Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 27-12-2023 and time 23:10:25 (UTC) in region 5 km NE Vecchiano (PI)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Vecchiano (PI), on

  • 27-12-2023 23:10:25 (UTC)
  • 28-12-2023 00:10:25 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.8140, 10.4320 at 12 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
Vecchiano PI 5 12189 12189
San Giuliano Terme PI 6 31399 43588
Lucca LU 7 89046 132634
Massarosa LU 9 22471 155105
Pisa PI 11 89158 244263
Calci PI 12 6426 250689
Capannori LU 12 46252 296941
Porcari LU 15 8845 305786
Viareggio LU 16 62467 368253
Buti PI 16 5791 374044
Pescaglia LU 17 3526 377570
Camaiore LU 17 32513 410083
Vicopisano PI 18 8559 418642
Cascina PI 18 45257 463899
Bientina PI 19 8062 471961
Altopascio LU 20 15481 487442
Montecarlo LU 20 4428 491870

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km SW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
11 Km N of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
16 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
31 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
34 Km SE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
40 Km SE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2023-12-27
23:10:25
43.8143 10.4322 12 2023-12-27
23:20:08
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124309991
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-27 23:10:25 ± 0.18
Latitude 43.8143 ± 0.0045
Longitude 10.4322 ± 0.0287
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124309991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2182
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
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) 226
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10792
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.27519
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124309991
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-27 23:20:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:35.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 25 30.5472 93 -0.06 70
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:31.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 30.5472 93 0.08 97
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:30.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 23 11.9769 119 -0.04 72
IV.PII.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:30.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 144 12.6762 116 -0.1 96
GU.CARD.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:29.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 23.8539 96 -0.22 69
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:28.50 0.1 positive manual P 23 11.9769 119 0.12 100
IV.PII.HHZ. 2023-12-27T23:10:28.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 12.6762 116 0.14 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
GU.MAIM.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000046700000000000003 0.12 AML other m 2023-12-27T23:10:30.92
GU.MAIM.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000029699999999999997 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-27T23:10:31.18
IV.PII.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000030046345999999996 0.2176 AML other m 2023-12-27T23:10:31.49
IV.PII.HHN. ML:0.3 0.00002159144 0.1024 AML other m 2023-12-27T23:10:31.38
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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