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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 05-08-1999 and time 09:44:55 (Italy) in region 1 km W Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI), on

  • 05-08-1999 07:44:55 (UTC)
  • 05-08-1999 09:44:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.5470, 11.1610 at 10 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
Barberino Val d'Elsa FI 1 4386 4386
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa FI 2 7800 12186
Poggibonsi SI 9 29196 41382
Certaldo FI 10 16121 57503
San Casciano in Val di Pesa FI 12 17062 74565
San Gimignano SI 13 7820 82385
Montespertoli FI 13 13537 95922
Castellina in Chianti SI 13 2859 98781
Greve in Chianti FI 13 13862 112643
Colle di Val d'Elsa SI 14 21620 134263
Castelfiorentino FI 17 17504 151767
Gambassi Terme FI 17 4870 156637
Impruneta FI 17 14615 171252
Monteriggioni SI 18 9810 181062
Radda in Chianti SI 19 1613 182675

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km S of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
26 Km SW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
38 Km S of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
63 Km SE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Grosseto (82087 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Imola (69797 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 		Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.6 		1999-08-05
07:44:55		 43.547 11.161 10 2013-07-15
08:40:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 371599
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1999-08-05 07:44:55 ± 0.141
Latitude 43.5470 ± 0.0086
Longitude 11.1610 ± 0.0114
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 371599

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1328.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
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) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00583
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 371599
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:48:44

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 371599
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SFI.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:17.16 10.0 undecidable manual SG 54 0.5994 -0.23 0.5
--.CRE.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:15.59 10.0 undecidable manual SG 82 0.5772 -0.69 0
--.PGD.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:14.86 10.0 undecidable manual SG 50 0.5106 0.36 0.3
--.PII.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:12.81 10.0 undecidable manual SG 290 0.4884 -0.77 0
--.GRFL.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:11.47 10.0 undecidable manual SG 198 0.4107 0.15 0.6
--.BDI.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:09.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 321 0.6438 0.38 0.7
--.SFI.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:08.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 54 0.5994 -0.21 1.2
--.CRE.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:08.11 10.0 undecidable manual PG 82 0.5772 0.46 0.5
--.PII.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:06.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.4884 -0.02 1.7
--.PGD.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:06.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 50 0.5106 -0.02 1.7
--.GRFL.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:04.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 198 0.4107 0.04 1.8
--.CSNT.Z. 1999-08-05T07:45:01.76 10.0 undecidable manual SG 128 0.1221 0.12 0.7
--.CSNT.Z. 1999-08-05T07:44:59.60 10.0 negative manual PG 128 0.1221 -0.13 3.2
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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