Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 12-10-2020 and time 18:04:47 (Italy) in region 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 12-10-2020 16:04:47 (UTC)
  • 12-10-2020 18:04:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8720, 7.0340 at 11 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
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 13 338 4195
Morgex AO 13 2104 6299
La Salle AO 14 2087 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 15 203 8589
Etroubles AO 17 501 9090
La Thuile AO 18 761 9851
Allein AO 20 229 10080
Avise AO 20 305 10385

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 2020-10-12
16:04:47
45.8722 7.0343 11 2021-02-26
14:56:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84382751
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2020-10-12
16:04:47
45.8703 7.0378 11 2020-10-12
16:17:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83735111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-12 16:04:47 ± 0.13
Latitude 45.8722 ± 0.0081
Longitude 7.0343 ± 0.0116
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84382751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 899
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 887
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 149
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.85705
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83735111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-12 16:17:10

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84382751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-02 09:31:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAPR.HNZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:49.35 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.82 0
IV.PCN.EHZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:26.42 3.0 negative manual Pg 4.25 0
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:24.06 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.61 0
CH.GIMEL.HHE. 2020-10-12T16:05:04.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 94.1391 50 0.48 79
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:04.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 95.1381 50 0.35 61
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:03.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 51.0156 50 -0.34 66
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:05:02.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 46.4202 50 -0.4 66
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:59.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 51 36.9297 50 -0.6 63
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:58.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 89 64.3911 50 -0.2 44
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:57.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 51.0156 50 0.31 89
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:56.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 46.4202 50 0.35 89
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:54.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 36.9297 50 -0.11 95
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:53.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 10.1787 137 0.26 73
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:52.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 11.5773 134 -0.19 74
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:51.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 248 8.3805 143 -0.63 66
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:50.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 11.5773 134 0.09 100
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:50.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 10.1787 137 0.31 96
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-10-12T16:04:50.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 8.3805 143 -0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001848144 0.1152 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:52.04
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0013922799999999999 0.1664 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:52.15
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00174205405 0.064 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:53.15
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0014939898 0.0512 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:53.19
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000275909 0.2816 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:53.50
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00019789204999999999 0.1024 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:53.53
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004265 0.56 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:59.57
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000516 0.4 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:04:59.70
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002415 0.22 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:05:02.13
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010545 1.38 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:05:03.01
GU.SATI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007644999999999999 0.08 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:05:07.94
GU.SATI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000543 0.08 AML other m 2020-10-12T16:05:07.95
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