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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 17-10-2012 and time 14:17:13 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Francia (FRANCIA)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Francia (FRANCIA), on

  • 17-10-2012 12:17:13 (UTC)
  • 17-10-2012 14:17:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.5010, 6.7180 at 12 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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An earthquake occurred to
67 Km W of Cuneo (56081 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Moncalieri (57294 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2012-10-17
12:17:14		 44.5058 6.7522 11 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 2368531
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2012-10-17
12:17:13		 44.5007 6.7177 12 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 3048811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-10-17 12:17:13 ± 0.15
Latitude 44.5007 ± 0.0063
Longitude 6.7177 ± 0.0126
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 3048811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 823
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 779
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 231
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 820.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 173
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.28419
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.30312
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 3048811
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:45:10

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2368531
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-10-17 12:21:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:39.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 31 83.7495 91 0.65 80
FR.SAOF.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:39.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 87.5457 91 -0.17 45
GU.PCP.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:37.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 88 144.6441 90 0.4 38
IV.QLNO.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:35.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 98 130.4694 90 0.61 54
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:33.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 115.3956 91 0.31 61
IV.IMI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:33.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 114.0969 91 0.48 59
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:33.05 0.1 undecidable manual S 118 63.492 91 -0.06 95
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:32.07 0.1 undecidable manual S 357 61.1943 91 -0.44 87
GU.NEGI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:32.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 106.8153 91 0.61 76
GU.LSD.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:32.77 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 111.2997 91 0.5 40
GU.STV.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:30.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 120 55.8996 91 -0.7 82
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:30.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 49 56.7987 91 -0.41 89
FR.SAOF.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:28.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 87.5457 91 0.26 87
GU.RSP.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:28.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 83.7495 91 0.57 82
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:28.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 7 46.9197 92 -0.02 98
IV.DOI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:27.03 0.1 undecidable manual S 89 41.8248 92 -0.31 94
RD.ORT2.BHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:27.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 80.6637 91 -0.48 84
GU.ENR.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:24.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 63.492 91 -0.16 93
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:24.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 89 31.5462 93 -0.41 93
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:24.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 56.7987 91 0.25 93
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:24.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 61.1943 91 0.08 96
GU.STV.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:23.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 55.8996 91 -0.06 97
GU.RRL.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:22.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 46.9197 92 -0.13 96
IV.DOI.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:21.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 41.8248 92 -0.13 98
GU.PZZ.HHZ. 2012-10-17T12:17:19.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 31.5462 93 -0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.BHB.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000162 0.44 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:31.91
GU.BHB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000199 0.46 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:33.18
MN.BNI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006104999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:33.16
MN.BNI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000048549999999999994 0.5 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:33.22
IV.DOI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0004665 1.14 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:29.24
IV.DOI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002835 0.2 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:30.00
GU.ENR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002405 0.68 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:34.61
GU.ENR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00020950000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:34.99
GU.LSD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000741 0.58 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:51.17
GU.LSD.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000618 1.48 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:50.87
GU.NEGI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00015 0.2 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:47.13
GU.NEGI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00011645 0.18 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:53.26
RD.ORT2.BHN. ML:1.9 0.00011599999999999999 0.8 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:27.43
RD.ORT2.BHE. ML:1.8 0.0000863 1.52 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:27.35
GU.PZZ.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0011400000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:24.88
GU.PZZ.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010234999999999999 0.14 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:25.70
GU.RORO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007630000000000001 1.02 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:50.11
GU.RORO.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000703 0.24 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:48.01
GU.RRL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00017999999999999998 0.16 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:29.77
GU.RRL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000185 0.3 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:28.92
GU.RSP.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000122 1.3 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:41.63
GU.RSP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00008275 0.2 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:41.52
FR.SAOF.HHE.00 ML:1.9 0.00008724999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:43.30
FR.SAOF.HHN.00 ML:1.9 0.00009995 0.86 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:43.32
GU.STV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002125 0.18 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:31.84
GU.STV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00014900000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2012-10-17T12:17:23.94
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