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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 20-01-2016 and time 14:24:14 (Italy) in region 10 km NW Finale Emilia (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 10 km NW Finale Emilia (MO), on

  • 20-01-2016 13:24:14 (UTC)
  • 20-01-2016 14:24:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.9180, 11.2400 at 10 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Finale Emilia MO 11 15699 15699
Magnacavallo MN 11 1561 17260
Sermide MN 11 6189 23449
Felonica MN 12 1359 24808
Poggio Rusco MN 12 6625 31433
San Felice sul Panaro MO 12 10900 42333
Calto RO 12 743 43076
Castelmassa RO 13 4252 47328
Castelnovo Bariano RO 13 2762 50090
Carbonara di Po MN 13 1297 51387
Villa Poma MN 13 2023 53410
San Giovanni del Dosso MN 14 1248 54658
Mirandola MO 14 23875 78533
Bondeno FE 15 14655 93188
Ceneselli RO 15 1719 94907
Borgofranco sul Po MN 15 784 95691
Medolla MO 15 6308 101999
Schivenoglia MN 15 1203 103202
Ficarolo RO 16 2438 105640
Bergantino RO 16 2565 108205
Camposanto MO 16 3201 111406
Melara RO 16 1803 113209
Pieve di Coriano MN 17 1035 114244
Salara RO 17 1160 115404
San Giacomo delle Segnate MN 17 1639 117043
Revere MN 18 2521 119564
Sant'Agostino FE 18 6853 126417
Cavezzo MO 19 7026 133443
Ostiglia MN 19 6818 140261
San Possidonio MO 19 3619 143880
Gaiba RO 19 1063 144943

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
32 Km E of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
48 Km N of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
61 Km SE of Verona (258765 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Padova (210401 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Vicenza (112953 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.1 2016-01-20
13:24:14		 44.9182 11.2403 10 2016-05-17
13:16:23		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23515931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2016-01-20
13:24:17		 44.9512 11.2822 10 2016-01-20
14:01:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23166371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-20 13:24:14 ± 0.23
Latitude 44.9182 ± 0.0072
Longitude 11.2403 ± 0.0102
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 23515931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 814
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 333
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.81213
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23166371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-20 14:01:09

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23515931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-07 17:57:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
BA.PZUN.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:25:54.87 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.02 0
FR.SMPL.HHZ.00 2016-01-20T13:25:53.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.82 0
IV.SAMA.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:25:50.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.65 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:25:38.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.02 0
IV.AOI.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:25:33.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.49 0
IV.BRES.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:49.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 201.1431 38 0.1 29
IV.STAL.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:47.71 0.6 undecidable manual P 37 187.5678 38 0.28 31
IV.MSSA.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:42.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 244 151.5372 38 0.52 35
IV.RUFI.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:38.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 170 121.6893 38 1.08 29
ST.GAGG.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:38.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 131.0688 38 0.19 59
IV.MPPT.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:36.74 1.0 undecidable manual P 186 107.2149 38 1.78 10
IV.MAGA.HHE. 2016-01-20T13:24:35.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 334 106.4157 38 0.3 60
IV.MTCR.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:34.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 100.5216 38 0.71 54
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:34.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 100.3218 38 0.62 56
ST.DOSS.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:34.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 106.8153 38 -0.1 63
IV.SALO.HHE. 2016-01-20T13:24:33.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 325 95.7264 38 0.6 38
IV.BRIS.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:33.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 151 87.4458 38 1.55 24
IV.ROVR.HHE. 2016-01-20T13:24:30.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 81.8514 38 -0.07 66
IV.TREG.HNE. 2016-01-20T13:24:29.43 1.0 undecidable manual P 355 67.377 38 0.66 19
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:29.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 66.2781 38 0.68 58
IV.TEOL.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:27.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 59.7957 38 -0.58 61
IV.ZOVE.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:27.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 62.493 38 -0.39 64
IV.FERS.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:24.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 94 23.6541 -1.64 26
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:24.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 147 36.6411 50 0.49 44
IV.CAVE.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:23.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 253 19.5693 50 -0.55 45
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:23.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 20.3685 50 -0.49 68
IV.SERM.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:23.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 23 11.0778 131 0.38 47
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:22.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 300 29.1486 50 -0.21 71
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:19.53 0.1 positive manual P 208 20.3685 50 -0.56 88
IV.SERM.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:19.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 23 11.0778 131 -0.1 100
IV.FERS.HNZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:19.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 94 23.6541 -0.93 57
IV.CAVE.HHZ. 2016-01-20T13:24:19.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 253 19.5693 50 -0.34 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BRIS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001375 0.84 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:48.53
IV.BRIS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00005735 1.44 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:25:04.84
IV.LMD.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00009455 0.22 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:50.19
IV.LMD.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00007384999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:49.79
IV.RAVA.EHN. ML:3.4 0.01705 0.38 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:24.07
IV.RAVA.EHE. ML:3.3 0.014794999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:24.12
IV.STAL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0000882 0.28 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:25:13.82
IV.STAL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00008975 0.16 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:25:14.24
IV.ZCCA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00009035 0.52 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:52.73
IV.ZCCA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00014800000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2016-01-20T13:24:50.80
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