Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 23-03-2008 and time 01:21:35 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Sestola (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Sestola (MO), on

  • 23-03-2008 00:21:35 (UTC)
  • 23-03-2008 01:21:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2240, 10.7850 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
Sestola MO 1 2508 2508
Fanano MO 2 2989 5497
Montecreto MO 6 940 6437
Lama Mocogno MO 10 2734 9171
Riolunato MO 11 712 9883
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 11 2212 12095
Fiumalbo MO 12 1280 13375
Gaggio Montano BO 12 4878 18253
Abetone PT 13 621 18874
Montese MO 13 3353 22227
Pievepelago MO 13 2222 24449
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 14 17383 41832
Cutigliano PT 14 1488 43320
Polinago MO 14 1672 44992
Palagano MO 15 2194 47186
Alto Reno Terme BO 17 6960 54146
Castel d'Aiano BO 19 1906 56052
Frassinoro MO 19 1926 57978
San Marcello Pistoiese PT 19 6416 64394
Montefiorino MO 20 2203 66597

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
54 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
63 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
74 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
77 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 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 1.5
ML 2.1
2008-03-23
00:21:35
44.224 10.785 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 681689
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-03-23 00:21:35 ± 0.72
Latitude 44.2240 ± 0.0189
Longitude 10.7850 ± 0.0402
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 681689

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3210
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1751
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 63
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3827.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 295
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 6
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.18706
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44426
Number of stations at which the event was observed 3
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 681689
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:55:25

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 681689
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:55:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-03-23T00:21:52.08 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 112 49.3173 -0.28 69
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-03-23T00:21:45.71 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 112 49.3173 0.511 65
IV.FNVD.HHN. 2008-03-23T00:21:45.18 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 103 27.5502 0.039 75
IV.ZCCA.HHN. 2008-03-23T00:21:43.05 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 47 20.7681 0.223 73
IV.FNVD.HHN. 2008-03-23T00:21:40.98 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 103 27.5502 -0.051 100
IV.ZCCA.HHN. 2008-03-23T00:21:39.40 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 47 20.7681 -0.294 96
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