Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 29-10-2019 and time 01:37:52 (UTC) in region 6 km N Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km N Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 29-10-2019 01:37:52 (UTC)
  • 29-10-2019 02:37:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8500, 6.9590 at 7 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
Courmayeur AO 6 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 10 1050 3857
Morgex AO 12 2104 5961
La Salle AO 14 2087 8048
La Thuile AO 15 761 8809
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 18 338 9147
Saint-Oyen AO 20 203 9350

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 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 0.9 2019-10-29
01:37:52
45.8495 6.9588 7 2019-10-29
01:41:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 73502021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-10-29 01:37:52 ± 0.2
Latitude 45.8495 ± 0.0108
Longitude 6.9588 ± 0.0090
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73502021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1182
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 562
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 2
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1180.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 201
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01799
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40829
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73502021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-29 01:41:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:38:01.44 0.6 negative manual P 162 45.3213 50 -0.21 46
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:58.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 15.3735 116 -0.19 49
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:57.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 11.877 122 -0.04 51
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:56.24 0.1 positive manual P 95 15.3735 116 0.07 100
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:55.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 1.998 165 -0.18 50
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:55.73 0.1 positive manual P 138 11.877 122 0.17 99
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2019-10-29T01:37:54.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 254 1.998 165 0.07 77
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00055786035 0.18 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:55.81
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0005691766 0.14 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:55.59
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00012727350000000002 0.1 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:57.71
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00026561250000000004 0.2 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:57.82
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000037985615 0.18 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:58.93
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000054471195 0.14 AML other m 2019-10-29T01:37:58.60
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