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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 27-02-2008 and time 21:36:19 (UTC) in region 6 km SE Pavullo nel Frignano (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Pavullo nel Frignano (MO), on

  • 27-02-2008 21:36:19 (UTC)
  • 27-02-2008 22:36:19 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3110, 10.8960 at 7 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.

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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
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 6 17383 17383
Montese MO 6 3353 20736
Zocca MO 9 4719 25455
Castel d'Aiano BO 9 1906 27361
Gaggio Montano BO 13 4878 32239
Lama Mocogno MO 13 2734 34973
Sestola MO 13 2508 37481
Fanano MO 14 2989 40470
Guiglia MO 14 3931 44401
Polinago MO 14 1672 46073
Serramazzoni MO 15 8282 54355
Montecreto MO 15 940 55295
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 17 2212 57507
Marano sul Panaro MO 17 5060 62567
Vergato BO 18 7639 70206
Alto Reno Terme BO 18 6960 77166
Palagano MO 20 2194 79360
Castel di Casio BO 20 3448 82808

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
48 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
50 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
53 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
88 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 2.0
ML 2.3 		2008-02-27
21:36:19		 44.311 10.896 7 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 676559
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-02-27 21:36:19 ± 0.16
Latitude 44.3110 ± 0.0090
Longitude 10.8960 ± 0.0075
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 676559

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 990
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 441
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 199
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1166.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 162
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.42
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64571
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 676559
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:49:50

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 676559
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:49:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:41.83 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 205 71.6727 0.261 89
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:39.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTRZ.HHN. 2008-02-27T21:36:34.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 90 42.0246 0.722 82
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:34.97 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 128 46.5201 0.127 96
IV.ERBM.EHN. 2008-02-27T21:36:33.15 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 288 40.1265 0.001 100
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:32.25 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 221 36.4413 0.264 95
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:31.82 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 205 71.6727 -0.255 89
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:28.33 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 280 24.8529 0.25 97
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:27.93 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 131 24.0537 0.118 100
IV.MTRZ.HHN. 2008-02-27T21:36:27.36 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 90 42.0246 -0.134 97
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:27.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 128 46.5201 -0.654 83
IV.ERBM.EHN. 2008-02-27T21:36:26.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 288 40.1265 -0.465 90
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:26.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 221 36.4413 -0.395 92
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:24.60 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 280 24.8529 0.314 96
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2008-02-27T21:36:23.92 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 131 24.0537 -0.212 98
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