Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 23-05-2011 and time 03:08:09 (Italy) in region 7 km W Ferriere (PC)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Ferriere (PC), on

  • 23-05-2011 01:08:09 (UTC)
  • 23-05-2011 03:08:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.6260, 9.4220 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
Ferriere PC 7 1294 1294
Ottone PC 7 516 1810
Cerignale PC 8 127 1937
Santo Stefano d'Aveto GE 9 1126 3063
Corte Brugnatella PC 10 586 3649
Gorreto GE 10 97 3746
Rezzoaglio GE 11 995 4741
Zerba PC 12 77 4818
Rovegno GE 13 554 5372
Fontanigorda GE 13 277 5649
Coli PC 13 879 6528
Farini PC 15 1290 7818
Bobbio PC 16 3577 11395
Fascia GE 16 81 11476
Brallo di Pregola PV 17 599 12075
Montebruno GE 17 240 12315
Rondanina GE 18 62 12377
Carrega Ligure AL 19 84 12461
Propata GE 20 142 12603

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NE of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
52 Km SW of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Pavia (72576 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Alessandria (93943 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Savona (61345 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Vigevano (63310 inhabitants)
95 Km S of Milano (1345851 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 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 1.8
ML 1.2
2011-05-23
01:08:09
44.626 9.422 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1217629
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-05-23 01:08:09 ± 0.05
Latitude 44.6260 ± 0.0018
Longitude 9.4220 ± 0.0013
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1217629

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 162
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 143
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 335
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 223.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 199
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) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14299
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31656
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1217629
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 23:52:39

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1217629
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 23:52:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSSA.HHN. 2011-05-23T01:08:21.49 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 168 35.1426 0.081 95
GU.SC2M.HHE. 2011-05-23T01:08:18.91 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 160 26.1516 0.026 98
IV.MSSA.HHN. 2011-05-23T01:08:16.16 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 168 35.1426 -0.098 95
IV.BOB.HHZ. 2011-05-23T01:08:15.67 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 7 15.873 0.021 100
GU.SC2M.HHE. 2011-05-23T01:08:14.76 0.1 positive manual Pg 160 26.1516 -0.04 98
IV.BOB.HHZ. 2011-05-23T01:08:12.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 7 15.873 0.008 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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