Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.7 on date 21-01-2008 and time 16:40:36 (UTC) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 3.7 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 21-01-2008 16:40:36 (UTC)
  • 21-01-2008 17:40:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.6960, 9.5320 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

Recent and historical seismicity

These maps show the seismic activity in different time intervals, before the seismic event to which they refer. Data reported in the first two maps come from the analysis carried out in real time by the personnel of the INGV Operating Rooms, immediately after each earthquake. The third map shows data from 1985 to the date of the earthquake: the locations are reviewed by the seismological analysts of the INGV Italian Seismic Bulletin (Bollettino Sismico Italiano dell’INGV). The localization parameters (hypocentral coordinates and magnitude) are the best possible estimate with the data available to the INGV, but are constantly updated according to further data that become available. The location and magnitude parameters, subsequently reviewed by seismological analysts, may vary.

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 0.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 72 hours preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 2.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 90 days preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 3.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, from 1985 to the date of this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

This map shows the epicenters of the historical earthquakes catalogue CPT15 (Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani, 2015 version 3.0, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3) since 1000 AD until 2019. The size of the square indicates the different classes of magnitude. For earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 6.0, it is also shown the year of occurrence and the magnitude value. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Seismic hazard

Seismic hazard maps provide probabilistic estimates of the earthquake ground shaking exceeding a given threshold in a given geographic region within a given time window. Thus, it is not a deterministic prediction - a target that may be never reached given the complexity of the earthquake physical phenomenon - nor of the maximum expected earthquake since this has extremely low probabilities to occur.

In 2004, it was published the seismic hazard map of Italy (http://zonesismiche.mi.ingv.it) that provides a picture of the most hazardous geographic regions. The seismic hazard map of Italy (GdL MPS, 2004; rif. Ordinanza PCM del 28 aprile 2006, n. 3519, All. 1b) provides the 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years of the horizontal acceleration at rock sites (i.e., Vs30>800 m/s; cat. A, 3.2.1 of the D.M. 14.09.2005).

The colours indicate the various values of the ground acceleration that have 10% to be exceeded within 50 years. In general, the colours associated to low values of acceleration refer to areas that are less hazardous and stronger earthquakes repeat less frequently although they may still occur.

Seismic hazard map

Seismic hazard map

This map shows the seismic hazard map of Italy for the region where the earthquake occurred.
Shakemap

These three maps show the results of the analysis using the software ShakeMap designed to provide the level of ground shaking experienced in a region using the data recorded by seismometers and strong motion instruments and seismological information regarding the attenuation of the wavefield with distance and the site characteristics. The Shakemaps are determined for research purposes to provide fast estimates of the level of ground shaking produced by the earthquake. The maps are calculated automatically and updated as more data become available. See http://shakemap.ingv.it for additional information. The black star indicates the epicenter. The triangles show the accelerometric and velocimetric stations used in the calculation, colored according to the recorded shaking.

Intensity Shakemap

Intensity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of instrumental intensities. The intensity is derived through an empirical law that correlates the recorded values of actual ground shaking, e.g., acceleration and velocity, with the macroseismic intensity for Italian earthquakes, as reported in the Italian Macroseismic Database (DBMI15, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3).
Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground acceleration expressed as percent of the acceleration of gravity (i.e., g = 9.81 m/s²).
Peak velocity Shakemap

Peak velocity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground velocities expressed in cm/s.
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 3.7 2008-01-21
16:40:36
46.696 9.532 2 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 670819
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-01-21 16:40:36 ± 0.2
Latitude 46.6960 ± 0.0126
Longitude 9.5320 ± 0.0118
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 670819

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1474
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 338
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1664.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 178
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 97
Number of defining phases 54
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 4.62161
Number of stations at which the event was observed 81
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 44
Magnitude information

