Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.1 on date 20-08-2012 and time 18:06:12 (Italy) in region 3 km NW Pietralunga (PG)

A magnitude ML 0.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Pietralunga (PG), on

  • 20-08-2012 16:06:12 (UTC)
  • 20-08-2012 18:06:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.4560, 12.4060 at 5 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
Pietralunga PG 3 2111 2111
Apecchio PU 12 1882 3993
Montone PG 12 1680 5673
CittĂ  di Castello PG 14 39913 45586
Piobbico PU 17 2029 47615
Umbertide PG 18 16681 64296
Cantiano PU 18 2245 66541
Gubbio PG 18 32216 98757
Monte Santa Maria Tiberina PG 20 1183 99940

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km N of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
77 Km S of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Firenze (382808 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.3 2012-08-20
16:06:12
43.4542 12.4048 5 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2037551
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 0.1 2012-08-20
16:06:12
43.4562 12.4065 5 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2935991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-08-20 16:06:12 ± 0.12
Latitude 43.4562 ± 0.0027
Longitude 12.4065 ± 0.0062
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2935991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 453
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 290
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 296
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 200
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00630
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.12231
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:0.3

Field Value
Value 0.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2037551
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-08-20 16:10:33

ML:0.1

Field Value
Value 0.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2935991
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:44:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:18.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 49 13.5753 111 0.17 71
IV.ATBU.EHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:17.32 0.1 undecidable manual S 79 11.5773 114 -0.02 98
IV.ATVO.HHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:16.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 180 8.1807 123 0.03 98
IV.ATBU.EHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:15.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 79 11.5773 114 -0.1 97
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:15.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 13.5753 111 -0.05 97
IV.ATVO.HHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:14.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 8.1807 123 0.04 98
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:14.71 0.1 undecidable manual S 209 0.6993 172 -0.04 100
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2012-08-20T16:06:13.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 0.6993 172 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PARC.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000010700000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2012-08-20T16:06:31.72
IV.PIEI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000013149999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2012-08-20T16:06:18.44
IV.PIEI.HHN. ML:0.2 0.0000176 0.3 AML other m 2012-08-20T16:06:18.45
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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