Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 17-12-2021 and time 11:23:26 (UTC) in region Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 17-12-2021 11:23:26 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2021 12:23:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.8540, 8.8400 at 10 km depth.

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

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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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Municipalities 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 1.3 2021-12-17
11:23:26
46.8537 8.8397 10 2021-12-17
11:36:43
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98619371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-17 11:23:26 ± 0.17
Latitude 46.8537 ± 0.0117
Longitude 8.8397 ± 0.0132
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98619371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1330
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 900
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 335
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.94159
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98619371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-17 11:36:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.MUGIO.HHE. 2021-12-17T11:23:57.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 171 104.5176 50 -0.15 65
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:50.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 79.365 50 0.26 67
CH.MUGIO.HHE. 2021-12-17T11:23:45.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 104.5176 50 0.71 74
CH.BERNI.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:43.91 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:41.23 0.1 undecidable manual S 197 46.2204 50 -0.65 85
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:41.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 62 46.3203 50 -0.63 86
CH.DAVOX.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:40.99 0.1 negative manual P 95 79.365 50 0.36 88
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:37.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 31.5462 50 -0.11 76
CH.PLONS.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:35.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 46.3203 50 -0.02 100
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:35.61 0.3 positive manual P 197 46.2204 50 0.08 74
CH.BNALP.HHZ. 2021-12-17T11:23:33.49 0.1 negative manual P 274 31.5462 50 0.23 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.BNALP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000767 1.6 AML other m 2021-12-17T11:23:37.12
CH.BNALP.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00003655 0.54 AML other m 2021-12-17T11:23:38.14
CH.PLONS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008340000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-17T11:23:41.74
CH.PLONS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006264999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2021-12-17T11:23:42.25
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