Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 20-03-2023 and time 15:26:09 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Castel d'Aiano (BO)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Castel d'Aiano (BO), on

  • 20-03-2023 14:26:09 (UTC)
  • 20-03-2023 15:26:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2920, 10.9810 at 10 km depth.

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

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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 d'Aiano BO 2 1906 1906
Montese MO 4 3353 5259
Zocca MO 6 4719 9978
Vergato BO 11 7639 17617
Gaggio Montano BO 11 4878 22495
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 13 17383 39878
Grizzana Morandi BO 14 3916 43794
Castel di Casio BO 15 3448 47242
Alto Reno Terme BO 15 6960 54202
Guiglia MO 15 3931 58133
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 16 2212 60345
Camugnano BO 16 1885 62230
Fanano MO 17 2989 65219
Sestola MO 18 2508 67727
Marano sul Panaro MO 18 5060 72787
Marzabotto BO 19 6779 79566
Lama Mocogno MO 20 2734 82300

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
40 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
47 Km N of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
55 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
61 Km N of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
77 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
94 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Livorno (159219 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 1.2 2023-03-20
14:26:09
44.2918 10.9807 10 2023-03-20
14:58:57
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115565661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-20 14:26:09 ± 0.15
Latitude 44.2918 ± 0.0126
Longitude 10.9807 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115565661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1594
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 780
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) 1590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 134
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42898
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115565661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-20 14:58:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:25.38 3.0 positive manual P 0.09 0
GU.SARM.EHN. 2023-03-20T14:26:25.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 47.619 50 0.5 67
IV.SEI.HHE. 2023-03-20T14:26:23.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 39.9267 50 0.3 47
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:22.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 39.8268 50 0.13 49
IV.MPPT.EHN. 2023-03-20T14:26:22.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 38.1285 50 -0.1 50
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:21.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 32.6451 50 0.33 48
IV.ZEN8.HNZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:19.93 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.01 0
GU.SARM.EHN. 2023-03-20T14:26:18.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 47.619 50 -0.19 95
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:17.01 0.3 positive manual P 230 39.8268 50 -0.16 73
IV.SEI.HHE. 2023-03-20T14:26:17.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 39.9267 50 0.3 95
IV.MPPT.EHN. 2023-03-20T14:26:16.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 38.1285 50 -0.49 91
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:16.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 17.7711 118 0.44 72
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:15.88 0.1 positive manual P 213 32.6451 50 -0.19 98
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:13.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 357 6.5934 146 0.46 73
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:12.98 0.3 negative manual P 141 17.7711 118 -0.49 71
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2023-03-20T14:26:11.43 0.1 negative manual P 357 6.5934 146 -0.31 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ZCCA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0002245 0.54 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:14.25
IV.ZCCA.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0001455 1.54 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:15.18
IV.FNVD.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00014050000000000003 0.08 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:17.35
IV.FNVD.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001705 0.24 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:17.33
GU.POPM.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00015949999999999997 0.38 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:21.48
GU.POPM.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014850000000000003 0.16 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:21.76
IV.BDI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000043700000000000005 0.2 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:23.51
IV.BDI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000401 0.38 AML other m 2023-03-20T14:26:24.14
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