Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 18-03-2017 and time 04:40:30 (Italy) in region Costa Toscana settentrionale (Massa Carrara, Lucca, Pisa)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Toscana settentrionale (Massa Carrara, Lucca, Pisa), on

  • 18-03-2017 03:40:30 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2017 04:40:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.9400, 10.1830 at 5 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
Forte dei Marmi LU 3 7510 7510
Pietrasanta LU 4 24007 31517
Seravezza LU 7 13073 44590
Montignoso MS 9 10323 54913
Viareggio LU 10 62467 117380
Camaiore LU 10 32513 149893
Stazzema LU 11 3193 153086
Massa MS 11 69479 222565
Massarosa LU 15 22471 245036
Carrara MS 17 63133 308169
Pescaglia LU 19 3526 311695
Ortonovo SP 20 8277 319972

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
11 Km S of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
17 Km SE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
28 Km W of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
34 Km SE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
97 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
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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 1.6 2017-03-18
03:40:30
43.9403 10.1828 5 2018-01-10
09:55:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 50214521
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2017-03-18
03:40:31
43.9558 10.1947 9 2017-03-18
03:50:31
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 42575731
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-03-18 03:40:30 ± 0.18
Latitude 43.9403 ± 0.0072
Longitude 10.1828 ± 0.0100
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 50214521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 716
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 701
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 43
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 177
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.22393
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60704
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 42575731
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-03-18 03:50:31

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 50214521
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-26 10:32:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRMI.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:52.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 104 65.6898 50 -0.17 46
IV.CRMI.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:43.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 65.6898 50 -0.03 95
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:43.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 81 66.0894 50 0.26 91
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:43.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 308 67.377 50 -0.39 66
IV.PII.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:42.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 36.5412 97 -0.94 38
GU.FIVI.HNN. 2017-03-18T03:40:42.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 33.4443 98 -0.49 69
MN.VLC.HNZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:41.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 34 29.2485 99 -0.14 99
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:41.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 33 32.1456 98 -0.27 48
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:39.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 24.8529 101 -0.23 49
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:39.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 25.1526 101 -0.47 47
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:39.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 68 25.6521 100 -0.14 100
IV.PII.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:38.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 36.5412 97 -0.12 98
MN.VLC.HNZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:37.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 29.2485 99 0.29 96
GU.FIVI.HNN. 2017-03-18T03:40:37.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 33.4443 98 0.25 96
GU.SARM.EHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:37.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 33 32.1456 98 0.34 95
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:36.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 25.1526 101 0.2 99
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:36.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 25.6521 100 0.26 98
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2017-03-18T03:40:36.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 97 24.8529 101 0.41 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.CARD.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000252 1.84 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:40.05
GU.CARD.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002075 1.34 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:40.21
GU.SARM.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00020850000000000003 0.76 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:42.16
GU.SARM.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000158 0.3 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:42.59
IV.PII.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009675000000000001 1.14 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:43.82
IV.PII.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010835 0.68 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:43.15
IV.MSSA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00014185 0.48 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:46.20
IV.MSSA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00015225 1.58 AML other m 2017-03-18T03:40:50.03
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