Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 23-09-2022 and time 12:29:24 (UTC) in region 7 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 23-09-2022 12:29:24 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2022 14:29:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8420, 7.0240 at 11 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
Courmayeur AO 7 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 9 1050 3857
Morgex AO 9 2104 5961
La Salle AO 11 2087 8048
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 13 338 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 15 203 8589
La Thuile AO 15 761 9350
Etroubles AO 16 501 9851
Avise AO 17 305 10156
Saint-Nicolas AO 18 311 10467
Arvier AO 19 873 11340
Allein AO 20 229 11569

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
100 Km NW of Torino (890529 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 0.8 2022-09-23
12:29:24
45.8423 7.0243 11 2024-03-01
15:28:21
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116346221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-09-23 12:29:24 ± 0.34
Latitude 45.8423 ± 0.0126
Longitude 7.0243 ± 0.0284
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116346221

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2360
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1098
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 293
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2360.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 239
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.33
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07644
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60255
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116346221
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-13 16:01:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:40.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 49.8168 50 -0.14 46
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:38.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 43.3233 50 -0.49 43
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:36.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 123 66.8775 50 0.42 63
CH.DIX.HHN. 2022-09-23T12:29:36.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 39.627 50 -1.02 35
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:34.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 49.8168 50 0.31 89
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:32.95 0.1 positive manual P 169 43.3233 50 0.13 93
CH.DIX.HHN. 2022-09-23T12:29:32.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 39.627 50 0.21 69
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:29.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 8.4804 142 -0.31 48
GU.REMY.HHE. 2022-09-23T12:29:29.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 10.1787 136 0.11 50
GU.REMY.HHE. 2022-09-23T12:29:27.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 10.1787 136 0.08 100
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2022-09-23T12:29:27.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 8.4804 142 -0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000304 0.6 AML other m 2022-09-23T12:29:38.89
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00001395 0.76 AML other m 2022-09-23T12:29:39.03
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00001425 0.46 AML other m 2022-09-23T12:29:40.50
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000011285 0.42 AML other m 2022-09-23T12:29:40.30
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