Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 13-09-2008 and time 16:40:25 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Monzuno (BO)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Monzuno (BO), on

  • 13-09-2008 14:40:25 (UTC)
  • 13-09-2008 16:40:25 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2530, 11.2520 at 30 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
Monzuno BO 3 6328 6328
San Benedetto Val di Sambro BO 4 4315 10643
Loiano BO 6 4294 14937
Monghidoro BO 6 3749 18686
Grizzana Morandi BO 8 3916 22602
Marzabotto BO 11 6779 29381
Vergato BO 12 7639 37020
Castiglione dei Pepoli BO 15 5648 42668
Monterenzio BO 15 6035 48703
Sasso Marconi BO 16 14735 63438
Camugnano BO 16 1885 65323
Pianoro BO 17 17460 82783
Firenzuola FI 18 4726 87509
Castel di Casio BO 20 3448 90957

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km S of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
51 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
55 Km N of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Parma (192836 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 2.0
ML 2.3
2008-09-13
14:40:25
44.253 11.252 30 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 716919
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-09-13 14:40:25 ± 0.66
Latitude 44.2530 ± 0.0351
Longitude 11.2520 ± 0.0352
Depth (km) 30 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 716919

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3433
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2130
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 336
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4801.0
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 11
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.69
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.35883
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 716919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:34:10

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 716919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:34:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PZZT.HHN. 2008-09-13T14:40:39.47 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 247 33.8439 1.045 36
IV.GMNA.SHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:37.02 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:36.20 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 159 23.6541 -0.194 73
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:35.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 64 15.2736 0.017 76
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:34.70 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 227 13.9749 -0.214 99
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:33.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 144 39.8268 0.174 95
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:31.11 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 227 13.9749 0.318 97
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:31.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 159 23.6541 0.073 100
IV.PZZT.HHN. 2008-09-13T14:40:31.77 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 247 33.8439 -1.049 53
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:30.85 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 64 15.2736 -0.032 77
IV.DOI.HHZ. 2008-09-13T14:40:18.42 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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