Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 20-01-2021 and time 01:59:33 (UTC) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 20-01-2021 01:59:33 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2021 02:59:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.0560, 7.4850 at 7 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 1.5 2021-01-20
01:59:33
46.0558 7.4847 7 2021-07-12
16:54:56
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86684101
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-01-20
01:59:33
46.0657 7.5105 5 2021-01-20
02:06:05
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86387131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-20 01:59:33 ± 0.12
Latitude 46.0558 ± 0.0081
Longitude 7.4847 ± 0.0078
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86684101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 874
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 338
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 352
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 870.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 98
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
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) 0.05846
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.63767
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86684101
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-29 12:42:17

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86387131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-20 02:06:05
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2021-01-20T02:00:03.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 181.7847 38 0.38 46
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:57.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 136.4634 50 0.63 34
CH.GIMEL.HHE. 2021-01-20T01:59:52.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 300 107.4147 50 0.57 56
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:52.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 115.3956 50 -0.45 57
IV.VARE.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:51.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 101 101.3208 50 0.08 43
CH.FUSIO.HHE. 2021-01-20T01:59:50.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 100.6215 50 -0.57 57
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:49.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 48.5181 50 -0.66 61
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:48.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 45.621 50 -0.67 61
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:46.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 71.4729 50 -0.12 67
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:45.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 36.0417 100
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:45.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 35.0427 102 -0.11 72
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:45.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 161 63.5919 50 0.3 66
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:45.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 124 35.742 102 -0.45 67
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:43.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 50.8158 50 0.22 91
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:43.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 48.5181 50 0.26 91
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:42.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 45.621 50 0.2 92
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:40.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 35.742 102 0.14 95
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:40.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 35.0427 102 0.29 92
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:36.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 6.4935 138 -0.38 71
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-01-20T01:59:35.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 6.4935 138 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:2.8 0.011699999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:36.69
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00987 0.12 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:36.72
GU.SATI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00028904355 0.0592 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:45.96
GU.SATI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002615 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:46.60
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000189 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:47.29
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000014999999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:47.46
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000371 0.4 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:47.92
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00023899999999999998 0.46 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:48.18
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000111383475 0.2992 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:49.18
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000167478195 0.0592 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:49.63
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006325 1.24 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:55.66
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00005989999999999999 1.42 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:56.18
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006975 0.1 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:56.50
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003685 0.7 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:56.99
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000023180434999999998 0.0608 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:52.51
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00003750223 0.1408 AML other m 2021-01-20T01:59:51.56
IV.VARE.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002561197 0.28 AML other m 2021-01-20T02:00:05.42
IV.VARE.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000029010837999999997 0.2592 AML other m 2021-01-20T02:00:05.14
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