Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 08-10-2023 and time 03:46:48 (Italy) in region 7 km NE Courmayeur (AO)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Courmayeur (AO), on

  • 08-10-2023 01:46:48 (UTC)
  • 08-10-2023 03:46:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8420, 7.0320 at 12 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.

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 12 338 8386
Saint-Oyen AO 14 203 8589
La Thuile AO 15 761 9350
Etroubles AO 16 501 9851
Avise AO 17 305 10156
Saint-Nicolas AO 17 311 10467
Arvier AO 19 873 11340
Allein AO 19 229 11569

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
99 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2023-10-08
01:46:48
45.8417 7.0323 12 2023-10-08
01:54:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121874651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-08 01:46:48 ± 0.27
Latitude 45.8417 ± 0.0081
Longitude 7.0323 ± 0.0232
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 121874651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1809
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 533
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 238
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.07464
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59715
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121874651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-08 01:54:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:47:04.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 122 49.3173 91 -0.11 91
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:47:02.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 169 43.1235 91 -0.25 88
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:47:01.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 47 39.2274 91 -0.63 84
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:47:00.45 1.0 undecidable manual P 123 66.2781 91 0.05 23
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:47:00.52 0.6 negative manual P 86 64.6908 91 0.36 43
GU.CIRO.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:46:58.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 49.3173 91 0.5 65
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:46:57.01 0.6 positive manual P 169 43.1235 91 0.18 47
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:46:56.39 0.6 positive manual P 47 39.2274 91 0.16 46
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:46:53.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 164 8.2806 132 -0.06 98
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2023-10-08T01:46:51.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 8.2806 132 0.14 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0005515 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-08T01:46:53.72
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0002945 0.08 AML other m 2023-10-08T01:46:53.70
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