Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 16-04-2022 and time 22:09:23 (Italy) in region 14 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 14 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 16-04-2022 20:09:23 (UTC)
  • 16-04-2022 22:09:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9080, 7.0490 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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 14 2807 2807
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 14 338 3145
Saint-Oyen AO 16 203 3348
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 17 1050 4398
Morgex AO 17 2104 6502
Etroubles AO 17 501 7003
La Salle AO 18 2087 9090

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
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.2 2022-04-16
20:09:23
45.9077 7.0487 11 2022-07-08
12:33:55
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104445621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-16 20:09:23 ± 0.1
Latitude 45.9077 ± 0.0054
Longitude 7.0487 ± 0.0078
Depth (km) 11 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104445621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 830
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 500
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 44
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 183
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10162
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65111
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104445621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-10 13:01:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
CH.MMK.HHN. 2022-04-16T20:09:45.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 72.2721 90 -0.2 67
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:44.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 69.5748 90 -0.45 43
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2022-04-16T20:09:39.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 130 52.6029 90 -0.33 68
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:39.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 50.1165 90 -0.17 71
CH.MMK.HHN. 2022-04-16T20:09:36.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 77 72.2721 90 0.15 91
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:36.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 69.5748 90 0.18 68
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:34.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 55 33.6441 90 -0.76 61
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2022-04-16T20:09:33.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 52.6029 90 0.37 68
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:33.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 172 50.1165 90 0.35 68
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:30.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 33.6441 90 -0.08 99
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:30.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 15.3735 90 -0.25 74
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:29.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 11.2776 112 -0.07 78
GU.REMY.HHE. 2022-04-16T20:09:29.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 11.3775 112 -0.11 77
GU.BLANC.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:27.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 11.2776 112 0.2 100
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2022-04-16T20:09:27.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 15.3735 90 0.18 100
GU.REMY.HHE. 2022-04-16T20:09:27.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 11.3775 112 0.29 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BLANC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002275 0.24 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:29.32
GU.BLANC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0002155 0.3 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:29.59
CH.DIX.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001125 0.32 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:34.54
CH.DIX.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008745 0.7 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:35.14
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000216 0.36 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:45.67
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000017100000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2022-04-16T20:09:47.19
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