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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 29-02-1992 and time 22:03:13 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Morgex (AO)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Morgex (AO), on

  • 29-02-1992 22:03:13 (UTC)
  • 29-02-1992 23:03:13 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.7350, 7.0170 at 5 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Morgex AO 3 2104 2104
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 4 1050 3154
La Salle AO 5 2087 5241
La Thuile AO 6 761 6002
Courmayeur AO 7 2807 8809
Avise AO 10 305 9114
Saint-Nicolas AO 12 311 9425
Valgrisenche AO 12 196 9621
Arvier AO 12 873 10494
Rhêmes-Saint-Georges AO 14 194 10688
Introd AO 14 658 11346
Villeneuve AO 15 1289 12635
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses AO 16 338 12973
Saint-Pierre AO 17 3165 16138
Aymavilles AO 18 2086 18224
Saint-Oyen AO 18 203 18427
Sarre AO 19 4927 23354
Etroubles AO 19 501 23855
Rhêmes-Notre-Dame AO 20 89 23944

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
90 Km NW of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 2.5
M 2.5 		1992-02-29
22:03:13		 45.735 7.017 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 159909
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1992-02-29 22:03:13 ± 0.235
Latitude 45.7350 ± 0.0153
Longitude 7.0170 ± 0.0245
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 159909

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2550.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 127
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00259
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01732
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 159909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:29:25

M:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 159909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:42:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.VAI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:52.28 10.0 undecidable manual SN 83 1.221 -1.88 0
--.IMI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:48.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN! 160 1.9203 2.21 0
--.FIN.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:46.38 10.0 undecidable manual PN! 150 1.7316 2.51 0
--.PCP.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:44.32 10.0 undecidable manual PN! 137 1.5984 2.3 0
--.ROB.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:42.88 10.0 undecidable manual PN 156 1.5429 1.6 0.1
--.DOI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:38.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 172 1.2432 1.02 0.6
--.PZZ.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:37.32 10.0 undecidable manual PN 177 1.221 0.48 1.3
--.BNI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:37.46 10.0 undecidable manual SG 199 0.7215 -1.71 0.1
--.VAI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:37.48 10.0 undecidable manual PN 83 1.221 0.66 1
--.ORO.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:36.78 10.0 undecidable manual SG 98 0.6771 -1.08 0.3
--.BHB.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:31.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 169 0.9102 -0.16 1.8
--.RRL.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:29.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 191 0.8214 -0.2 1.8
--.BNI.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:28.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 199 0.7215 -0.05 1.9
--.MMK.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:28.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 64 0.7326 0.08 1.9
--.ORX.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:27.38 10.0 undecidable manual PG 98 0.6771 -0.01 1.9
--.ORO.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:27.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 98 0.6771 0.16 1.8
--.RSP.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:26.26 10.0 undecidable manual PG 163 0.5994 0.25 1.8
--.LPG.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:24.29 10.0 undecidable manual SG 218 0.2997 -0.55 0.6
--.LPL.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:23.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 222 0.2886 -1.42 0.1
--.DIX.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:22.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 38 0.4329 -0.43 1.6
--.EMS.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:20.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 349 0.333 -0.45 1.6
--.LPG.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:20.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 218 0.2997 0.41 1.6
--.LPL.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:20.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 222 0.2886 0.34 1.7
--.LSD.Z. 1992-02-29T22:03:18.68 10.0 undecidable manual PG 160 0.2886 -1.03 0.7
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