Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-05-2021 and time 04:35:11 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 16-05-2021 02:35:11 (UTC)
  • 16-05-2021 04:35:11 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.2030, 7.4340 at 12 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-05-16
02:35:11
46.2028 7.4343 12 2021-05-16
03:34:32
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 90147361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-05-16 02:35:11 ± 0.11
Latitude 46.2028 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.4343 ± 0.0091
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 90147361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 908
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 315
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 910.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.95328
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 90147361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-16 03:34:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
ST.VARA.EHZ. 2021-05-16T02:36:17.54 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.37 0
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:40.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 98.2239 90 0.34 41
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:29.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 105.8163 90 -0.16 81
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:28.17 0.1 positive manual P 73 98.2239 90 0.09 86
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:28.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 211 55.9995 90 0.01 70
CH.GIMEL.HHE. 2021-05-16T02:35:27.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 293 96.7254 90 0.11 43
CH.MMK.HHE. 2021-05-16T02:35:25.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 44.1225 91 -0.41 67
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:23.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 171 67.4769 90 0.59 41
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:21.42 1.0 undecidable manual P 224 55.4001 91 -0.06 23
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:21.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 211 55.9995 90 -0.23 88
CH.MMK.HHE. 2021-05-16T02:35:19.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 44.1225 91 -0.09 71
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:17.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 188 13.7751 105 0.02 76
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-05-16T02:35:15.22 0.1 negative manual P 188 13.7751 105 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00267 0.24 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:17.89
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001385 0.26 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:17.93
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00016700000000000002 1.76 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:29.05
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001028 0.68 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:30.59
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000029699999999999997 0.68 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:34.06
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000035249999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:35.85
CH.FUSIO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000094026835 0.1296 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:42.07
CH.FUSIO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000014125413999999999 0.2896 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:41.83
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000012082729999999999 0.2608 AML other m 2021-05-16T02:35:47.08
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