Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 12-03-2021 and time 14:59:07 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Firenzuola (FI)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Firenzuola (FI), on

  • 12-03-2021 13:59:07 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2021 14:59:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1070, 11.3640 at 12 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Firenzuola FI 2 4726 4726
Monghidoro BO 13 3749 8475
Palazzuolo sul Senio FI 15 1154 9629
Barberino di Mugello FI 15 10836 20465
San Benedetto Val di Sambro BO 16 4315 24780
Scarperia e San Piero FI 16 12217 36997
Castel del Rio BO 16 1246 38243
Borgo San Lorenzo FI 17 18211 56454
Castiglione dei Pepoli BO 17 5648 62102
Vernio PO 18 6060 68162
Loiano BO 19 4294 72456

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
38 Km N of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
40 Km E of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
43 Km S of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
46 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
69 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
84 Km S of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Massa (69479 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
ML 1.2 2021-03-12
13:59:07
44.1068 11.3637 12 2021-07-12
16:55:16
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 91714941
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.1 2021-03-12
13:59:06
44.0873 11.3492 11 2021-03-12
14:14:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 88040811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-12 13:59:07 ± 0.25
Latitude 44.1068 ± 0.0090
Longitude 11.3637 ± 0.0238
Depth (km) 12 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 91714941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1731
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 881
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 272
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 160
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05306
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28149
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88040811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-12 14:14:00

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 91714941
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-06-22 15:26:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RINC.HHN. 2021-03-12T13:59:17.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 141 31.2465 94 -0.76 40
IV.MOCL.EHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:14.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 18.4704 102 0.4 71
IV.RONT.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:13.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 13.7751 114 0.21 49
IV.RINC.HHN. 2021-03-12T13:59:13.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 31.2465 94 0.38 69
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:12.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 32 10.6782 125 0.34 48
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:11.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 5.8941 147 -0.32 49
IV.RONT.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:11.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 13.7751 114 0.37 71
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:10.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 32 10.6782 125 -0.19 100
IV.MOCL.EHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:10.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 18.4704 102 -0.41 94
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2021-03-12T13:59:09.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 5.8941 147 -0.08 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SEI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0004516908 0.2368 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:10.61
IV.SEI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00023868515 0.2176 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:11.69
IV.RONT.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00016173137 0.1152 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:13.60
IV.RONT.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0002267733 0.1792 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:13.98
IV.VISG.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00006800631500000001 0.32 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:14.41
IV.VISG.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000048264125000000006 0.2176 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:14.56
IV.MOCL.EHE. ML:1.2 0.0001080571 0.096 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:15.27
IV.MOCL.EHN. ML:1.1 0.0000843 0.68 AML other m 2021-03-12T13:59:16.42
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