Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 20-09-2020 and time 02:23:03 (UTC) in region 6 km N Courmayeur (AO)

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

  • 20-09-2020 02:23:03 (UTC)
  • 20-09-2020 04:23:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8430, 6.9810 at 8 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 9 1050 3857
Morgex AO 10 2104 5961
La Salle AO 13 2087 8048
La Thuile AO 14 761 8809
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 16 338 9147
Saint-Oyen AO 18 203 9350
Avise AO 19 305 9655
Etroubles AO 20 501 10156

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 2020-09-20
02:23:03
45.8432 6.9812 8 2020-09-20
02:48:15
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83042701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-20 02:23:03 ± 0.13
Latitude 45.8432 ± 0.0099
Longitude 6.9812 ± 0.0116
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83042701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1207
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 798
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 211
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1210.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 108
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03238
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.84896
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83042701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-20 02:48:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.GIMEL.HHE. 2020-09-20T02:23:20.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 325 94.239 50 0.24 82
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:18.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 164 44.2224 50 -0.64 40
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:16.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 69.7746 50 -0.03 89
GU.SATI.HHE. 2020-09-20T02:23:16.56 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 68.6757 50 0.2 86
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:12.71 0.6 negative manual P 164 44.2224 50 0.12 46
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:11.30 1.0 negative manual P 51 42.1245 50 -0.97 17
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:09.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 13.5753 121 -0.34 46
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:08.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 143 10.1787 128 0.35 46
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:07.10 0.1 positive manual P 92 13.5753 121 -0.03 99
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:06.88 0.1 positive manual P 143 10.1787 128 0.3 94
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:06.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 3.5964 156 -0.38 47
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-20T02:23:05.69 0.1 negative manual P 272 3.5964 156 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0008999999999999999 0.1 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:06.71
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000889 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:06.99
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00026549999999999995 0.08 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:09.00
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0003745 1.76 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:09.96
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007285 0.82 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:09.36
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000864 0.34 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:09.76
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00001865 0.34 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:18.44
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000011943555500000002 1.5808 AML other m 2020-09-20T02:23:19.24
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