Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 14-08-2023 and time 22:56:46 (Italy) in region 4 km W Macugnaga (VB)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Macugnaga (VB), on

  • 14-08-2023 20:56:46 (UTC)
  • 14-08-2023 22:56:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.9700, 7.9200 at 11 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 11 321 878
Carcoforo VC 12 78 956
Alagna Valsesia VC 13 408 1364
Rima San Giuseppe VC 14 59 1423
Vanzone con San Carlo VB 15 407 1830
Riva Valdobbia VC 15 258 2088
Rimasco VC 17 106 2194
Gressoney-La-Trinité AO 17 303 2497
Bannio Anzino VB 18 475 2972
Antrona Schieranco VB 18 428 3400
Mollia VC 19 95 3495
Calasca-Castiglione VB 20 649 4144

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)
100 Km W of Rho (50434 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 0.6 2023-08-14
20:56:46
45.9697 7.9205 11 2023-08-14
21:01:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120128391
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-14 20:56:46 ± 0.26
Latitude 45.9697 ± 0.0099
Longitude 7.9205 ± 0.0155
Depth (km) 11 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120128391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1093
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 627
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 272
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1090.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
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) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08633
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46315
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:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120128391
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-14 21:01:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:57:02.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 49.0176 90 -0.49 65
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:57:00.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 41.3253 90 -0.39 46
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:56.32 0.6 negative manual P 214 49.0176 90 0.37 46
4P.IT02A.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:56.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 51.4152 90 -0.14 71
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:54.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 41.3253 90 0.18 96
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:52.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 201 11.1777 114 0.02 77
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:51.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 9.5793 123 -0.42 73
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:50.13 0.1 positive manual P 20 9.5793 123 0.22 100
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-08-14T20:56:50.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 11.1777 114 0.5 48
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.4 0.0000297 0.14 AML other m 2023-08-14T20:56:51.72
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000023199999999999998 0.06 AML other m 2023-08-14T20:56:51.71
GU.SATI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007455000000000001 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-14T20:56:52.56
GU.SATI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000667 0.34 AML other m 2023-08-14T20:56:52.54
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