Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 07-03-2024 and time 09:23:43 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 07-03-2024 08:23:43 (UTC)
  • 07-03-2024 09:23:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.0140, 7.8340 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
Macugnaga VB 12 557 557
Ceppo Morelli VB 19 321 878
Alagna Valsesia VC 20 408 1286

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
80 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
100 Km W of Como (84495 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2024-03-07
08:23:43
46.0145 7.8342 12 2024-03-07
08:36:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125746441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-07 08:23:43 ± 0.24
Latitude 46.0145 ± 0.0153
Longitude 7.8342 ± 0.0155
Depth (km) 12 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125746441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1670
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1240
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 1
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.47
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50542
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 125746441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-07 08:36:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:24:00.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 56.0994 92 -0.44 67
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2024-03-07T08:23:59.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 204 50.2164 92 -0.2 48
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:54.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 187 56.0994 92 0.72 82
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:54.82 0.1 undecidable manual S 283 33.6441 93 -0.43 94
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2024-03-07T08:23:53.11 3.0 undecidable manual P 204 50.2164 92 0.14 0
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:50.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 15.6732 108 0.04 79
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:50.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 33.6441 93 0.34 96
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:48.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 68 10.7781 125 -0.51 96
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:47.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 10.7781 125 0.34 100
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2024-03-07T08:23:47.71 3.0 undecidable manual P 170 15.6732 108 0.03 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00003325 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-07T08:23:49.05
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000019 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-07T08:23:49.20
GU.SATI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000058099999999999996 1.22 AML other m 2024-03-07T08:23:51.21
GU.SATI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000552 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-07T08:23:51.56
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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