Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 19-09-2006 and time 10:38:00 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Volterra (PI)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Volterra (PI), on

  • 19-09-2006 08:38:00 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2006 10:38:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.4290, 10.8230 at 2 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
Volterra PI 4 10519 10519
Montecatini Val di Cecina PI 7 1749 12268
Lajatico PI 9 1336 13604
Pomarance PI 15 5897 19501
Peccioli PI 16 4807 24308
Montaione FI 16 3700 28008
Chianni PI 16 1392 29400
Terricciola PI 16 4627 34027
Gambassi Terme FI 16 4870 38897
San Gimignano SI 18 7820 46717
Riparbella PI 19 1603 48320
Montescudaio PI 19 2144 50464
Casciana Terme Lari PI 20 12529 62993
Guardistallo PI 20 1234 64227
Palaia PI 20 4612 68839

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
52 Km SW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
55 Km SW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
57 Km S of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
67 Km SE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Grosseto (82087 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
93 Km SE of Carrara (63133 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 2.4
ML 1.9
2006-09-19
08:38:00
43.429 10.823 2 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 592949
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-09-19 08:38:00 ± 0.15
Latitude 43.4290 ± 0.0090
Longitude 10.8230 ± 0.0136
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 592949

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1263
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 789
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 129
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1486.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 112
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.65
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.93619
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 592949
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:20:28

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 592949
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:20:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BOB.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:33.53 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:26.01 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 140 82.9503 -0.715 29
IV.ZCCA.BHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:20.11 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 7 103.0191 1.552 49
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:19.02 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 350 103.9182 0.319 85
IV.SFI.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:17.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 57 97.7244 0.051 91
IV.CRE.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:17.49 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 77 93.24 0.44 85
MN.VLC.HHN. 2006-09-19T08:38:16.03 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 337 88.245 -0.249 89
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:15.27 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 32 81.5517 0.012 95
IV.ARCI.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:15.76 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 140 82.9503 0.287 89
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:15.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 16 85.4478 0.063 93
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:15.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 44 82.7505 0.143 92
IV.GROG.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:14.13 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 270 74.9694 -0.103 94
MN.CUC.HHN. 2006-09-19T08:38:14.72 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PZZT.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:14.30 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 2 77.9664 -0.4 88
IV.PII.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:13.09 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 324 40.3263 -1.033 37
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:13.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 346 72.5718 -0.326 91
IV.CSNT.BHE. 2006-09-19T08:38:12.30 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 82 37.9287 -0.996 38
IV.GRFL.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:10.89 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 158 33.6441 -0.888 30
IV.PII.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:08.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 324 40.3263 0.134 100
IV.CSNT.BHE. 2006-09-19T08:38:07.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 82 37.9287 -0.19 99
IV.GRFL.SHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:07.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 158 33.6441 0.347 97
IV.ORI.EHZ. 2006-09-19T08:38:02.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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