Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 28-08-2020 and time 11:45:55 (Italy) in region 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 28-08-2020 09:45:55 (UTC)
  • 28-08-2020 11:45:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8800, 7.0220 at 10 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

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Courmayeur AO 10 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 13 1050 3857
Morgex AO 14 2104 5961
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 14 338 6299
La Salle AO 15 2087 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 16 203 8589
Etroubles AO 18 501 9090
La Thuile AO 19 761 9851

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 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
ML 1.5 2020-08-28
09:45:55
45.8803 7.0222 10 2020-11-19
12:37:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83821571
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2020-08-28
09:45:54
45.8817 7.0237 10 2020-08-28
09:50:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82404051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-28 09:45:55 ± 0.16
Latitude 45.8803 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.0222 ± 0.0116
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83821571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 980
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 893
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.83637
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83821571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-16 11:11:05

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82404051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-28 09:50:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:15.74 0.1 undecidable manual S 126 69.375 50 -0.52 82
GU.SATI.HHN. 2020-08-28T09:46:15.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 90 65.3901 50 0.25 44
CH.GIMEL.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:11.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 322 92.8404 50 0.17 21
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:10.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 169 47.5191 50 -0.1 93
CH.MMK.HHN. 2020-08-28T09:46:08.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 75 75.0693 50 0.47 41
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:07.75 0.1 positive manual P 126 69.375 50 0.48 83
GU.SATI.HHN. 2020-08-28T09:46:07.55 1.0 undecidable manual P 90 65.3901 50 0.9 18
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:06.84 0.1 undecidable manual S 53 37.1295 50 -0.79 78
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:04.18 0.3 positive manual P 169 47.5191 50 0.28 67
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:02.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 37.1295 50 0.2 70
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:00.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 11.3775 131 -0.07 100
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:46:00.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 166 12.6762 128 -0.12 99
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:45:58.32 0.1 positive manual P 114 11.3775 131 0.29 96
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:45:58.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 166 12.6762 128 0.16 49
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:45:58.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 240 7.881 141 -0.47 92
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-08-28T09:45:57.73 0.1 positive manual P 240 7.881 141 0.19 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0008 0.26 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:45:59.36
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0007215 0.4 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:45:59.60
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0004055 1.12 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:00.31
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000337 0.18 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:00.43
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00040149999999999995 0.18 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:00.56
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0003 0.12 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:00.65
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001175 0.16 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:07.31
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009779999999999999 0.9 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:08.07
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000027400000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:10.93
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000286 1.52 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:17.03
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00003115 1.1 AML other m 2020-08-28T09:46:19.71
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