Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 20-09-2015 and time 17:44:17 (Italy) in region 2 km N Lizzano in Belvedere (BO)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Lizzano in Belvedere (BO), on

  • 20-09-2015 15:44:17 (UTC)
  • 20-09-2015 17:44:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1790, 10.8910 at 18 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
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 2 2212 2212
Gaggio Montano BO 4 4878 7090
Alto Reno Terme BO 7 6960 14050
Fanano MO 8 2989 17039
Montese MO 11 3353 20392
Sestola MO 11 2508 22900
Castel di Casio BO 12 3448 26348
Sambuca Pistoiese PT 12 1626 27974
Cutigliano PT 14 1488 29462
Castel d'Aiano BO 15 1906 31368
Montecreto MO 16 940 32308
San Marcello Pistoiese PT 16 6416 38724
Camugnano BO 16 1885 40609
Abetone PT 18 621 41230
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 19 17383 58613
Piteglio PT 19 1683 60296
Lama Mocogno MO 19 2734 63030
Fiumalbo MO 19 1280 64310
Riolunato MO 20 712 65022

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
50 Km SW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
52 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
61 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
67 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
85 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
93 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
ML 1.8 2015-09-20
15:44:17
44.1787 10.8908 18 2016-02-19
13:21:47
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23061511
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2015-09-20
15:44:17
44.1787 10.8908 18 2015-09-20
15:50:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21494401
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-09-20 15:44:17 ± 0.14
Latitude 44.1787 ± 0.0063
Longitude 10.8908 ± 0.0050
Depth (km) 18 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23061511

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 507
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 474
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 357
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 510.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.57206
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23061511
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-13 09:56:10

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21494401
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-20 15:50:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.REMY.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:58.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.19 0
MN.BNI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:48.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.96 0
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:40.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.84 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:34.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 285.5031 1.2 0
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:25.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.36 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:23.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.19 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:19.01 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.99 0
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:17.96 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.33 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:09.05 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 285.5031 9.16 0
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:45:01.35 3.0 positive manual Pn -2.43 0
IV.MILN.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:48.00 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.34 0
IV.MNTV.HNZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:47.99 3.0 undecidable manual S -4.97 0
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:35.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 269 58.6968 99 -0.17 69
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:30.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 271 39.0276 105 0.13 72
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:30.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 39.7269 104 0.06 72
GU.GRAM.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:29.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 74.0703 96 0 69
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:27.28 0.1 undecidable manual S 241 26.8509 114 0.2 97
GU.EQUI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:27.48 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 58.6968 99 -0.12 47
IV.PII.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:27.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 58.497 99 0.29 67
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:26.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 20.2686 123 0.52 67
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:25.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 152 18.9699 125 -0.1 99
GU.SARM.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:24.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 39.0276 105 -0.09 97
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:24.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 110 39.7269 104 -0.04 74
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:22.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 26.8509 114 -0.07 100
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:21.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 152 18.9699 125 -0.11 100
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2015-09-20T15:44:21.58 0.1 positive manual P 20 20.2686 123 -0.37 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BDI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000237 1.06 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:27.59
IV.BDI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002315 0.42 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:27.85
GU.GRAM.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006964999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:42.18
GU.GRAM.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00006994999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:43.64
IV.LAV9.HHN. ML:3.9 0.0008505 0.5 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:45:57.41
IV.LAV9.HHE. ML:3.7 0.0006125000000000001 0.84 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:45:57.51
IV.MTCR.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0006414999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:25.34
IV.MTCR.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0003928 0.96 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:26.67
IV.PII.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009825 0.24 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:38.51
IV.PII.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007725 0.22 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:39.53
GU.SARM.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000737 0.82 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:30.79
GU.SARM.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001965 0.44 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:30.68
IV.SEI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002205 0.38 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:31.72
IV.SEI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002915 0.38 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:33.64
IV.ZCCA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002595 0.44 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:27.59
IV.ZCCA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00045850000000000003 0.5 AML other m 2015-09-20T15:44:26.86
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