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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 16-08-2006 and time 17:05:19 (Italy) in region V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA), on

  • 16-08-2006 15:05:19 (UTC)
  • 16-08-2006 17:05:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.0550, 7.0990 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.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 3.0
ML 2.5 		2006-08-16
15:05:19		 46.055 7.099 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 586639
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-16 15:05:19 ± 0.17
Latitude 46.0550 ± 0.0117
Longitude 7.0990 ± 0.0130
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 586639

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1062
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1020
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 328
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1640.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 161
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.62
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.00459
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 586639
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:13:51

Md:3.0

Field Value
Value 3.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 586639
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:13:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MABI.HHE. 2006-08-16T15:06:03.42 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.BRMO.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:06:02.28 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.MONC.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:06:01.74 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:58.52 10.0 undecidable manual Pn 0 0 0
IV.FIN.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:56.76 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 157 222.5106 1.55 28
IV.PZI.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:55.53 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MDI.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:53.65 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 98 204.4398 0.689 49
MN.TUE.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:50.22 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 74 178.488 0.561 59
IV.DOI.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:48.83 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 176 172.3941 0.107 68
CH.MUGIO.HHE. 2006-08-16T15:05:45.58 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 95 150.4383 0.245 73
IV.ORO.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:45.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 125 83.1501 -0.914 34
IV.MONC.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:05:44.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VAI.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:42.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 99 130.3695 0.008 80
MN.BNI.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:05:40.04 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 197 115.8951 0.027 82
GU.RSP.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:05:37.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 173 101.4207 0.042 85
IV.ORO.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:34.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 125 83.1501 -0.165 86
IV.MCGN.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:32.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 99 69.375 -0.62 78
CH.MMK.HHE. 2006-08-16T15:05:31.66 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 90 66.6777 -0.76 74
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:31.06 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 185 31.8459 -0.105 48
CH.DIX.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:05:28.27 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 83 23.6541 -0.116 48
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:26.56 0.1 positive manual Pg 185 31.8459 0.121 95
CH.EMV.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:25.15 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 273 15.4734 -0.487 45
CH.DIX.HHN. 2006-08-16T15:05:25.13 0.1 negative manual Pg 83 23.6541 0.296 93
CH.EMV.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:23.25 0.1 negative manual Pg 273 15.4734 0.005 100
IV.LAV9.SHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:17.50 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2006-08-16T15:05:13.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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