Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 18-07-1996 and time 01:24:26 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Castelfiorentino (FI)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Castelfiorentino (FI), on

  • 17-07-1996 23:24:26 (UTC)
  • 18-07-1996 01:24:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.5700, 10.9880 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Gambassi Terme FI 4 4870 4870
Castelfiorentino FI 4 17504 22374
Certaldo FI 5 16121 38495
Montaione FI 6 3700 42195
Montespertoli FI 11 13537 55732
San Gimignano SI 12 7820 63552
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa FI 15 7800 71352
Barberino Val d'Elsa FI 15 4386 75738
San Miniato PI 16 27934 103672
Empoli FI 17 48109 151781
Poggibonsi SI 17 29196 180977
Palaia PI 18 4612 185589
Montelupo Fiorentino FI 18 14098 199687
San Casciano in Val di Pesa FI 19 17062 216749
Capraia e Limite FI 19 7670 224419
Colle di Val d'Elsa SI 20 21620 246039

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
31 Km SW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
36 Km S of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
41 Km S of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Grosseto (82087 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
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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 2.1 1996-07-17
23:24:26
43.57 10.988 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 249519
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-07-17 23:24:26 ± 0.307
Latitude 43.5700 ± 0.0248
Longitude 10.9880 ± 0.0132
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 249519

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) 2957.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 208
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00324
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00631
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 249519
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:56:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SFI.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:50.55 10.0 undecidable manual SG 61 0.6993 -0.5 0.4
--.CRE.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:50.35 10.0 undecidable manual SG 85 0.6882 -0.5 0.3
--.PGD.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:47.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 59 0.5994 -0.66 0.2
--.BDI.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:46.88 10.0 undecidable manual SG 329 0.5661 0.25 0.6
--.SFI.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:41.55 10.0 undecidable manual PG 61 0.6993 0.87 0.3
--.CRE.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:40.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 85 0.6882 0 1.9
--.PGD.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:39.16 10.0 undecidable manual PG 59 0.5994 0.21 1.9
--.PII.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:39.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 293 0.3552 -0.69 0.3
--.BDI.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:38.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 329 0.5661 -0.07 2.1
--.PII.Z. 1996-07-17T23:24:34.45 10.0 undecidable manual PG 293 0.3552 0.01 2.1
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