Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 23-09-2020 and time 03:38:21 (UTC) in region 9 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 9 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 23-09-2020 03:38:21 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2020 05:38:21 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8600, 7.0340 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Courmayeur AO 9 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 11 1050 3857
Morgex AO 11 2104 5961
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 12 338 6299
La Salle AO 13 2087 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 15 203 8589
Etroubles AO 16 501 9090
La Thuile AO 17 761 9851
Avise AO 19 305 10156
Saint-Nicolas AO 19 311 10467
Allein AO 19 229 10696

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.1 2020-09-23
03:38:21
45.8602 7.0337 12 2020-09-23
03:52:35
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83149401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-23 03:38:21 ± 0.25
Latitude 45.8602 ± 0.0108
Longitude 7.0337 ± 0.0258
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83149401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1558
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1517
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 122
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 153
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40649
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83149401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-23 03:52:35
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.LSD.HHE. 2020-09-23T03:38:36.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 45.1215 91 -0.23 46
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:33.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 37.8288 92 -0.46 64
GU.LSD.HHE. 2020-09-23T03:38:30.65 1.0 undecidable manual P 170 45.1215 91 0.52 21
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:29.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 37.8288 92 0.22 94
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:26.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 168 10.2786 124 -0.43 47
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:26.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 9.7791 126 -0.02 51
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:25.09 0.1 negative manual P 105 9.7791 126 0.31 96
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:24.93 0.1 positive manual P 168 10.2786 124 0.09 100
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2020-09-23T03:38:24.23 1.0 undecidable manual P 257 7.881 135 -0.33 24
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0003968382 0.0992 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:24.40
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00039297510000000003 0.0992 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:24.49
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001693919 0.0784 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:26.87
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000112392955 0.0608 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:26.91
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00011355479999999999 0.0992 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:27.00
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00008596802500000001 0.08 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:27.14
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004481311 0.2112 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:34.04
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000340224605 0.1904 AML other m 2020-09-23T03:38:34.81
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