Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 09-03-2009 and time 00:53:39 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Villa Minozzo (RE)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Villa Minozzo (RE), on

  • 09-03-2009 00:53:39 (UTC)
  • 09-03-2009 01:53:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3780, 10.4620 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
Villa Minozzo RE 1 3750 3750
Toano RE 8 4463 8213
Castelnovo ne' Monti RE 8 10465 18678
Carpineti RE 10 4064 22742
Ventasso RE 11 4295 27037
Frassinoro MO 13 1926 28963
Montefiorino MO 13 2203 31166
Casina RE 15 4504 35670
Vetto RE 15 1860 37530
Palagano MO 16 2194 39724
Baiso RE 17 3315 43039
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 19 3747 46786

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
48 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
100 Km W of Imola (69797 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 1.6
ML 1.8
2009-03-09
00:53:39
44.378 10.462 24 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 749129
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-03-09 00:53:39 ± 0.4
Latitude 44.3780 ± 0.0108
Longitude 10.4620 ± 0.0252
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 749129

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1608
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1318
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 105
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2332.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 122
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39930
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 749129
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:09:54

Md:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 749129
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:09:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2009-03-09T00:53:55.02 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 345 44.3223 0.443 86
GU.FIVI.HLZ. 2009-03-09T00:53:51.55 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 240 30.747 0.22 70
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2009-03-09T00:53:47.81 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 107 10.4784 0.198 72
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2009-03-09T00:53:47.81 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 345 44.3223 -0.428 65
IV.ERBM.EHE. 2009-03-09T00:53:47.04 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 319 5.994 -0.15 74
IV.BDI.HHE. 2009-03-09T00:53:47.53 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 163 36.6411 0.372 67
GU.FIVI.HLZ. 2009-03-09T00:53:46.19 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 240 30.747 -0.173 70
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2009-03-09T00:53:44.18 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 107 10.4784 -0.037 100
IV.ERBM.EHE. 2009-03-09T00:53:43.38 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 319 5.994 -0.593 66
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