Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 13-10-2002 and time 10:20:12 (Italy) in region 5 km S Prignano sulla Secchia (MO)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Prignano sulla Secchia (MO), on

  • 13-10-2002 08:20:12 (UTC)
  • 13-10-2002 10:20:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3960, 10.6950 at 21 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 5 3747 3747
Polinago MO 6 1672 5419
Montefiorino MO 7 2203 7622
Serramazzoni MO 8 8282 15904
Palagano MO 9 2194 18098
Lama Mocogno MO 10 2734 20832
Toano RE 11 4463 25295
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 13 17383 42678
Castellarano RE 13 15232 57910
Baiso RE 14 3315 61225
Frassinoro MO 15 1926 63151
Carpineti RE 15 4064 67215
Montecreto MO 16 940 68155
Sassuolo MO 18 40853 109008
Viano RE 18 3374 112382
Villa Minozzo RE 18 3750 116132
Fiorano Modenese MO 19 17160 133292
Riolunato MO 19 712 134004
Sestola MO 19 2508 136512
Maranello MO 20 17359 153871

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
34 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
54 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
76 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Livorno (159219 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.5
2002-10-13
08:20:12
44.396 10.695 21 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 454749
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2002-10-13 08:20:12 ± 0.161
Latitude 44.3960 ± 0.0124
Longitude 10.6950 ± 0.0133
Depth (km) 21 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 454749

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) 1739.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 107
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) 0.00073
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01093
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 454749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 00:10:27

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 454749
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
--.PII.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:37.48 10.0 undecidable manual SG 190 0.6882 0.34 0.4
--.SAL.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:34.29 10.0 undecidable manual PN 354 1.2099 -0.16 0.8
--.SFI.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:31.65 10.0 undecidable manual PN 120 0.9546 0.71 0.2
--.CSNT.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:31.65 10.0 undecidable manual PN 154 1.0101 -0.07 1
--.BDI.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:27.15 10.0 undecidable manual SG 191 0.333 0.66 0.2
--.PII.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:26.24 10.0 undecidable manual PG 190 0.6882 -0.68 0.3
--.ERBM.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:22.91 10.0 undecidable manual SG 276 0.1998 0.23 0.5
--.ZCCA.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:22.95 10.0 undecidable manual SG 102 0.1998 0.2 0.6
--.GSCL.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:20.57 10.0 undecidable manual SG 239 0.0777 0.26 0.5
--.BDI.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:20.25 10.0 negative manual PG 191 0.333 -0.51 1.4
--.ZCCA.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:18.35 10.0 positive manual PG 102 0.1998 -0.26 2.6
--.ERBM.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:18.44 10.0 undecidable manual PG 276 0.1998 -0.12 1.5
--.GSCL.Z. 2002-10-13T08:20:17.20 10.0 positive manual PG 239 0.0777 -0.18 2.9
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