Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 15-09-2021 and time 12:30:37 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Vecchiano (PI)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Vecchiano (PI), on

  • 15-09-2021 10:30:37 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2021 12:30:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.8230, 10.3600 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
Vecchiano PI 5 12189 12189
Massarosa LU 5 22471 34660
San Giuliano Terme PI 9 31399 66059
Viareggio LU 10 62467 128526
Lucca LU 12 89046 217572
Pisa PI 12 89158 306730
Camaiore LU 14 32513 339243
Calci PI 17 6426 345669
Pescaglia LU 17 3526 349195
Capannori LU 18 46252 395447
Pietrasanta LU 19 24007 419454

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
12 Km W of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
12 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
30 Km SE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
30 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
35 Km SE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
46 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2021-09-15
10:30:37
43.8232 10.3602 11 2021-09-15
10:35:40
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95459231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-15 10:30:37 ± 0.3
Latitude 43.8232 ± 0.0144
Longitude 10.3602 ± 0.0287
Depth (km) 11 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 95459231

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2177
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1607
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 94
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2180.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 207
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.37322
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95459231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-15 10:35:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FIR.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:31:01.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 0.13 0.71
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:50.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 41.4252 50 -0.67 62
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:46.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 24.5532 50 -0.19 48
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:45.55 0.1 positive manual P -0.07 1.41
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:45.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 41.4252 50 0.29 92
IV.PII.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:44.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 17.3715 122 -0.69 43
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:43.19 0.3 positive manual P 23 24.5532 50 0.22 72
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:43.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 46 14.4744 127 -0.19 49
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:41.82 0.6 positive manual P 46 14.4744 127 0.45 47
IV.PII.HHZ. 2021-09-15T10:30:41.95 0.1 negative manual P 130 17.3715 122 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.MAIM.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00011599999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:44.15
GU.MAIM.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00009725 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:44.22
IV.PII.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00014000000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:44.61
IV.PII.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001245 0.42 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:44.26
GU.CARD.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000732 1.14 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:46.94
GU.CARD.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000824 1.48 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:46.24
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002815 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:51.42
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000314 0.12 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:51.34
GU.EQUI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000009315551 0.2624 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:51.10
GU.EQUI.HHN. ML:0.5 0.0000120137305 0.7552 AML other m 2021-09-15T10:30:51.10
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