Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 12-08-2023 and time 12:32:06 (Italy) in region 4 km W Macugnaga (VB)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Macugnaga (VB), on

  • 12-08-2023 10:32:06 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2023 12:32:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9730, 7.9160 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
Macugnaga VB 4 557 557
Ceppo Morelli VB 12 321 878
Carcoforo VC 13 78 956
Alagna Valsesia VC 13 408 1364
Rima San Giuseppe VC 15 59 1423
Vanzone con San Carlo VB 15 407 1830
Riva Valdobbia VC 16 258 2088
Rimasco VC 17 106 2194
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 18 303 2497
Bannio Anzino VB 18 475 2972
Antrona Schieranco VB 18 428 3400
Mollia VC 20 95 3495

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Como (84495 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 0.5 2023-08-12
10:32:06
45.9727 7.9163 12 2023-08-12
10:39:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120051821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-12 10:32:06 ± 0.21
Latitude 45.9727 ± 0.0090
Longitude 7.9163 ± 0.0311
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120051821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2371
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 980
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 95
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.54499
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120051821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-12 10:39:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:43.54 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.129999 0
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:32.37 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.49 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:31.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 9.07 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:30.81 3.0 positive manual Pg 16.389999 0
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:24.33 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.02 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:21.89 3.0 negative manual Pg 12.67 0
ST.VARA.EHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:21.17 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.43 0
IV.MGAB.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:15.85 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.5 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2023-08-12T10:33:07.26 3.0 negative manual Pn 5.92 0
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:57.94 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.72 0
IV.CTI.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:53.80 3.0 positive manual Pn 3.35 0
IV.SARZ.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:52.76 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.04 0
GU.CANO.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:37.59 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.29 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:22.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 52.7028 91 -0.79 53
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:21.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 213 49.2174 91 -0.65 56
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:19.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 40.9257 91 -0.57 55
GU.REMY.HHE. 2023-08-12T10:32:17.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 60.495 91 0.26 70
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:16.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 52.7028 91 0.19 96
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:15.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 49.2174 91 0.28 95
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:14.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 40.9257 91 0.2 97
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:11.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 9.3795 126 -0.51 71
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:11.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 11.3775 116 -0.21 75
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:10.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 199 11.3775 116 0.4 90
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2023-08-12T10:32:09.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 9.3795 126 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.2 0.0000203484975 0.0576 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:11.12
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.3 0.0000275 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:11.18
GU.CIRO.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000004867491 0.0832 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:21.83
GU.CIRO.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000089983105 0.1408 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:21.98
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000013289755999999999 0.1024 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:22.58
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000087941555 0.0768 AML other m 2023-08-12T10:32:23.05
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