Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.4 on date 17-04-2015 and time 15:30:23 (Italy) in region 2 km S Gaggio Montano (BO)

A magnitude Md 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Gaggio Montano (BO), on

  • 17-04-2015 13:30:23 (UTC)
  • 17-04-2015 15:30:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1820, 10.9360 at 23 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Gaggio Montano BO 2 4878 4878
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 4 2212 7090
Alto Reno Terme BO 4 6960 14050
Castel di Casio BO 8 3448 17498
Montese MO 10 3353 20851
Sambuca Pistoiese PT 10 1626 22477
Fanano MO 12 2989 25466
Castel d'Aiano BO 12 1906 27372
Camugnano BO 12 1885 29257
Sestola MO 14 2508 31765
Cutigliano PT 17 1488 33253
San Marcello Pistoiese PT 18 6416 39669
Castiglione dei Pepoli BO 18 5648 45317
Vergato BO 18 7639 52956
Montecreto MO 19 940 53896
Zocca MO 19 4719 58615
Grizzana Morandi BO 19 3916 62531
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 19 17383 79914

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
48 Km SW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
51 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
52 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
67 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
89 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 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 1.4 2015-04-17
13:30:23
44.1815 10.9355 23 2015-10-19
09:28:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 20434051
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2015-04-17
13:30:23
44.1838 10.9137 22 2015-04-17
13:36:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 18489581
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-04-17 13:30:23 ± 0.36
Latitude 44.1815 ± 0.0135
Longitude 10.9355 ± 0.0125
Depth (km) 23 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 20434051

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1259
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 974
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 347
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1260.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 99
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
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) 0.39390
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 18489581
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-17 13:36:23

Md:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 20434051
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-22 08:27:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:32:01.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.89 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2015-04-17T13:31:01.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.97 0
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:57.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.43 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:47.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -3.12 0
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:37.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 271 42.5241 111 -0.48 67
MN.VLC.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:37.82 0.1 undecidable manual S 267 43.7229 110 0.03 97
IV.BDI.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:34.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 30.1476 121 -0.31 70
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:32.69 0.1 undecidable manual S 10 19.0698 135 0.54 90
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:32.29 0.1 undecidable manual S 163 17.871 137 0.36 96
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:32.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 223 20.7681 133 -0.04 100
MN.VLC.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:31.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 43.7229 110 -0.05 72
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:31.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 271 42.5241 111 -0.1 72
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:30.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 96 14.9739 143 -0.71 82
IV.BDI.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:29.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 244 30.1476 121 0.05 74
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:28.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 163 17.871 137 0.16 100
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:28.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 20.7681 133 0.25 73
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2015-04-17T13:30:28.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 14.9739 143 0.31 73
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2015-04-17T13:30:28.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 10 19.0698 135 -0.31 72
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