Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 21-07-2018 and time 00:20:34 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 20-07-2018 22:20:34 (UTC)
  • 21-07-2018 00:20:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9890, 7.8260 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 11 557 557
Alagna Valsesia VC 17 408 965
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 18 303 1268
Ceppo Morelli VB 19 321 1589
Carcoforo VC 19 78 1667
Riva Valdobbia VC 20 258 1925
Valtournenche AO 20 2277 4202

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
80 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
100 Km W of Como (84495 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.3 2018-07-20
22:20:34
45.9888 7.8262 10 2019-04-24
14:50:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 62042171
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.3 2018-07-20
22:20:34
45.984 7.8287 10 2018-07-20
22:35:48
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 58920901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-07-20 22:20:34 ± 0.17
Latitude 45.9888 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.8262 ± 0.0116
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 62042171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1106
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 461
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 134
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1110.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.94164
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 62042171
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-18 01:11:56

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 38
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 58920901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-07-20 22:35:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:16.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 143.2455 50 0.66 33
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:13.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 221 136.9629 50 -0.2 38
ST.RONC.EHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:09.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 89 215.5176 38 0.67 23
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:06.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 25 108.0141 50 -0.33 40
GU.GBOS.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:05.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 193.8615 38 -0.42 43
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:04.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 102.9192 50 -0.14 42
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:04.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 60 179.9865 38 0.89 39
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:03.30 1.0 undecidable manual P 160 170.0964 50 0.7 15
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:03.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 173.493 50 0.46 32
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:21:02.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 94 94.0392 50 -0.48 59
IV.MDI.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:59.69 1.0 undecidable manual P 99 147.9408 50 0.51 17
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:59.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 143.2455 50 0.76 64
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:59.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 82.4508 50 -0.12 44
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:58.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 223 79.4649 50 -0.12 66
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:58.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 136.9629 50 0.92 61
MN.TUE.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:56.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 65 128.4714 50 0.49 55
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:56.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 135.2646 50 -1.09 56
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:53.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 63.8916 50 -0.63 40
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:53.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 108.0141 50 0.27 80
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:52.42 0.1 positive manual P 205 102.9192 50 0.18 83
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:51.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 94.0392 50 0.31 61
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:50.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 53.2023 50 -1.05 51
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:48.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 79.4649 50 0.21 86
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:48.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 82.4508 50 -0.19 86
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:46.32 0.1 negative manual P 248 63.8916 50 0.09 91
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:45.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 33.744 50 -0.8 39
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:44.55 0.1 positive manual P 187 53.2023 50 -0.03 94
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:41.53 0.1 negative manual P 288 33.744 50 -0.05 97
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:39.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 57 12.6762 129 -0.89 39
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2018-07-20T22:20:38.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 57 12.6762 129 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:2.4 0.002685 0.2 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:39.77
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0051199999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:39.89
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:3.0 0.0040999999999999995 0.34 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:46.26
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:2.9 0.00336 0.26 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:46.37
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:2.6 0.001073 0.14 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:51.29
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00109 0.18 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:51.25
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0005955 0.7 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:55.22
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:2.3 0.000412 0.2 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:55.66
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000317 1.28 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:20:59.08
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000258 0.5 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:00.62
CH.FUSIO.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00021100000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:01.54
CH.MUGIO.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000136 0.4 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:03.79
CH.FUSIO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002265 1.86 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:04.99
CH.MUGIO.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000127 0.16 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:04.24
GU.RSP.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00026250000000000004 1.72 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:05.11
GU.PCP.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000059499999999999996 0.64 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:06.55
GU.RSP.HHE. ML:2.5 0.000273 0.22 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:08.95
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00019700000000000002 0.58 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:13.41
CH.BNALP.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001147 0.3 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:13.82
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00010284999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:15.52
MN.TUE.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00009535 1.48 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:15.83
MN.BNI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007985 1.72 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:15.03
MN.BNI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00004935000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:16.03
MN.TUE.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00016499999999999997 1.52 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:16.95
MN.TUE.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0001315 1.52 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:16.95
MN.TUE.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00007764999999999999 0.72 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:16.59
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006170000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:17.88
GU.RRL.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00010445 0.64 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:20.48
GU.RRL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0000807 0.3 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:20.69
GU.GBOS.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0000178 0.52 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:22.53
IV.MDI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0001041 0.36 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:25.34
IV.MDI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00008345 0.52 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:25.60
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0001385 0.98 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:28.77
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0001255 0.46 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:33.26
CH.DAVOX.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0000775 1.58 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:33.87
CH.DAVOX.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0001455 0.4 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:34.83
GU.GBOS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000028550000000000003 1.5 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:36.82
GU.PCP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0000453 0.72 AML other m 2018-07-20T22:21:40.56
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