Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 20-07-2015 and time 12:23:54 (UTC) in region V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: V3 Monte Bianco (ITALIA, FRANCIA, SVIZZERA), on

  • 20-07-2015 12:23:54 (UTC)
  • 20-07-2015 14:23:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.8790, 6.9300 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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
Courmayeur AO 10 2807 2807
Pré-Saint-Didier AO 14 1050 3857
Morgex AO 16 2104 5961
La Thuile AO 18 761 6722
La Salle AO 18 2087 8809

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.5 2015-07-20
12:23:54
45.879 6.9303 12 2016-01-08
08:53:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 20839801
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2015-07-20
12:23:54
45.8748 6.9383 15 2015-07-20
12:34:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 20399591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-07-20 12:23:54 ± 0.21
Latitude 45.8790 ± 0.0081
Longitude 6.9303 ± 0.0168
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 20839801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1349
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 314
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 298
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 227
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14209
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.37776
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20839801
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-08-11 08:27:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20399591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-20 12:34:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.BNI.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:21.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 93.8394 91 -0.54 40
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:20.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 162 85.1481 91 0.51 39
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:19.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 174 152.9358 90 -0.25 37
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:18.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 76 81.9513 91 -0.51 41
GU.RRL.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:13.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 186 106.8153 90 0.55 38
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:12.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 58.1973 91 -0.66 42
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:10.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 161 49.1175 91 -0.24 47
MN.BNI.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:10.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 93.8394 91 -0.54 59
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:10.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 162 85.1481 91 0.71 37
CH.MMK.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:09.36 0.6 positive manual P 76 81.9513 91 0.44 41
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:08.31 0.1 negative manual P 122 75.1692 91 0.43 83
CH.DIX.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:08.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 59 43.0236 91 -0.48 44
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:07.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 72.4719 91 0.46 83
GU.CIRO.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:04.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 58.1973 91 -0.43 88
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:03.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 49.1175 91 0.1 94
CH.DIX.HHE. 2015-07-20T12:24:02.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 43.0236 91 0 73
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:02.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 18.0708 98 0.12 51
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:24:01.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 140 15.7731 103 -0.05 50
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:23:59.04 0.1 positive manual P 105 18.0708 98 -0.05 100
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2015-07-20T12:23:58.52 0.3 positive manual P 140 15.7731 103 -0.22 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006235 0.3 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:11.11
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00007815 0.58 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:11.69
CH.MMK.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000030050000000000002 0.22 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:20.18
CH.MMK.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000028049999999999997 0.48 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:22.55
IV.MRGE.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004575 0.38 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:01.77
IV.MRGE.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0004375 0.4 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:02.71
GU.REMY.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00045699999999999994 0.46 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:03.58
GU.REMY.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00026450000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:04.99
GU.RSP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000040749999999999994 0.74 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:23.00
GU.RSP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000057650000000000005 0.9 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:22.70
GU.TRAV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000041349999999999995 0.32 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:23.04
GU.TRAV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00006225 0.36 AML other m 2015-07-20T12:24:18.59
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