Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 12-02-2012 and time 22:02:59 (UTC) in region 6 km E Tizzano Val Parma (PR)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Tizzano Val Parma (PR), on

  • 12-02-2012 22:02:59 (UTC)
  • 12-02-2012 23:02:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.5420, 10.2640 at 27 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
Tizzano Val Parma PR 6 2077 2077
Neviano degli Arduini PR 6 3649 5726
Langhirano PR 8 10315 16041
Vetto RE 9 1860 17901
Lesignano de' Bagni PR 12 5028 22929
Canossa RE 13 3844 26773
Palanzano PR 13 1142 27915
Calestano PR 13 2100 30015
Traversetolo PR 14 9425 39440
Corniglio PR 16 1936 41376
San Polo d'Enza RE 16 6083 47459
Terenzo PR 16 1196 48655
Castelnovo ne' Monti RE 16 10465 59120
Felino PR 17 8790 67910
Monchio delle Corti PR 18 933 68843
Casina RE 19 4504 73347
Sala Baganza PR 20 5561 78908
Quattro Castella RE 20 13195 92103
Ventasso RE 20 4295 96398

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
34 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
99 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 2.3
ML 2.3
2012-02-12
22:02:59
44.542 10.264 27 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1339839
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-02-12 22:02:59 ± 0.32
Latitude 44.5420 ± 0.0171
Longitude 10.2640 ± 0.0467
Depth (km) 27 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1339839

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3819
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1697
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 255
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4159.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 228
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.47
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.79235
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1339839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:42:00

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1339839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:42:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TEOL.HHZ. 2012-02-12T22:03:39.09 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 50 143.2455 0.107 41
IV.MAGA.HHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:38.81 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 12 139.7601 0.573 36
IV.ROVR.HHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:37.48 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 27 137.862 -0.368 39
IV.PTF.SHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:30.39 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CTI.HHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:28.64 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 32 198.9453 -0.464 43
IV.STR3.BHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:27.87 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MABI.HHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:25.74 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 7 168.9087 0.376 51
IV.TEOL.HHZ. 2012-02-12T22:03:22.19 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 50 143.2455 0.024 62
IV.MAGA.HHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:21.70 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 12 139.7601 -0.028 62
IV.ROVR.HHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:21.13 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 27 137.862 -0.371 58
IV.SALO.HHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:19.94 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 10 121.0899 0.524 58
HL.KEK.HHE. 2012-02-12T22:03:15.85 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:10.43 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 9 24.8529 0.289 49
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2012-02-12T22:03:09.40 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 139 17.9709 0.502 71
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2012-02-12T22:03:04.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 139 17.9709 -0.259 100
IV.PRMA.HHN. 2012-02-12T22:03:04.92 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 9 24.8529 -0.586 68
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