Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.3 on date 01-03-2021 and time 20:09:30 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 0.3 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 01-03-2021 19:09:30 (UTC)
  • 01-03-2021 20:09:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9540, 7.7090 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Valtournenche AO 11 2277 2277
Chamois AO 14 97 2374
Ayas AO 16 1401 3775
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 17 303 4078
La Magdeleine AO 17 109 4187
Antey-Saint-André AO 19 602 4789
Torgnon AO 20 558 5347

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
88 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Torino (890529 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 0.3 2021-03-01
19:09:30
45.9537 7.7093 11 2021-03-01
19:17:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87607491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-01 19:09:30 ± 0.15
Latitude 45.9537 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.7093 ± 0.0129
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87607491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 990
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 950
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 299
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.20145
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48743
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.3

Field Value
Value 0.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87607491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-01 19:17:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:47.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 54.1014 50 -0.31 47
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:45.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 49.0176 50 -0.33 47
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:44.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 40.5261 50 0.09 50
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:40.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 248 54.1014 50 0.36 93
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:39.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 49.0176 50 0.09 50
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:39.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 301 27.1506 50 -0.54 70
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:38.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 22.3554 50 -0.55 47
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:38.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 40.5261 50 -0.12 100
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:36.73 0.1 negative manual P 301 27.1506 50 0.39 97
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2021-03-01T19:09:35.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 22.3554 50 0.35 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:-0.1 0.000003805 0.96 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:38.60
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:-0.1 0.000006045 0.08 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:38.62
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000769592155 0.0896 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:40.38
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006356915000000001 0.1536 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:40.77
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:0.2 0.0000026161820000000004 0.2816 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:44.39
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000002309317 0.3328 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:44.31
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:0.3 0.0000040084875 0.384 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:47.36
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:0.3 0.0000052690840000000005 0.3328 AML other m 2021-03-01T19:09:47.46
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