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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 05-12-2012 and time 20:51:06 (Italy) in region 5 km N Finale Emilia (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Finale Emilia (MO), on

  • 05-12-2012 19:51:06 (UTC)
  • 05-12-2012 20:51:06 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.8790, 11.2800 at 27 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
Finale Emilia MO 5 15699 15699
Bondeno FE 11 14655 30354
San Felice sul Panaro MO 12 10900 41254
Sant'Agostino FE 13 6853 48107
Felonica MN 13 1359 49466
Calto RO 14 743 50209
Sermide MN 14 6189 56398
Ficarolo RO 15 2438 58836
Camposanto MO 15 3201 62037
Mirabello FE 15 3266 65303
Castelmassa RO 16 4252 69555
Magnacavallo MN 16 1561 71116
Salara RO 17 1160 72276
Castelnovo Bariano RO 17 2762 75038
Ceneselli RO 17 1719 76757
Medolla MO 17 6308 83065
Poggio Rusco MN 17 6625 89690
Cento FE 17 35686 125376
Mirandola MO 17 23875 149251
Gaiba RO 18 1063 150314
Carbonara di Po MN 18 1297 151611
Vigarano Mainarda FE 18 7694 159305
San Giovanni del Dosso MN 18 1248 160553
Pieve di Cento BO 18 7019 167572
Villa Poma MN 19 2023 169595
Galliera BO 19 5439 175034
Borgofranco sul Po MN 20 784 175818

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km W of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
38 Km NE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
43 Km N of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
46 Km W of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Verona (258765 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Padova (210401 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
77 Km S of Vicenza (112953 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2012-12-05
19:51:09		 44.9118 11.2803 11 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2677771
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.4 2012-12-05
19:51:06		 44.8792 11.2803 27 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3054191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-12-05 19:51:06 ± 0.19
Latitude 44.8792 ± 0.0117
Longitude 11.2803 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3054191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1265
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 706
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 174
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1260.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.54
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05756
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.00544
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3054191
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:13

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2677771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-12-05 20:02:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:28.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 111.5994 54 -0.2 61
IV.ROVR.HHE. 2012-12-05T19:51:25.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 349 86.6466 54 0.32 63
IV.T0819.EHE. 2012-12-05T19:51:21.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 30.0477 119 -0.79 40
IV.ZOVE.HNE. 2012-12-05T19:51:21.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 14 65.7897 54 -0.5 42
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:21.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 148 31.2465 118 -0.83 40
IV.TEOL.HHE. 2012-12-05T19:51:20.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 61.7937 54 -0.69 58
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:18.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 18.6702 132 0.48 45
NI.FERB.HHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:18.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 20.5683 130 -0.25 48
IV.CAVE.HHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:18.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 21.867 128 -0.69 64
IV.T0821.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:17.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 82 20.6682 129 -0.95 56
IV.NOVE.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:17.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 45.3213 110 -0.54 65
IV.SERM.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:16.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 5 14.5743 140 0.03 77
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:15.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 31.2465 118 0.02 74
IV.T0819.EHE. 2012-12-05T19:51:15.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 272 30.0477 119 0.03 49
NI.FERB.HHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:14.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 20.5683 130 1.11 71
IV.T0821.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:13.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 82 20.6682 129 0.08 100
IV.CAVE.HHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:13.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 21.867 128 0.42 92
IV.T0813.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:13.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 269 6.3936 160 -1.06 56
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:13.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 18.6702 132 0.92 76
IV.SERM.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:12.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 5 14.5743 140 0.84 81
IV.T0813.EHZ. 2012-12-05T19:51:11.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 269 6.3936 160 0.34 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAVE.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008939999999999999 0.16 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:19.64
IV.CAVE.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00131 0.36 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:24.93
NI.FERB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016649999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:24.83
NI.FERB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016599999999999997 1.58 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:19.08
IV.FIU.EHN. ML:2.2 0.000569 1.58 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:23.24
IV.FIU.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0005110000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:23.35
IV.MAGA.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00017199999999999998 1.54 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:45.67
IV.MAGA.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00020950000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:45.84
IV.NOVE.EHN. ML:2.1 0.000307 1.4 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:34.12
IV.NOVE.EHE. ML:2.1 0.000333 1.58 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:56.92
IV.RAVA.EHN. ML:3.0 0.00412 0.4 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:18.57
IV.RAVA.EHE. ML:2.8 0.002575 0.32 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:18.58
IV.T0813.EHN. ML:3.4 0.013 0.2 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:13.67
IV.T0813.HNN. ML:3.4 0.01405 0.2 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:13.67
IV.T0813.HNE. ML:3.1 0.006719999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:14.06
IV.T0813.EHE. ML:3.1 0.007365 0.6 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:13.77
IV.T0821.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0004455 1.46 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:18.74
IV.T0821.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0005225 0.44 AML other m 2012-12-05T19:51:17.68
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