Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 10-10-1996 and time 20:32:51 (UTC) in region Costa Ligure centro orientale (Genova)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Costa Ligure centro orientale (Genova), on

  • 10-10-1996 20:32:51 (UTC)
  • 10-10-1996 22:32:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1020, 8.9530 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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An earthquake occurred to
35 Km S of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
44 Km SE of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
70 Km W of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Sanremo (54807 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 1.8
1996-10-10
20:32:51
44.102 8.953 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 253319
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-10-10 20:32:51 ± 0.333
Latitude 44.1020 ± 0.0255
Longitude 8.9530 ± 0.0228
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 253319

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3376.1
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 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00518
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01498
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 253319
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:59:47

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 253319
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ORO.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:43.22 10.0 undecidable manual SN 335 1.665 0.2 0.5
--.GU9.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:30.72 10.0 undecidable manual SN 76 1.1988 -0.98 0.3
--.BDI.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:30.73 10.0 undecidable manual SN 90 1.1766 -0.6 0.4
--.EB9.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:29.66 10.0 undecidable manual SN 72 1.0878 0.45 0.5
--.ORO.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:22.69 10.0 undecidable manual PN 335 1.665 1.48 0.2
--.BOB.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:18.68 10.0 undecidable manual SG 27 0.7437 0.25 0.6
--.GU9.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:16.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 76 1.1988 1.37 0.3
--.PII.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:14.75 10.0 undecidable manual PN 107 1.1877 0.13 1.5
--.EB9.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:13.77 10.0 undecidable manual PN 72 1.0878 0.54 1.2
--.CKI.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:13.23 10.0 undecidable manual SG 303 0.5772 0.41 0.5
--.BDI.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:13.90 10.0 positive manual PN 90 1.1766 -0.55 2.3
--.BOB.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:06.45 10.0 positive manual PG 27 0.7437 -0.55 2.4
--.CKI.Z. 1996-10-10T20:33:03.10 10.0 negative manual PG 303 0.5772 -0.66 2.2
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