Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 23-03-2023 and time 15:25:45 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

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

  • 23-03-2023 14:25:45 (UTC)
  • 23-03-2023 15:25:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.3080, 8.5810 at 9 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
Formazza VB 14 445 445
Premia VB 19 564 1009
Craveggia VB 20 745 1754
Re VB 20 772 2526
Villette VB 20 268 2794

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
58 Km NW of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Como (84495 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Rho (50434 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Monza (122671 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Cinisello Balsamo (75078 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Sesto San Giovanni (81608 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 1.5 2023-03-23
14:25:45
46.3082 8.5812 9 2024-03-01
17:18:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116086911
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2023-03-23
14:25:45
46.3083 8.5897 9 2023-03-23
15:10:27
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115667561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-23 14:25:45 ± 0.18
Latitude 46.3082 ± 0.0072
Longitude 8.5812 ± 0.0104
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116086911

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 839
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 535
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 115
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.15738
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.61069
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116086911
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-05 10:26:52

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115667561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-23 15:10:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.PLONS.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:15.93 1.0 undecidable manual S 36 102.3198 50 0.17 21
CH.GIMEL.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:14.74 3.0 undecidable manual P 178.7877 0 0
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:13.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 93.5397 50 -0.3 42
4P.IT02A.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:08.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 77.9664 50 -0.34 43
GU.SATI.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:07.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 72.8715 50 -0.19 44
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:05.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 349 63.492 50 -0.41 65
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:04.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 109.3128 50 0.39 79
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:04.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 112.0989 50 0.39 79
CH.BERNI.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:04.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 111 50 0.61 74
CH.PLONS.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:02.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 36 102.3198 50 -0.11 85
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:02.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 255 93.5397 50 0.46 81
4P.IT05A.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:02.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 95.1381 50 0.22 85
CH.MMK.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:02.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 55.3002 50 -0.57 63
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:02.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 55.5999 50 -0.7 60
IV.VARE.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:26:01.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 51.0156 50 -0.58 63
4P.IT02A.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:26:00.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 77.9664 50 0.9 35
GU.SATI.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:25:58.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 229 72.8715 50 0.36 86
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:25:57.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 63.492 50 0.32 88
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:25:55.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 140 55.5999 50 -0.09 94
IV.VARE.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:25:55.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 51.0156 50 0.06 95
CH.MMK.HHE. 2023-03-23T14:25:55.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 55.3002 50 -0.12 93
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:25:51.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 17.4714 117 -0.8 61
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2023-03-23T14:25:49.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 17.4714 117 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.FUSIO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00007187346 0.1728 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:25:51.79
CH.FUSIO.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0001159 0.14 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:25:52.55
IV.VARE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011443755 1.6416 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:02.91
IV.VARE.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000059209764999999994 0.1344 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:02.38
CH.MUGIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00007469590250000001 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:03.12
CH.MUGIO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006085928 0.1344 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:03.40
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000043412110000000005 0.2688 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:05.47
CH.BNALP.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00003446029499999999 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:05.87
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000057846779 0.5184 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:14.37
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00004242224999999999 0.8992 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:14.83
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00005648582000000001 0.2368 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:21.50
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00003779597 0.224 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:21.63
CH.DAVOX.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000054690789999999994 0.3008 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:26.65
CH.DAVOX.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000043025494999999996 1.264 AML other m 2023-03-23T14:26:28.23
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