Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 17-12-2021 and time 16:40:39 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Prignano sulla Secchia (MO)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Prignano sulla Secchia (MO), on

  • 17-12-2021 15:40:39 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2021 16:40:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4080, 10.7260 at 19 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
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 4 3747 3747
Serramazzoni MO 5 8282 12029
Polinago MO 7 1672 13701
Montefiorino MO 10 2203 15904
Lama Mocogno MO 11 2734 18638
Castellarano RE 11 15232 33870
Palagano MO 11 2194 36064
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 12 17383 53447
Toano RE 14 4463 57910
Baiso RE 14 3315 61225
Sassuolo MO 16 40853 102078
Fiorano Modenese MO 16 17160 119238
Carpineti RE 17 4064 123302
Frassinoro MO 17 1926 125228
Maranello MO 17 17359 142587
Montecreto MO 18 940 143527
Viano RE 18 3374 146901
Guiglia MO 19 3931 150832
Marano sul Panaro MO 20 5060 155892
Sestola MO 20 2508 158400

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
33 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
54 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
79 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.6 2021-12-17
15:40:39
44.4082 10.7262 19 2022-03-30
13:04:31
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99937721
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2021-12-17
15:40:39
44.3873 10.7088 21 2021-12-17
15:49:09
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98625841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-17 15:40:39 ± 0.22
Latitude 44.4082 ± 0.0117
Longitude 10.7262 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 19 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99937721

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1422
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 478
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 37
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 176
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.44
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11421
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.04052
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99937721
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-14 17:40:50

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98625841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-17 15:49:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PII.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:41:03.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 192 77.7666 97 0.57 40
GU.GORR.HHN. 2021-12-17T15:40:59.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 115.4955 94 0.2 63
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:59.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 113.0979 94 1.08 46
IV.BOB.HNE. 2021-12-17T15:40:59.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 108.6135 95 1.79 32
IV.MPPT.EHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:57.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 57.7977 100 0.18 46
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:56.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 53.1024 101 0.44 45
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:55.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 46.62 103 0.19 48
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:55.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 96.4257 95 -0.14 66
IV.PLMA.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:53.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 79.9644 97 -0.35 65
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:53.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 41.3253 105 0.15 48
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:53.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 39.7269 106 0.46 45
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:53.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 40.3263 105 0.52 44
IV.PII.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:52.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 77.7666 97 -0.22 68
IV.ERBM.EHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:50.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 24.8529 118 1 38
IV.MPPT.EHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:50.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 150 57.7977 100 0.19 70
IV.MOCL.EHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:50.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 57.498 100 0.89 56
GU.EQUI.HHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:49.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 52.8027 101 -0.37 68
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:49.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 53.1024 101 0.04 74
GU.MAIM.HHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:49.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 57.9975 100 -0.65 63
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:47.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 40.3263 105 -0.27 72
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:47.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 205 46.62 103 -0.73 62
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:46.88 0.1 negative manual P 195 39.7269 106 -0.53 90
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:46.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 240 12.6762 140 -0.24 51
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:46.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 41.3253 105 -0.81 81
IV.ERBM.EHE. 2021-12-17T15:40:45.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 24.8529 118 -0.21 99
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:44.97 0.1 positive manual P 108 20.868 124 0.22 100
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2021-12-17T15:40:43.53 0.1 negative manual P 240 12.6762 140 -0.27 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.GSCL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00056634615 0.1792 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:47.76
GU.GSCL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00058307025 0.1664 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:47.72
IV.BDI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000268 0.62 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:48.42
IV.ZCCA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002675716 0.3072 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:51.53
IV.ZCCA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0008655721499999999 0.3712 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:51.60
IV.BDI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00010725 0.92 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:53.89
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000708009 1.3568 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:54.60
IV.BDI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000051896645000000004 0.4096 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:54.07
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007284292 0.4992 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:54.43
IV.BDI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00012410732 1.0752 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:54.25
GU.GRAM.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006838203499999999 0.384 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:57.64
GU.GRAM.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008965000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:40:57.71
IV.PII.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000037965570000000006 0.3072 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:41:03.92
IV.PII.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000101515495 0.7168 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:41:04.61
IV.PLMA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000023197885000000003 0.3584 AML other m 2021-12-17T15:41:04.83
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