Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 21-05-1996 and time 00:57:01 (Italy) in region 5 km SE Castel d'Aiano (BO)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SE Castel d'Aiano (BO), on

  • 20-05-1996 22:57:01 (UTC)
  • 21-05-1996 00:57:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2510, 11.0500 at 5 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
Castel d'Aiano BO 5 1906 1906
Vergato BO 6 7639 9545
Grizzana Morandi BO 8 3916 13461
Montese MO 9 3353 16814
Camugnano BO 10 1885 18699
Castel di Casio BO 10 3448 22147
Gaggio Montano BO 11 4878 27025
Zocca MO 11 4719 31744
Alto Reno Terme BO 12 6960 38704
Castiglione dei Pepoli BO 15 5648 44352
San Benedetto Val di Sambro BO 15 4315 48667
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 16 2212 50879
Marzabotto BO 16 6779 57658
Sambuca Pistoiese PT 17 1626 59284
Monzuno BO 18 6328 65612
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 20 17383 82995

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km SW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
37 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
41 Km N of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
45 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
60 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
61 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
99 Km E of La Spezia (93959 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 2.4
ML-VAX 1.5
1996-05-20
22:57:01
44.251 11.05 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 246409
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-05-20 22:57:01 ± 0.245
Latitude 44.2510 ± 0.0157
Longitude 11.0500 ± 0.0150
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 246409

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2114.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00332
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01659
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 246409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:53:10

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 246409
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.CTI.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:34.97 10.0 undecidable manual PN 12 1.8426 0.87 0.6
--.CRE.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:34.11 10.0 undecidable manual SG 133 0.8991 0.27 0.7
--.PII.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:25.62 10.0 undecidable manual SG 215 0.6438 -0.09 0.9
--.EB9.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:20.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 290 0.4773 -0.4 0.5
--.CRE.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:20.24 10.0 undecidable manual PG 133 0.8991 -0.12 1.9
--.PII.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:16.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 215 0.6438 0.37 1.8
--.BDI.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:15.75 10.0 undecidable manual SG 239 0.3663 -0.76 0.4
--.PGD.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:14.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 127 0.5994 -0.72 1
--.EB9.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:12.12 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.4773 -0.48 1.3
--.BDI.Z. 1996-05-20T22:57:11.21 10.0 undecidable manual PG 239 0.3663 0.86 0.8
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