Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-10-2008 and time 19:24:37 (UTC) in region 3 km E Pontremoli (MS)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Pontremoli (MS), on

  • 16-10-2008 19:24:37 (UTC)
  • 16-10-2008 21:24:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3840, 9.9220 at 2 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
Pontremoli MS 3 7357 7357
Filattiera MS 6 2309 9666
Mulazzo MS 7 2424 12090
Bagnone MS 10 1887 13977
Villafranca in Lunigiana MS 10 4770 18747
Zeri MS 13 1094 19841
Berceto PR 15 2109 21950
Licciana Nardi MS 16 4949 26899
Tresana MS 16 2044 28943
Monchio delle Corti PR 16 933 29876
Corniglio PR 17 1936 31812
Borgo Val di Taro PR 17 6999 38811
Calice al Cornoviglio SP 17 1138 39949
Zignago SP 18 532 40481
Albareto PR 19 2156 42637
Comano MS 20 714 43351
Rocchetta di Vara SP 20 703 44054
Aulla MS 20 11263 55317
Podenzana MS 20 2180 57497

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km N of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
77 Km S of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
84 Km S of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Livorno (159219 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
Md 1.9
ML 1.9
2008-10-16
19:24:37
44.384 9.922 2 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 723749
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-10-16 19:24:37 ± 0.13
Latitude 44.3840 ± 0.0081
Longitude 9.9220 ± 0.0076
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 723749

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 895
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 632
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 6
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1081.7
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 14
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) 0.27699
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79050
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 723749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:41:41

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 723749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:41:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-10-16T19:25:06.34 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 147 87.7455 0.591 40
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-10-16T19:24:56.49 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 94 53.0025 0.196 47
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:56.69 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 36 52.3032 0.631 42
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-10-16T19:24:54.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 147 87.7455 0.551 81
MN.VLC.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:52.86 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 124 44.5221 -0.506 45
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-10-16T19:24:51.32 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 84 39.1275 -0.171 49
GU.MAIM.HHE. 2008-10-16T19:24:51.48 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 139 69.0753 0.378 88
IV.BDI.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:50.39 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 123 64.491 0.005 96
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:48.37 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 36 52.3032 -0.015 98
GU.SC2M.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:48.42 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 274 30.747 -0.189 49
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-10-16T19:24:48.05 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 94 53.0025 -0.474 89
MN.VLC.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:46.46 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 124 44.5221 -0.368 93
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-10-16T19:24:45.69 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 84 39.1275 -0.059 100
GU.SC2M.HHN. 2008-10-16T19:24:43.96 0.1 positive manual Pg 274 30.747 -0.123 100
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