Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 18-10-2021 and time 08:32:36 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 18-10-2021 06:32:36 (UTC)
  • 18-10-2021 08:32:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9990, 7.7780 at 5 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Macugnaga VB 15 557 557
Valtournenche AO 18 2277 2834
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 19 303 3137

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
83 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 0.9 2021-10-18
06:32:36
45.9993 7.7777 5 2022-03-30
13:04:37
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 101051041
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2021-10-18
06:32:36
46.0142 7.7808 7 2021-10-18
06:39:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 96712301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-18 06:32:36 ± 0.17
Latitude 45.9993 ± 0.0108
Longitude 7.7777 ± 0.0117
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 101051041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 991
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 932
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 13
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) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70147
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101051041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-16 13:50:40

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96712301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-18 06:39:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2021-10-18T06:34:21.35 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.86 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2021-10-18T06:34:11.64 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.01 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:48.92 3.0 negative manual Pn -3.51 0
IV.CRND.HNZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:27.72 3.0 negative manual Pn 2.17 0
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:27.45 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.57 0
IV.CAPR.HNZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:24.70 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.78 0
IV.BAG8.EHZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:16.34 3.0 positive manual Pg 5.58 0
FR.SAOF.HHZ.00 2021-10-18T06:33:11.02 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.59 0
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:33:00.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 220 77.8665 50 -0.05 44
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:55.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 60.8946 50 -0.45 62
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:54.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 54.1014 50 -0.61 61
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:52.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 200 46.9197 50 -0.29 46
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:51.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 220 77.8665 50 0.63 58
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:48.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 246 60.8946 50 0.5 63
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:47.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 183 54.1014 50 0.28 89
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:46.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 46.9197 50 0.29 88
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:46.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 29.8479 100 -0.48 66
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:42.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 288 29.8479 100 0.21 94
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:41.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 15.4734 108 -0.6 42
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2021-10-18T06:32:39.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 15.4734 108 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00001064 0.06 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:41.68
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00000981 0.06 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:41.68
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000175 0.2 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:46.67
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000066723475 1.8592 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:47.05
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00001333 0.24 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:53.43
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000013715 0.7 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:53.78
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00002695 1.16 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:55.05
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000037449999999999995 0.78 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:55.72
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000020602655000000002 0.2816 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:56.69
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000012990800000000001 1.6192 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:32:57.85
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000077081795 0.1792 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:33:03.17
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000006840705 0.2016 AML other m 2021-10-18T06:33:03.70
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