB.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00004085 1.24 AML other m 2023-12-20T14:10:56.82
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