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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 17-05-2020 and time 08:23:35 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Fornovo di Taro (PR)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Fornovo di Taro (PR), on

  • 17-05-2020 06:23:35 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2020 08:23:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.7220, 10.0810 at 22 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
Fornovo di Taro PR 4 6100 6100
Medesano PR 6 10828 16928
Varano de' Melegari PR 6 2676 19604
Collecchio PR 11 14403 34007
Sala Baganza PR 12 5561 39568
Pellegrino Parmense PR 12 1048 40616
Terenzo PR 12 1196 41812
Noceto PR 13 13001 54813
Felino PR 13 8790 63603
Salsomaggiore Terme PR 13 19831 83434
Calestano PR 14 2100 85534
Solignano PR 14 1773 87307
Fidenza PR 16 26770 114077
Fontevivo PR 17 5597 119674
Langhirano PR 19 10315 129989
Fontanellato PR 19 7033 137022
Lesignano de' Bagni PR 20 5028 142050
Varsi PR 20 1230 143280

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km W of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
46 Km S of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
48 Km SE of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
71 Km N of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Brescia (196480 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Genova (586655 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 1.9 2020-05-17
06:23:35		 44.7217 10.0808 23 2020-11-19
12:36:45		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 79406771
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2020-05-17
06:23:35		 44.7283 10.0682 10 2020-05-17
07:06:34		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79220111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-17 06:23:35 ± 0.11
Latitude 44.7217 ± 0.0063
Longitude 10.0808 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 79406771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 751
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 616
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 254
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.72310
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79406771
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-09 21:24:29

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79220111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-17 07:06:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RCAV.EHZ. 2020-05-17T06:25:24.22 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 13 0
XK.SELL.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:25:19.16 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.63 0
IV.RMP.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:25:11.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.68 0
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2020-05-17T06:25:03.06 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.74 0
TV.SF01.EHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:40.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.82 0
IV.MGAB.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:39.34 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.88 0
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:21.55 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.18 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:20.11 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.08 0
OX.CIMO.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:10.90 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.51 0
IV.CTI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:24:03.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 191.2641 54 -0.68 43
GU.SARM.EHN. 2020-05-17T06:23:55.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 157 64.7907 102 0.44 68
IV.MDI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:55.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 119.6913 96 0.46 60
IV.MAGA.HHN. 2020-05-17T06:23:55.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 124.4865 96 -0.47 60
GU.GORR.HHE. 2020-05-17T06:23:55.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 63.492 103 0.25 70
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:54.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 61.8936 103 -0.1 48
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:54.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 115.5954 96 0.26 84
IV.SALO.HHE. 2020-05-17T06:23:53.40 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 105.3168 97 0.45 62
GU.RNCA.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:51.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 253 93.4398 98 0.12 45
IV.BOB.HNZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:51.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 50.1165 107 0.35 47
IV.ZCCA.HNN. 2020-05-17T06:23:49.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 81.8514 99 0.19 46
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:47.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 159 66.8775 102 0.52 44
IV.NDIM.HNE. 2020-05-17T06:23:47.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 66.9774 102 0.11 48
IV.MODE.HNZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:47.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 98 69.2751 101 0.2 47
GU.GORR.HHE. 2020-05-17T06:23:46.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 63.492 103 -0.24 95
GU.SARM.EHN. 2020-05-17T06:23:46.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 157 64.7907 102 -0.13 48
IV.NEVI.HNN. 2020-05-17T06:23:46.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 24.0537 127 0.97 40
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:46.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 175 61.8936 103 -0.02 49
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:45.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 136 57.498 104 0.12 49
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:45.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 25.5522 125 -0.21 50
IV.BOB.HNZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:44.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 50.1165 107 -0.09 100
IV.PRMA.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:44.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 18.87 134 -0.06 79
IV.NEVI.HNN. 2020-05-17T06:23:41.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 129 24.0537 127 0.4 49
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:40.44 0.1 positive manual P 183 25.5522 125 -0.71 87
IV.PRMA.HHZ. 2020-05-17T06:23:39.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 18.87 134 -0.99 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PRMA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004285 0.58 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:23:45.11
IV.PRMA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000348 0.96 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:23:45.09
GU.GRAM.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010394999999999998 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:23:45.64
GU.GRAM.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0007925 0.16 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:23:45.71
IV.ZONE.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000047 0.26 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:11.77
IV.MDI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00004225 0.68 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:12.07
IV.ZONE.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0000419 1.06 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:12.32
IV.MDI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000050900000000000004 1.58 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:14.09
IV.CTI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00003485 0.2 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:32.12
IV.CTI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00002855 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-17T06:24:34.59
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