Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 17-09-2020 and time 21:21:59 (UTC) in region V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA), on

  • 17-09-2020 21:21:59 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2020 23:21:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8950, 7.0010 at 9 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 12 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 15 1050 3857
Morgex AO 16 2104 5961
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 16 338 6299
La Salle AO 17 2087 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 18 203 8589
Etroubles AO 20 501 9090

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 1.0 2020-09-17
21:21:59
45.8953 7.0008 9 2020-09-17
21:31:24
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82992331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-17 21:21:59 ± 0.25
Latitude 45.8953 ± 0.0162
Longitude 7.0008 ± 0.0168
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82992331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1733
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1250
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 181
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1730.0
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 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06925
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44516
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82992331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-17 21:31:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:12.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 57 37.4292 50 -0.55 66
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:09.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 168 49.4172 50 0.2 70
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:07.78 1.0 positive manual P 57 37.4292 50 0.43 23
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:05.57 0.1 undecidable manual S 162 14.6742 122 -0.34 96
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:05.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 118 13.5753 124 0.01 77
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:03.55 0.1 positive manual P 162 14.6742 122 0.17 100
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:03.58 0.1 positive manual P 118 13.5753 124 0.38 95
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:03.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 7.6812 140 -0.43 72
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:22:02.51 0.1 positive manual P 222 7.6812 140 0.21 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00020050000000000002 0.08 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:03.77
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000253 1.76 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:03.06
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000126 0.28 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:05.83
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000592 0.14 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:05.72
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000839 0.84 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:05.77
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006 1.58 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:22:05.11
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