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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 14-10-2022 and time 03:55:39 (Italy) in region 4 km S Meldola (FC)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Meldola (FC), on

  • 14-10-2022 01:55:39 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2022 03:55:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.0950, 12.0620 at 8 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
Meldola FC 4 9970 9970
Predappio FC 7 6346 16316
Bertinoro FC 8 11059 27375
Forlimpopoli FC 12 13290 40665
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole FC 13 6426 47091
Civitella di Romagna FC 14 3786 50877
Dovadola FC 14 1653 52530
Forlì FC 14 117913 170443
Cesena FC 15 96758 267201
Galeata FC 16 2516 269717
Rocca San Casciano FC 18 1910 271627
Mercato Saraceno FC 19 6886 278513
Montiano FC 19 1716 280229

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km S of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
15 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
26 Km SE of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
38 Km SW of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
40 Km SE of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Pistoia (90315 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 0.9 2022-10-14
01:55:39		 44.0952 12.0622 8 2024-03-01
15:28:08		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 112373091
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.9 2022-10-14
01:55:39		 44.0953 12.0615 8 2022-10-14
02:20:51		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 110805331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-10-14 01:55:39 ± 0.17
Latitude 44.0952 ± 0.0099
Longitude 12.0622 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 112373091

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 897
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 856
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 258
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 900.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18976
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48294
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112373091
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-02 17:17:31

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 110805331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-14 02:20:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRE.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:58.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 53.6019 50 0.74 41
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:57.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 282 51.0156 50 0.69 63
IV.PARC.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:57.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 164 51.5151 50 0.45 68
IV.RUFI.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:57.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 52.503 50 0.06 74
IV.BLLA.EHE. 2022-10-14T01:55:52.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 32.9448 103 0.74 42
IV.BRIS.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:50.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 301 27.5502 106 0.27 74
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:50.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 28.3494 105 0.18 75
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:50.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 27.2505 106 0.82 62
IV.PARC.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:49.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 51.5151 50 -0.43 91
IV.RUFI.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:49.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 52.503 50 -0.73 62
IV.CRE.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:49.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 190 53.6019 50 -0.37 92
IV.CPGN.HNE. 2022-10-14T01:55:48.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 148 38.628 50 0.52 69
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:48.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 51.0156 50 -0.54 67
IV.BRSN.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:48.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 4 21.0678 110 1.21 52
IV.BLLA.EHE. 2022-10-14T01:55:45.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 32.9448 103 -0.64 66
IV.BRIS.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:45.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 27.5502 106 -0.49 71
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:45.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 28.3494 105 -0.55 69
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:45.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 27.2505 106 -0.21 100
IV.BRSN.EHZ. 2022-10-14T01:55:43.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 4 21.0678 110 -0.33 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BRSN.EHE. ML:1.2 0.000104225925 1.8 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:48.10
IV.BRSN.EHN. ML:1.7 0.00034908885 0.32 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:49.24
IV.BRIS.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000015553400000000003 0.16 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:50.21
IV.SFI.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00007117662999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:51.09
IV.BRIS.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00001923242 0.2 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:51.76
IV.SFI.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00007989164500000001 0.24 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:51.79
IV.RUFI.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000009332575000000003 0.16 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:57.65
IV.PARC.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000090232795 1.8592 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:57.94
IV.CRE.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000043116799999999993 0.32 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:58.44
IV.VISG.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000021017628499999998 0.1792 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:58.39
IV.VISG.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000028200000000000004 0.2 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:58.44
IV.PARC.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00001585 1.58 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:59.92
IV.CRE.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00001905206 0.2608 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:59.29
IV.RUFI.EHN. ML:0.9 0.0000175526285 0.24 AML other m 2022-10-14T01:55:59.46
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