Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 12-01-1989 and time 09:30:38 (UTC) in region E Prato Sesia (NO)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: E Prato Sesia (NO), on

  • 12-01-1989 09:30:38 (UTC)
  • 12-01-1989 10:30:38 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 45.6500, 8.3790 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Prato Sesia NO 0 1908 1908
Romagnano Sesia NO 2 3974 5882
Cavallirio NO 2 1335 7217
Gattinara VC 4 8084 15301
Boca NO 4 1278 16579
Grignasco NO 5 4582 21161
Lozzolo VC 5 822 21983
Maggiora NO 6 1686 23669
Ghemme NO 7 3656 27325
Serravalle Sesia VC 7 4994 32319
Cureggio NO 7 2654 34973
Villa del Bosco BI 8 374 35347
Roasio VC 8 2366 37713
Fontaneto d'Agogna NO 8 2659 40372
Sostegno BI 9 774 41146
Borgomanero NO 9 21735 62881
Cavaglio d'Agogna NO 9 1229 64110
Sizzano NO 9 1468 65578
Valduggia VC 9 2056 67634
Gargallo NO 10 1850 69484
Cressa NO 10 1631 71115
Lenta VC 10 868 71983
Soriso NO 11 761 72744
Briga Novarese NO 11 2978 75722
Cavaglietto NO 11 388 76110
Borgosesia VC 11 12922 89032
Crevacuore BI 11 1545 90577
Curino BI 11 469 91046
Brusnengo BI 11 2054 93100
Guardabosone VC 12 346 93446
Gozzano NO 12 5575 99021
Pogno NO 12 1479 100500
Fara Novarese NO 12 2035 102535
Bogogno NO 12 1308 103843
Veruno NO 13 1872 105715
Suno NO 13 2807 108522
Cellio VC 13 810 109332
Gattico NO 13 3430 112762
Carpignano Sesia NO 13 2529 115291
Ghislarengo VC 13 887 116178
Barengo NO 13 832 117010
Masserano BI 13 2129 119139
Ailoche BI 13 346 119485
Rovasenda VC 13 978 120463
Pray BI 14 2180 122643
Postua VC 14 569 123212
Bolzano Novarese NO 14 1180 124392
Caprile BI 14 189 124581
San Maurizio d'Opaglio NO 14 3050 127631
Breia VC 14 174 127805
Soprana BI 14 726 128531
Briona NO 14 1192 129723
Agrate Conturbia NO 15 1568 131291
Vaprio d'Agogna NO 15 1003 132294
Invorio NO 15 4446 136740
Casapinta BI 15 422 137162
Mezzana Mortigliengo BI 15 521 137683
Sillavengo NO 15 561 138244
Quarona VC 15 4158 142402
Paruzzaro NO 15 2165 144567
Lessona BI 16 2765 147332
Coggiola BI 16 1875 149207
Portula BI 16 1269 150476
Madonna del Sasso VB 16 399 150875
Momo NO 16 2549 153424
Oleggio Castello NO 16 2036 155460
Comignago NO 16 1233 156693
Ameno NO 16 860 157553
Pella NO 17 1011 158564
Strona BI 17 1083 159647
Orta San Giulio NO 17 1185 160832
Trivero BI 17 5764 166596
Arborio VC 17 908 167504
Landiona NO 17 576 168080
Castellazzo Novarese NO 17 346 168426
San Giacomo Vercellese VC 17 313 168739
Divignano NO 17 1486 170225
Miasino NO 18 820 171045
Dormelletto NO 18 2583 173628
Cossato BI 18 14804 188432
Mezzomerico NO 18 1215 189647
Arola VB 18 243 189890
Borgo Ticino NO 18 5113 195003
Mandello Vitta NO 18 238 195241
Quaregna BI 18 1432 196673
Valle Mosso BI 18 3403 200076
Colazza NO 19 430 200506
Vallanzengo BI 19 226 200732
Castelletto Cervo BI 19 820 201552
Civiasco VC 19 263 201815
Arona NO 19 14152 215967
Mosso BI 19 1526 217493
Pettenasco NO 19 1380 218873
Valle San Nicolao BI 19 1024 219897
Pisano NO 19 793 220690
Cerreto Castello BI 20 636 221326
Armeno NO 20 2167 223493
Bioglio BI 20 922 224415
Pombia NO 20 2205 226620
Marano Ticino NO 20 1596 228216
Varallo Pombia NO 20 4951 233167
Piatto BI 20 510 233677
Meina NO 20 2479 236156
Vicolungo NO 20 888 237044

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NW of Novara (104380 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Gallarate (53343 inhabitants)
37 Km W of Busto Arsizio (83106 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Varese (80799 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Legnano (60262 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of Vigevano (63310 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Rho (50434 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Como (84495 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Cinisello Balsamo (75078 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Milano (1345851 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Sesto San Giovanni (81608 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Monza (122671 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Torino (890529 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Asti (76202 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Moncalieri (57294 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-VAX 2.0
1989-01-12
09:30:38
45.65 8.379 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85109
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1989-01-12 09:30:38 ± 0.288
Latitude 45.6500 ± 0.0439
Longitude 8.3790 ± 0.0369
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85109

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5656.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 186
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00834
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 85109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:19:54

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85109
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.RSP.Z. 1989-01-12T09:31:10.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 237 0.9213 0.17 0.6
--.LSD.Z. 1989-01-12T09:31:07.19 10.0 undecidable manual SG 257 0.8769 -1.41 0
--.RSP.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:57.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 237 0.9213 0.12 1.6
--.LSD.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:55.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 257 0.8769 -0.28 1.4
--.VAI.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:51.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 51 0.3441 -0.02 0.8
--.ORX.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:49.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 266 0.2664 0.43 0.6
--.ORX.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:45.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 266 0.2664 0.62 0.9
--.VAI.Z. 1989-01-12T09:30:45.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 51 0.3441 -0.13 2
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