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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 08-01-2008 and time 17:56:44 (UTC) in region 4 km W Vetto (RE)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Vetto (RE), on

  • 08-01-2008 17:56:44 (UTC)
  • 08-01-2008 18:56:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4690, 10.3010 at 28 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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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Vetto RE 4 1860 1860
Castelnovo ne' Monti RE 9 10465 12325
Palanzano PR 9 1142 13467
Tizzano Val Parma PR 10 2077 15544
Ventasso RE 11 4295 19839
Neviano degli Arduini PR 13 3649 23488
Monchio delle Corti PR 15 933 24421
Canossa RE 16 3844 28265
Langhirano PR 17 10315 38580
Casina RE 17 4504 43084
Corniglio PR 17 1936 45020
Carpineti RE 18 4064 49084
Villa Minozzo RE 18 3750 52834
Lesignano de' Bagni PR 20 5028 57862

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
37 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
77 Km SE of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
81 Km SE of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Prato (191150 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 2.2
ML 2.1 		2008-01-08
17:56:44		 44.469 10.301 28 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 668769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-01-08 17:56:44 ± 0.23
Latitude 44.4690 ± 0.0162
Longitude 10.3010 ± 0.0227
Depth (km) 28 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 668769

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1646
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1633
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 254
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2545.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.83
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.84181
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 668769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:41:23

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 668769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:41:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MAGA.BHZ. 2008-01-08T17:57:25.33 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 10 147.1416 0.432 56
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2008-01-08T17:57:17.37 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CTI.EHN. 2008-01-08T17:57:14.45 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 31 204.4398 -0.408 43
IV.BOB.HHE. 2008-01-08T17:57:08.68 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 297 75.0693 1.341 30
IV.MAGA.BHZ. 2008-01-08T17:57:06.88 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 10 147.1416 -0.854 66
IV.ORI.EHZ. 2008-01-08T17:57:04.26 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NOVE.EHE. 2008-01-08T17:57:02.47 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 42 49.1175 1.705 38
GU.SC2M.HHN. 2008-01-08T17:57:01.46 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2008-01-08T17:57:01.72 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 152 50.9157 0.507 45
IV.PII.SHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:59.84 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 168 84.7485 0.785 56
MN.VLC.HHN. 2008-01-08T17:56:57.74 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 169 35.0427 0.291 49
IV.BOB.HHE. 2008-01-08T17:56:57.03 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 297 75.0693 -0.564 63
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:54.23 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 152 50.9157 0.172 73
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:53.00 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 122 10.4784 -0.06 79
IV.NOVE.EHE. 2008-01-08T17:56:53.49 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 42 49.1175 -0.311 71
MN.VLC.HHN. 2008-01-08T17:56:51.83 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 169 35.0427 -0.057 77
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:50.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 120 26.3514 -0.248 100
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:50.74 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-01-08T17:56:48.72 0.1 positive manual Pg 122 10.4784 -0.632 92
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