Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 30-12-2017 and time 07:34:02 (UTC) in region 5 km SW Macugnaga (VB)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Macugnaga (VB), on

  • 30-12-2017 07:34:02 (UTC)
  • 30-12-2017 08:34:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9450, 7.9110 at 10 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 5 557 557
Alagna Valsesia VC 10 408 965
Carcoforo VC 11 78 1043
Rima San Giuseppe VC 12 59 1102
Ceppo Morelli VB 13 321 1423
Riva Valdobbia VC 13 258 1681
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 15 303 1984
Rimasco VC 15 106 2090
Vanzone con San Carlo VB 16 407 2497
Mollia VC 17 95 2592
Campertogno VC 19 237 2829
Bannio Anzino VB 19 475 3304
Gressoney-Saint-Jean AO 20 807 4111

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Como (84495 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Rho (50434 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 0.7 2017-12-30
07:34:02
45.9447 7.9113 10 2018-09-04
09:10:41
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53628731
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2017-12-30
07:34:03
46.0007 8.0593 24 2017-12-30
07:51:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 52905961
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-12-30 07:34:02 ± 0.22
Latitude 45.9447 ± 0.0108
Longitude 7.9113 ± 0.0272
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53628731

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2190
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 990
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 290
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2190.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 176
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44696
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53628731
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-07-31 14:07:06

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 52905961
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-12-30 07:51:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2017-12-30T07:35:42.23 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.08 0
IV.MNTV.HNZ. 2017-12-30T07:35:12.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.04 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:35:11.96 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.58 0
IV.EUCT.HNZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:26.62 3.0 negative manual P -1.53 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:18.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 49.617 50 -0.45 68
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:17.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 46.4202 50 -0.62 43
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:16.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 41.625 50 -0.44 46
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:12.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 49.617 50 0.23 72
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:11.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 41.625 50 0.38 94
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:11.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 46.4202 50 0.41 92
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:07.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 19 12.3765 129 -0.45 97
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2017-12-30T07:34:06.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 12.3765 129 0.32 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000457748357 0.83 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:33:48.04
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000034997705 0.14 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:08.17
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000021870202500000003 0.17 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:09.55
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000007425220255 0.82 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:11.60
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000014182207499999998 0.12 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:12.35
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000016701065000000003 0.76 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:14.65
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000015670609 0.3 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:21.67
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000109783035 0.52 AML other m 2017-12-30T07:34:27.64
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