Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 23-01-2021 and time 18:18:29 (Italy) in region 13 km NW Saint Rhémy en Bosses (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 13 km NW Saint Rhémy en Bosses (AO), on

  • 23-01-2021 17:18:29 (UTC)
  • 23-01-2021 18:18:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8990, 7.0600 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
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 13 338 338
Courmayeur AO 14 2807 3145
Saint-Oyen AO 14 203 3348
Morgex AO 16 2104 5452
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 16 1050 6502
Etroubles AO 16 501 7003
La Salle AO 17 2087 9090
Allein AO 19 229 9319

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 1.4 2021-01-23
17:18:29
45.8992 7.0598 11 2021-07-12
16:54:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86802391
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-01-23
17:18:29
45.9002 7.0612 11 2021-01-23
17:27:11
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 86503031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-01-23 17:18:29 ± 0.2
Latitude 45.8992 ± 0.0108
Longitude 7.0598 ± 0.0271
Depth (km) 11 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86802391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2039
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1145
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 276
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2040.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 175
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) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10342
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61604
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86802391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-05 16:34:28

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86503031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-23 17:27:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.TRAV.HHE. 2021-01-23T17:18:49.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 68.376 90 -0.42 42
GU.LSD.HHE. 2021-01-23T17:18:44.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 173 49.1175 90 -0.42 65
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:44.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 130 51.3153 90 -0.4 66
GU.TRAV.HHE. 2021-01-23T17:18:41.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 68.376 90 0.5 80
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:39.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 53 33.5442 90 -0.52 65
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:38.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 51.3153 90 0.4 85
GU.LSD.HHE. 2021-01-23T17:18:38.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 49.1175 90 0.54 62
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:35.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 33.5442 90 0.06 71
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:35.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 180 14.3745 97 -0.2 49
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:34.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 238 11.4774 113 -0.56 43
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:32.32 0.1 positive manual P 238 11.4774 113 0.03 100
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-01-23T17:18:32.87 0.1 negative manual P 180 14.3745 97 0.15 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000177 0.76 AML other m 2021-01-23T17:18:34.14
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002755 0.18 AML other m 2021-01-23T17:18:34.46
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000366 0.32 AML other m 2021-01-23T17:18:35.37
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003635 0.06 AML other m 2021-01-23T17:18:35.34
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