ML:3.7

Field Value
Value 3.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 670819
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:43:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CASP.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:42:26.06 0.1 undecidable manual Sn 166 445.7205 -0.042 22
IV.PTRJ.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:42:17.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.RGNG.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:42:15.44 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:42:01.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:58.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:57.20 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:54.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.CAMP.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:54.29 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.FIU.EHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:53.77 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.LNSS.BHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:53.15 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.MNS.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:52.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.LATE.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:51.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.RAVA.EHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:50.38 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:49.68 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 145 512.9976 1.703 10
IV.LAV9.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:46.79 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.CESI.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:46.88 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.AOI.BHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:45.08 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.ASS.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:44.50 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 148 471.6723 1.657 11
IV.CDCA.SHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:44.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.SACS.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:44.65 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.SNTG.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:43.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 144 466.0779 1.169 15
IV.CING.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:42.68 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:41.75 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:40.68 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 160 453.0021 0.163 22
IV.SBPO.BHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:40.02 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.ARVD.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:40.61 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 142 443.9223 1.221 15
IV.CASP.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:39.62 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 166 445.7205 0.013 22
IV.CAFI.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:39.61 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
CH.EMV.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:38.65 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 252 213.3309 2.634 10
IV.PIEI.BHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:37.74 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 145 422.0553 1.074 16
IV.FSSB.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:37.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.BADI.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:37.86 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.RSM.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:35.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.CRE.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:34.63 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 150 390.3093 1.92 10
MN.TRI.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:32.25 10.0 undecidable manual Sn 0 0 0
IV.CSNT.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:32.43 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 158 383.1276 0.616 21
IV.GROG.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:31.50 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.FNVD.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:31.02 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:30.37 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 149 358.4745 1.625 13
IV.CMPO.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:30.00 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
MN.TRI.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:30.80 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
MN.VLC.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:29.46 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:28.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 152 341.5026 1.834 11
IV.FIU.EHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:28.42 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:27.79 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.IMI.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:27.31 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:27.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 166 338.9052 1.038 18
IV.FNVD.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:26.23 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:25.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 166 317.5377 1.449 15
IV.BDI.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:23.90 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 164 303.6627 1.967 11
IV.PZZT.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:23.87 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTCC.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:23.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GU.STV.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:22.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 213 321.4338 -1.193 17
IV.CMPO.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:22.29 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GMNA.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:21.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FIN.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:21.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 201 294.483 0.309 26
IV.IMI.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:21.63 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:21.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 231 286.1025 1.359 19
IV.QLNO.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:20.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 200 278.7099 1.959 14
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:18.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 165 261.6381 2.002 15
IV.DOI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:18.69 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FVI.EHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:17.56 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GU.SC2M.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:16.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 180 254.1567 1.168 29
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:15.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 198 250.9599 -0.12 42
CH.MMK.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:41:15.43 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 240 139.5603 -2.389 21
IV.NOVE.EHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:14.35 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 156 229.5924 1.64 26
IV.SBPO.BHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:14.92 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:13.69 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 226 245.0658 -0.946 26
IV.BOB.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:12.02 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GU.LSD.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:12.12 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 234 229.8921 -0.624 33
IV.MRGE.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:11.12 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 242 215.6175 0.148 54
IV.MONC.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:11.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 215 218.4147 0.495 49
IV.SEST.EHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:10.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 87 204.24 1.009 44
CH.EMV.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:10.73 0.1 positive manual Pg 252 213.3309 0.041 56
IV.MABI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:07.39 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 133 103.4187 -0.792 70
GU.TRAV.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:41:07.47 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 227 189.8655 -0.305 30
IV.CTI.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:06.71 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 113 177.2892 0.709 58
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:05.67 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 204 93.6396 0.102 87
IV.ORO.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:02.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 226 168.1095 -2.026 28
IV.SALO.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:41:01.28 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 147 141.747 0.756 66
IV.MAGA.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:59.49 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 140 132.2676 0.421 75
IV.APPI.EHE. 2008-01-21T16:40:58.81 0.1 negative manual Pg 100 131.5683 -0.142 80
CH.MMK.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:40:58.91 0.1 positive manual Pg 240 139.5603 -1.274 52
IV.BRMO.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:57.62 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 110 68.5758 -1.262 60
CH.FUORN.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:55.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 98 56.3991 -0.256 91
IV.VAI.SHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:55.09 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 213 108.9132 -0.372 80
IV.MABI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:54.59 0.1 negative manual Pg 133 103.4187 -0.031 87
IV.MDI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:54.88 0.1 negative manual Pg 172 103.7184 0.225 83
CH.BERNI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:52.87 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 130 48.8178 -0.187 93
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:52.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 204 93.6396 -0.69 74
IV.BRMO.BHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:48.59 0.1 negative manual Pg 110 68.5758 -0.662 79
CH.FUORN.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:46.72 0.1 negative manual Pg 98 56.3991 -0.641 81
MN.TUE.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:40:45.88 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 210 28.4493 -0.123 98
CH.BERNI.HHZ. 2008-01-21T16:40:45.80 0.1 negative manual Pg 130 48.8178 -0.088 95
CH.DAVOX.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:40:45.81 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 70 28.0497 -0.06 99
CH.DAVOX.HHE. 2008-01-21T16:40:41.71 0.1 negative manual Pg 70 28.0497 -0.026 100
MN.TUE.HHN. 2008-01-21T16:40:41.87 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 210 28.4493 0.057 99
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Fault Plane solutions

Fault Plane solutions

The map reports the fault plane solutions for earthquakes in the region from 1977 to the date of this event. Red moment tensors are determined using the Regional Centroid Moment Tensor technique (RCMT, http://www.bo.ingv.it/RCMT) applied for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.5 in the Euro-Mediterranenan area. Occasionally, when a station azimuthal coverage exists RCMTs can be obtained also for earthquakes with magnitude down to 4.0. The gray moment tensors are obtained with the Time Domain Moment Tensor method (TDMT, /tdmt). This technique is applied to earthquakes with magnitude ML greater than 3.2, when it is possible. The size of symbols scales with the calculated moment magnitude Mw.
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