Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 23-02-2012 and time 11:41:56 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Pavullo nel Frignano (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Pavullo nel Frignano (MO), on

  • 23-02-2012 10:41:56 (UTC)
  • 23-02-2012 11:41:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3810, 10.8570 at 39 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
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 5 17383 17383
Serramazzoni MO 7 8282 25665
Guiglia MO 10 3931 29596
Polinago MO 11 1672 31268
Zocca MO 12 4719 35987
Marano sul Panaro MO 12 5060 41047
Lama Mocogno MO 13 2734 43781
Montese MO 14 3353 47134
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 15 3747 50881
Castelvetro di Modena MO 15 11185 62066
Castel d'Aiano BO 16 1906 63972
Maranello MO 16 17359 81331
Vignola MO 17 25353 106684
Castellarano RE 18 15232 121916
Palagano MO 18 2194 124110
Savignano sul Panaro MO 18 9177 133287
Fiorano Modenese MO 18 17160 150447
Sestola MO 18 2508 152955
Montecreto MO 18 940 153895
Montefiorino MO 19 2203 156098
Sassuolo MO 19 40853 196951
Fanano MO 20 2989 199940
Castelnuovo Rangone MO 20 14896 214836

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
40 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
45 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
59 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
63 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
87 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Forlì (117913 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 1.9
ML 2.0
2012-02-23
10:41:56
44.381 10.857 39 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1342789
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-02-23 10:41:56 ± 0.59
Latitude 44.3810 ± 0.0261
Longitude 10.8570 ± 0.0176
Depth (km) 39 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1342789

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2351
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1811
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 352
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3220.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 259
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36872
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1342789
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:46:11

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1342789
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:46:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BDI.HHE. 2012-02-23T10:42:12.50 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 210 40.9257 -0.191 95
IV.PTF.SHZ. 2012-02-23T10:42:10.73 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2012-02-23T10:42:10.92 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 138 31.6461 -0.002 100
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2012-02-23T10:42:08.27 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 109 9.9789 0.18 100
IV.BDI.HHE. 2012-02-23T10:42:06.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 210 40.9257 0.339 92
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2012-02-23T10:42:04.85 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 138 31.6461 0.001 100
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2012-02-23T10:42:02.89 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 109 9.9789 -0.324 97
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