Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 27-02-2021 and time 04:45:44 (Italy) in region 6 km SW Pianoro (BO)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Pianoro (BO), on

  • 27-02-2021 03:45:44 (UTC)
  • 27-02-2021 04:45:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3310, 11.3170 at 26 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
Pianoro BO 7 17460 17460
Loiano BO 7 4294 21754
Monzuno BO 7 6328 28082
Monterenzio BO 7 6035 34117
Marzabotto BO 9 6779 40896
Sasso Marconi BO 9 14735 55631
Monghidoro BO 12 3749 59380
San Benedetto Val di Sambro BO 14 4315 63695
Grizzana Morandi BO 16 3916 67611
Monte San Pietro BO 17 10982 78593
Casalecchio di Reno BO 17 36327 114920
Vergato BO 17 7639 122559
San Lazzaro di Savena BO 17 32065 154624
Ozzano dell'Emilia BO 18 13596 168220
Bologna BO 18 386663 554883
Zola Predosa BO 20 18770 573653
Castel del Rio BO 20 1246 574899

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km S of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
53 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
61 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
61 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Pisa (89158 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
ML 1.4 2021-02-27
03:45:44
44.3312 11.3172 26 2021-07-12
16:55:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88185241
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2021-02-27
03:45:45
44.301 11.3917 27 2021-02-27
03:53:18
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87527311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-27 03:45:44 ± 0.43
Latitude 44.3312 ± 0.0252
Longitude 11.3172 ± 0.0264
Depth (km) 26 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 88185241

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2960
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1082
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 34
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 188
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37772
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88185241
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-16 10:57:42

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87527311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-27 03:53:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PII.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:46:01.75 3.0 positive manual P 0.03 0
IV.LMD.HHE. 2021-02-27T03:45:59.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 41.9247 115 0.18 47
IV.RONT.HHN. 2021-02-27T03:45:59.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 38.5281 117 0.79 41
IV.RONT.HHN. 2021-02-27T03:45:53.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 38.5281 117 0.63 62
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:53.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 8.7801 159 0.42 49
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:53.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 18.2706 140 -0.18 48
IV.LMD.HHE. 2021-02-27T03:45:52.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 41.9247 115 -0.33 70
IV.BRIS.HHN. 2021-02-27T03:45:52.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 37.629 118 -0.32 72
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:51.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 27.1506 128 0.56 65
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:51.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 30.8469 124 -0.44 68
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:50.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 220 23.754 132 -0.39 92
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:49.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 8.7801 159 0.14 100
IV.VISG.HHZ. 2021-02-27T03:45:49.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 18.2706 140 -0.44 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.VISG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000129 0.46 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:54.19
IV.VISG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00020649999999999998 0.22 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:54.38
IV.MTRZ.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001535 0.56 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:54.65
IV.MTRZ.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00022849999999999997 1.78 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:55.06
IV.SEI.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004015 0.38 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:57.66
IV.SEI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00004935000000000001 0.54 AML other m 2021-02-27T03:45:59.75
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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