Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 23-12-2008 and time 17:21:50 (Italy) in region 6 km SW Canossa (RE)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Canossa (RE), on

  • 23-12-2008 16:21:50 (UTC)
  • 23-12-2008 17:21:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.5470, 10.3770 at 24 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
Canossa RE 6 3844 3844
Neviano degli Arduini PR 6 3649 7493
Vetto RE 8 1860 9353
San Polo d'Enza RE 10 6083 15436
Traversetolo PR 10 9425 24861
Casina RE 11 4504 29365
Langhirano PR 12 10315 39680
Castelnovo ne' Monti RE 12 10465 50145
Lesignano de' Bagni PR 12 5028 55173
Quattro Castella RE 13 13195 68368
Tizzano Val Parma PR 14 2077 70445
Vezzano sul Crostolo RE 15 4259 74704
Bibbiano RE 15 10268 84972
Carpineti RE 15 4064 89036
Montechiarugolo PR 17 10813 99849
Montecchio Emilia RE 18 10530 110379
Baiso RE 19 3315 113694
Palanzano PR 19 1142 114836
Viano RE 19 3374 118210
Albinea RE 20 8860 127070
Felino PR 20 8790 135860

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
48 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Prato (191150 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 2.2
ML 1.9
2008-12-23
16:21:50
44.547 10.377 24 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 733909
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-12-23 16:21:50 ± 0.39
Latitude 44.5470 ± 0.0135
Longitude 10.3770 ± 0.0215
Depth (km) 24 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 733909

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1641
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 838
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 95
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2267.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.81
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.23297
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 733909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:52:57

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 733909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:52:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SFI.EHE. 2008-12-23T16:22:14.65 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 121 136.863 1.381 26
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:12.33 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 173 70.7736 -0.123 49
GU.SC2M.HHN. 2008-12-23T16:22:12.16 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 257 68.5758 0.285 47
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:10.75 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 125 113.1978 1.026 49
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:08.25 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NOVE.EHE. 2008-12-23T16:22:04.77 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 44 38.628 0.525 71
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:03.96 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 173 70.7736 0.683 42
GU.SC2M.HHN. 2008-12-23T16:22:03.16 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 257 68.5758 0.215 72
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2008-12-23T16:22:03.22 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 125 72.5718 -0.328 70
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:02.71 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 142 27.4503 1.072 38
IV.PRMA.HHE. 2008-12-23T16:22:01.54 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 348 24.5532 0.526 73
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2008-12-23T16:22:00.64 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 162 56.499 -0.501 69
IV.ZCCA.HHE. 2008-12-23T16:22:00.62 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 114 52.2033 0.118 50
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-12-23T16:21:59.42 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 169 14.4744 0.3 78
IV.NOVE.EHE. 2008-12-23T16:21:57.40 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 44 38.628 -1.141 54
IV.PRMA.HHE. 2008-12-23T16:21:56.02 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 348 24.5532 -0.654 69
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2008-12-23T16:21:56.12 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 142 27.4503 -0.914 82
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2008-12-23T16:21:55.12 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 169 14.4744 -0.461 100
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