Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 31-05-2011 and time 20:07:56 (Italy) in region 6 km SW Castel San Pietro Terme (BO)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Castel San Pietro Terme (BO), on

  • 31-05-2011 18:07:56 (UTC)
  • 31-05-2011 20:07:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3630, 11.5310 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
Castel San Pietro Terme BO 6 20811 20811
Dozza BO 8 6652 27463
Casalfiumanese BO 10 3438 30901
Ozzano dell'Emilia BO 10 13596 44497
Borgo Tossignano BO 11 3288 47785
Monterenzio BO 11 6035 53820
Fontanelice BO 12 1943 55763
Castel Guelfo di Bologna BO 14 4455 60218
Imola BO 15 69797 130015
Pianoro BO 15 17460 147475
San Lazzaro di Savena BO 16 32065 179540
Medicina BO 16 16739 196279
Castel del Rio BO 17 1246 197525
Castenaso BO 17 14925 212450
Casola Valsenio RA 17 2617 215067
Riolo Terme RA 18 5720 220787
Budrio BO 20 18412 239199
Loiano BO 20 4294 243493

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
21 Km SE of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
29 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
44 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
53 Km S of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
69 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Lucca (89046 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 2.3
2011-05-31
18:07:56
44.363 11.531 31 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1224749
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2011-05-31 18:07:56 ± 0.5
Latitude 44.3630 ± 0.0252
Longitude 11.5310 ± 0.0277
Depth (km) 31 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1224749

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2883
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1270
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 158
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3560.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 303
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) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09083
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40110
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1224749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 00:02:19

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1224749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 00:02:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:12.32 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 179 44.5221 -0.069 98
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:11.14 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 236 38.9277 0.025 99
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:10.47 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 202 36.9297 -0.187 96
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:06.35 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 236 10.0788 0.223 100
IV.VMG.SHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:06.25 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 179 44.5221 0.518 87
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:05.10 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 236 38.9277 0.105 98
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:04.40 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 202 36.9297 -0.332 93
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2011-05-31T18:08:01.84 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 236 10.0788 -0.277 99
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