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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 18-09-2019 and time 15:36:39 (Italy) in region 1 km NW Minucciano (LU)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Minucciano (LU), on

  • 18-09-2019 13:36:39 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2019 15:36:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1780, 10.2020 at 9 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
Minucciano LU 1 2102 2102
Casola in Lunigiana MS 3 988 3090
Piazza al Serchio LU 8 2367 5457
Fivizzano MS 9 7925 13382
Vagli Sotto LU 9 939 14321
Sillano Giuncugnano LU 9 1085 15406
Camporgiano LU 11 2176 17582
San Romano in Garfagnana LU 12 1410 18992
Careggine LU 12 564 19556
Carrara MS 14 63133 82689
Comano MS 14 714 83403
Fosdinovo MS 15 4883 88286
Villa Collemandina LU 16 1334 89620
Licciana Nardi MS 16 4949 94569
Massa MS 16 69479 164048
Ortonovo SP 16 8277 172325
Castelnuovo Magra SP 17 8415 180740
Castiglione di Garfagnana LU 17 1818 182558
Pieve Fosciana LU 18 2414 184972
Montignoso MS 18 10323 195295
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana LU 18 5950 201245
Aulla MS 19 11263 212508

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
16 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
31 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
35 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
44 Km NW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Bologna (386663 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2019-09-18
13:36:39		 44.1782 10.2023 9 2020-02-28
16:42:23		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76382651
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2019-09-18
13:36:39		 44.179 10.1993 9 2019-09-18
13:42:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 72520971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-09-18 13:36:39 ± 0.08
Latitude 44.1782 ± 0.0063
Longitude 10.2023 ± 0.0063
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76382651

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 718
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 411
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 198
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
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) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03777
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41998
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76382651
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-09 20:58:28

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 72520971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-09-18 13:42:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:52.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 343 36.3414 50 -0.14 76
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:51.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 33.8439 50 -0.32 73
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:51.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 36.1416 50 -0.41 72
IV.PLMA.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:50.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 243 31.2465 50 -0.23 75
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:49.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 27.9498 108 -0.3 74
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:48.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 46.62 50 0.3 72
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:47.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 58 36.1416 50 0.2 75
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:47.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 343 36.3414 50 0.17 75
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:46.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 127 27.9498 108 0.5 71
IV.PLMA.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:46.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 31.2465 50 0.47 71
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:46.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 33.8439 50 0.09 77
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:46.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 142 37.2294 50 -0.6 45
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:45.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 15.7731 120 -0.25 77
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:45.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 14.7741 122 0.01 81
GU.FIVI.HNZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:44.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 319 8.9799 135 -0.19 79
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:43.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 15.7731 120 0.24 77
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:43.60 0.1 negative manual P 98 14.7741 122 0.37 100
GU.FIVI.HNZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:42.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 319 8.9799 135 0.23 78
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:42.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 251 4.1958 156 -0.42 76
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2019-09-18T13:36:41.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 4.1958 156 -0.06 81
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PLMA.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000059836205 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:57.74
MN.VLC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001924189 0.096 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:46.06
MN.VLC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00024086620000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:45.96
MN.VLC.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00018292030499999996 0.096 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:46.06
MN.VLC.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000222659 0.2624 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:46.09
GU.CARD.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014865929999999998 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:50.01
GU.CARD.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00016325229999999998 0.16 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:50.31
IV.PLMA.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000051060525 0.2048 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:57.13
IV.BDI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007475077 0.1408 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:51.93
IV.BDI.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00009374087500000001 0.6336 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:50.33
IV.BDI.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00009493227 0.5952 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:37:00.17
IV.BDI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004981998 0.096 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:54.11
GU.GSCL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00022545880000000002 0.1984 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:52.72
GU.GSCL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002184578 0.3584 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:52.42
GU.GRAM.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00036974854999999995 0.256 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:54.30
GU.GRAM.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00026204689999999997 0.1792 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:54.05
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00012345190000000002 0.1408 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:56.37
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011873315000000001 0.1408 AML other m 2019-09-18T13:36:57.25
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