Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 21-08-2020 and time 19:40:26 (Italy) in region Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 21-08-2020 17:40:26 (UTC)
  • 21-08-2020 19:40:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.9370, 9.1360 at 10 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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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.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2020-08-21
17:40:26
46.937 9.1363 10 2020-11-19
12:36:59
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82444641
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-08-21
17:40:26
46.9317 9.1308 10 2020-08-21
17:51:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82210471
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-21 17:40:26 ± 0.19
Latitude 46.9370 ± 0.0162
Longitude 9.1363 ± 0.0105
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82444641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1746
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 830
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 4
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 37
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.71770
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82444641
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-29 15:27:47

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82210471
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-21 17:51:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:42:23.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -8.17 0
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:42:23.88 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.48 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:42:15.53 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.44 0
IV.ASQU.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:42:10.64 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.18 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:42:02.28 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.93 0
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:57.28 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.88 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:52.57 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.58 0
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:51.04 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.02 0
IV.MCIV.CHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:50.49 3.0 negative manual Pg 12.83 0
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:38.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.04 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:28.20 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.26 0
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:16.01 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.36 0
IV.VARE.HHN. 2020-08-21T17:41:02.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 121.8891 50 0.24 40
IV.SARZ.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:01.68 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.74 0
OE.WTTA.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:41:01.49 3.0 negative manual Pg 2.4 0
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:59.30 1.0 undecidable manual S 184 112.7982 50 -0.24 20
SI.ROSI.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:59.04 3.0 negative manual Pg 2.23 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:57.30 1.0 undecidable manual P 215 190.6647 38 0.06 16
CH.BERNI.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:53.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 89.0442 50 0.01 45
CH.RONC.EHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:53.27 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:49.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 223 132.9669 50 0.46 37
IV.VARE.HHN. 2020-08-21T17:40:49.05 3.0 undecidable manual P 193 121.8891 50 1.98 0
ST.CARE.HNZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:49.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 131.4684 50 0.83 49
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:46.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 112.7982 50 0.4 59
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:46.00 1.0 undecidable manual S 214 64.491 50 -0.63 20
SI.MOSI.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:45.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 108 113.0979 50 0.05 21
IV.BRMO.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:45.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 107.0151 50 0.53 58
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:44.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 58.9965 50 -0.27 68
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:43.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 262 54.4011 50 -0.44 66
CH.BERNI.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:42.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 130 89.0442 50 0.17 43
MN.TUE.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:42.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 54.0015 50 -1.66 24
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:38.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 64.491 50 -0.15 69
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:37.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 262 54.4011 50 0.37 67
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:37.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 58.9965 50 0.14 69
MN.TUE.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:36.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 163 54.0015 50 -0.31 45
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:34.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 22.2555 114 -0.37 71
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2020-08-21T17:40:31.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 22.2555 114 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.VARE.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000876 1.52 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:04.88
IV.VARE.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00011734999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:04.48
CH.PLONS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00062424455 0.1024 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:35.44
CH.PLONS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004519467 0.1664 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:34.84
MN.TUE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009916649499999999 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:43.03
MN.TUE.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000159211885 0.2176 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:42.46
MN.TUE.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000096089765 0.128 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:43.17
MN.TUE.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00015837006 0.2176 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:42.46
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000095899995 0.3328 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:45.27
CH.BNALP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00012591474999999999 0.3712 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:44.68
CH.DAVOX.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00045234779999999997 0.3456 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:45.98
CH.DAVOX.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00033502014999999994 0.3968 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:45.30
CH.FUSIO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00011029533 0.1536 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:46.83
CH.FUSIO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00012367904999999998 0.2688 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:46.41
CH.BERNI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000022713125 0.192 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:53.95
CH.BERNI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000024942899999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:54.11
IV.BRMO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000016700405500000002 0.2944 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:58.91
IV.BRMO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000104294755 0.2944 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:00.05
CH.MUGIO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00008149127500000001 0.2944 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:40:59.41
CH.MUGIO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000070446745 0.256 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:01.38
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000083288175 0.2304 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:08.44
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000005037818 0.3328 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:12.19
ST.RONC.EHN. ML:2.1 0.00006196392499999999 0.2688 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:17.84
ST.RONC.EHE. ML:1.9 0.000039638265 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:19.22
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00001921793 0.2432 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:30.09
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000021496535 0.2688 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:24.26
SI.ROSI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000072752355 0.384 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:24.32
SI.ROSI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00007031818 0.32 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:24.35
OE.WTTA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000054798794999999994 0.3712 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:27.80
OE.WTTA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00004345801 0.3712 AML other m 2020-08-21T17:41:28.10
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