This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 1.6 MLv
Local datetime 2015/12/20 08:39
Universal datetime 2015/12/20 07:39
Latitude 46.74 ° ± 3 km
Longitude 8.09 ° ± 5 km
Depth 0 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Zürich  79 341730
Bern  52 121631
Luzern  38 57066
Biel  80 48614
Fribourg  72 32827
Sion  79 28045
Zug  57 23435
Aarau  73 15501
Solothurn  67 14853
Schwyz  53 14177
Liestal  87 12832
Sarnen  21 9410
Altdorf  45 8678
Stans  32 7475
Glarus  82 5681

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status preliminary
RMS 0.35
Azimuthal gap 171.77 °
Number of stations used 14
Number of phases used 21

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
CH EMBD Pg 07:39:45.63 -0.13 198.97 0.55 Manual
CH EMBD Sg 07:39:52.95 -0.45 198.97 0.55 Manual
CH BALST Pg 07:39:47.52 -0.18 335.76 0.66 Manual
CH BALST Sg 07:39:56.49 -0.21 335.76 0.66 Manual
CH TORNY Pg 07:39:50.52 0.51 272.97 0.78 Manual
CH SULZ Pg 07:39:50.29 0.09 1.02 0.79 Manual
CH SULZ Sg 07:40:00.88 -0.08 1.02 0.79 Manual
CH DIX Pg 07:39:50.23 -0.38 215.88 0.81 Manual
CH DIX Sn 07:40:07.73 0.71 215.88 0.81 Manual
CH AIGLE Pg 07:39:51.69 -0.22 243.57 0.88 Manual
CH BOURR Pg 07:39:52.8 0.16 318.39 0.88 Manual
CH SLE Pg 07:39:55.27 -0.05 14.78 1.06 Manual
CH SLE Sg 07:40:09.59 -0.07 14.78 1.06 Manual
CH BRANT Pg 07:39:56.74 0.17 280.76 1.13 Manual
LE KIZ Pg 07:39:58.16 -0.17 354.53 1.22 Manual
LE KIZ Sg 07:40:14.21 -0.58 354.53 1.22 Manual
CH GIMEL Pn 07:40:00.0 -0.19 261.39 1.27 Manual
FR RONF Pg 07:40:01.17 -0.18 315.19 1.38 Manual
LE GUT Pg 07:40:03.62 0.03 27.2 1.5 Manual
LE GUT Sn 07:40:23.80 0.52 27.2 1.5 Manual
FR ECH Pg 07:40:06.27 0.71 337.16 1.61 Manual