Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 18-09-2003 and time 20:04:20 (Italy) in region 5 km E Monterenzio (BO)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Monterenzio (BO), on

  • 18-09-2003 18:04:20 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2003 20:04:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3130, 11.4610 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
Monterenzio BO 5 6035 6035
Fontanelice BO 10 1943 7978
Borgo Tossignano BO 11 3288 11266
Castel del Rio BO 12 1246 12512
Loiano BO 12 4294 16806
Pianoro BO 12 17460 34266
Casalfiumanese BO 13 3438 37704
Castel San Pietro Terme BO 14 20811 58515
Dozza BO 14 6652 65167
Ozzano dell'Emilia BO 15 13596 78763
Monghidoro BO 15 3749 82512
Monzuno BO 16 6328 88840
Casola Valsenio RA 16 2617 91457
San Lazzaro di Savena BO 18 32065 123522
Sasso Marconi BO 19 14735 138257

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
22 Km SE of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
56 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
60 Km S of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
69 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Arezzo (99543 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.6
2003-09-18
18:04:20
44.313 11.461 5 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 485889
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2003-09-18 18:04:20 ± 0.411
Latitude 44.3130 ± 0.0161
Longitude 11.4610 ± 0.0254
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 485889

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) 2700.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 309
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
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) 0.00235
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00761
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 485889
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 00:43:17

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 485889
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
--.CRE.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:48.92 10.0 undecidable manual SG 152 0.777 0.6 0.1
--.SFI.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:39.42 10.0 undecidable manual SG 145 0.4884 0.2 0.7
--.PGD.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:38.13 10.0 undecidable manual SG 156 0.4662 -0.51 0.2
--.CSNT.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:37.64 10.0 undecidable manual PG 188 0.8436 -0.24 1.2
--.CRE.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:36.98 10.0 undecidable manual PG 152 0.777 0.43 0.6
--.VMG.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:34.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 170 0.3552 -0.2 0.7
--.SEI.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:31.40 10.0 undecidable manual SG 195 0.2553 0.09 0.8
--.SFI.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:31.14 10.0 undecidable manual PG 145 0.4884 -0.16 1.9
--.PGD.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:30.77 10.0 undecidable manual PG 156 0.4662 -0.19 1.8
--.VMG.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:28.22 10.0 undecidable manual PG 170 0.3552 -0.22 1.7
--.SEI.Z. 2003-09-18T18:04:26.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 195 0.2553 0.31 1.3
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