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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 12-07-1996 and time 17:55:03 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Fosdinovo (MS)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Fosdinovo (MS), on

  • 12-07-1996 15:55:03 (UTC)
  • 12-07-1996 17:55:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1790, 10.0520 at 12 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
Fosdinovo MS 6 4883 4883
Aulla MS 8 11263 16146
Fivizzano MS 9 7925 24071
Castelnuovo Magra SP 9 8415 32486
Podenzana MS 9 2180 34666
Licciana Nardi MS 10 4949 39615
Sarzana SP 10 21976 61591
Casola in Lunigiana MS 10 988 62579
Tresana MS 10 2044 64623
Ortonovo SP 10 8277 72900
Santo Stefano di Magra SP 11 9360 82260
Carrara MS 12 63133 145393
Minucciano LU 13 2102 147495
Bolano SP 13 7813 155308
Arcola SP 14 10607 165915
Vezzano Ligure SP 14 7356 173271
Ameglia SP 15 4365 177636
Comano MS 15 714 178350
Villafranca in Lunigiana MS 15 4770 183120
Follo SP 15 6337 189457
Lerici SP 16 10228 199685
Bagnone MS 16 1887 201572
Massa MS 17 69479 271051
Calice al Cornoviglio SP 19 1138 272189
Filattiera MS 19 2309 274498
La Spezia SP 20 93959 368457
Vagli Sotto LU 20 939 369396
Mulazzo MS 20 2424 371820
Piazza al Serchio LU 20 2367 374187

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
12 Km NW of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
17 Km NW of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
20 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
59 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Carpi (70699 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 		1996-07-12
15:55:03		 44.179 10.052 12 2013-07-15
08:40:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 248789
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-07-12 15:55:03 ± 0.183
Latitude 44.1790 ± 0.0106
Longitude 10.0520 ± 0.0165
Depth (km) 12 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 248789

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) 1766.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00316
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01328
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 248789
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:55:23

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 248789
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
--.CKI.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:43.22 10.0 undecidable manual SN 281 1.2876 -0.89 0
--.CRE.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:30.21 10.0 undecidable manual PN 111 1.4763 0.78 0.2
--.BOB.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:28.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 324 0.7326 -0.29 0.5
--.CKI.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:26.99 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 1.2876 0.11 1.2
--.PGD.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:25.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 103 1.2321 -0.34 0.9
--.PII.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:23.36 10.0 undecidable manual SG 143 0.5661 -0.17 0.6
--.GU9.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:18.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 65 0.4107 -0.44 0.4
--.BDI.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:17.31 10.0 undecidable manual SG 106 0.3996 -1.04 0
--.BOB.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:17.95 10.0 undecidable manual PG 324 0.7326 -0.01 1.7
--.EB9.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:16.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 47 0.3552 -0.21 0.6
--.PII.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:15.17 10.0 negative manual PG 143 0.5661 0.18 3
--.GU9.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:12.47 10.0 positive manual PG 65 0.4107 0.24 2.8
--.EB9.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:11.31 10.0 undecidable manual PG 47 0.3552 0.32 1.2
--.BDI.Z. 1996-07-12T15:55:11.54 10.0 undecidable manual PG 106 0.3996 -0.46 0.9
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