Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 31-10-2020 and time 05:04:18 (Italy) in region Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 31-10-2020 04:04:18 (UTC)
  • 31-10-2020 05:04:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.9230, 9.1420 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

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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 1.2 2020-10-31
04:04:18
46.923 9.1415 9 2021-02-26
14:56:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86379081
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2020-10-31
04:04:19
46.9067 9.1698 10 2020-10-31
04:23:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84304251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-31 04:04:18 ± 0.27
Latitude 46.9230 ± 0.0216
Longitude 9.1415 ± 0.0132
Depth (km) 9 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86379081

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2237
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1120
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 1
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2240.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.45960
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86379081
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-19 13:40:39

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84304251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-31 04:23:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:06:10.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.92 0
SL.LJU.BHZ. 2020-10-31T04:06:09.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:57.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 132.0678 50 0.89 32
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:51.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 111.2997 50 -0.29 41
CH.FUORN.HHN. 2020-10-31T04:04:47.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 91.6416 50 1.1 31
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:46.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 162.0156 50 0.96 42
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:44.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 220 151.6371 50 0.75 16
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:41.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 223 132.0678 50 0.23 40
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:38.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 111.2997 50 0.53 58
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:37.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 63.3921 50 -1.19 32
CH.DAVOX.HHE. 2020-10-31T04:04:36.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 58.1973 50 -0.46 44
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:35.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 264 54.6009 50 -0.8 39
CH.FUORN.HHN. 2020-10-31T04:04:35.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 91.6416 50 0.34 84
MN.TUE.HNZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:34.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 52.4031 50 -1.63 25
CH.BERNI.HHE. 2020-10-31T04:04:34.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 87.7455 50 0.09 67
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:30.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 63.3921 50 -0.19 92
CH.DAVOX.HHE. 2020-10-31T04:04:29.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 58.1973 50 0 96
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:29.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 54.6009 50 0.06 96
MN.TUE.HNZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:28.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 52.4031 50 -0.07 72
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:26.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 52 22.8549 111 -0.43 47
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2020-10-31T04:04:23.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 22.8549 111 -0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.BNALP.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000052499999999999995 1.44 AML other m 2020-10-31T04:04:36.00
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00003039 1.3 AML other m 2020-10-31T04:04:36.14
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