Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 17-09-2020 and time 23:34:00 (Italy) in region 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 17-09-2020 21:34:00 (UTC)
  • 17-09-2020 23:34:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8750, 7.0230 at 11 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 10 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 13 1050 3857
Morgex AO 13 2104 5961
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 14 338 6299
La Salle AO 15 2087 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 16 203 8589
Etroubles AO 17 501 9090
La Thuile AO 18 761 9851

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 1.1 2020-09-17
21:34:00
45.8752 7.0232 11 2020-09-17
21:38:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82992571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-17 21:34:00 ± 0.23
Latitude 45.8752 ± 0.0135
Longitude 7.0232 ± 0.0181
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82992571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1562
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1289
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 159
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 168
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06925
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42268
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82992571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-17 21:38:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:15.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 46.9197 50 -0.54 43
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:12.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 37.4292 50 -0.65 63
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:10.40 0.6 negative manual P 169 46.9197 50 0.75 39
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:08.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 37.4292 50 0.41 68
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:06.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 11.0778 134 -0.16 75
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:06.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 12.0768 132 -0.22 73
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:05.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 7.6812 145 -0.5 70
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:04.39 0.1 positive manual P 112 11.0778 134 0.29 97
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:04.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 12.0768 132 0.25 97
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-17T21:34:03.82 0.1 positive manual P 244 7.6812 145 0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000252 0.2 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:06.57
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00010125000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:06.70
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000472 0.34 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:06.53
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000756 1.1 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:07.84
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000281 0.26 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:16.20
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000218 1.52 AML other m 2020-09-17T21:34:16.84
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