Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 18-07-2015 and time 18:31:40 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Montecreto (MO)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Montecreto (MO), on

  • 18-07-2015 16:31:40 (UTC)
  • 18-07-2015 18:31:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2790, 10.6830 at 24 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
Montecreto MO 5 940 940
Lama Mocogno MO 5 2734 3674
Palagano MO 6 2194 5868
Riolunato MO 6 712 6580
Polinago MO 8 1672 8252
Sestola MO 9 2508 10760
Frassinoro MO 9 1926 12686
Pievepelago MO 9 2222 14908
Montefiorino MO 10 2203 17111
Fiumalbo MO 11 1280 18391
Fanano MO 12 2989 21380
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 14 17383 38763
Toano RE 15 4463 43226
Abetone PT 15 621 43847
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 18 3747 47594
Serramazzoni MO 18 8282 55876
Villa Minozzo RE 20 3750 59626

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
47 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
58 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
70 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
71 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 0.7 2015-07-18
16:31:40
44.2787 10.6828 24 2016-01-08
08:53:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22655011
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2015-07-18
16:31:40
44.3158 10.7013 10 2015-07-18
16:37:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 20369001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-07-18 16:31:40 ± 0.35
Latitude 44.2787 ± 0.0144
Longitude 10.6828 ± 0.0113
Depth (km) 24 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22655011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1574
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 502
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 183
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 186
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.22213
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33904
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22655011
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-12-11 11:49:30

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20369001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-18 16:37:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:53.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 37.0296 116 0.38 46
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:53.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 37.629 116 -0.06 48
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:51.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 27.0507 126 0.19 49
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:50.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 24.753 128 -0.33 47
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:50.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 26.5512 126 -0.01 50
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:47.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 37.629 116 -0.01 99
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:47.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 32.2455 120 0.32 70
IV.ZCCA.HNN. 2015-07-18T16:31:46.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 24.6531 128 0.44 69
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:46.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 109 37.0296 116 -0.89 57
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:46.42 0.1 positive manual P 167 26.5512 126 0.07 100
IV.BDI.HNZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:46.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 24.9528 128 0.07 100
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:46.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 27.0507 126 -0.05 100
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-07-18T16:31:45.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 24.753 128 -0.17 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000037250000000000004 0.18 AML other m 2015-07-18T16:31:51.28
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003875 0.68 AML other m 2015-07-18T16:31:53.69
GU.SARM.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000008985 0.38 AML other m 2015-07-18T16:31:52.58
GU.SARM.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000009295 0.56 AML other m 2015-07-18T16:31:50.54
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