Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.5 on date 20-05-2012 and time 06:24:49 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Finale Emilia (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Finale Emilia (MO), on

  • 20-05-2012 04:24:49 (UTC)
  • 20-05-2012 06:24:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.8650, 11.3180 at 10 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
Finale Emilia MO 4 15699 15699
Bondeno FE 8 14655 30354
Sant'Agostino FE 10 6853 37207
Mirabello FE 12 3266 40473
Ficarolo RO 13 2438 42911
Felonica MN 14 1359 44270
San Felice sul Panaro MO 14 10900 55170
Calto RO 15 743 55913
Vigarano Mainarda FE 15 7694 63607
Cento FE 15 35686 99293
Sermide MN 16 6189 105482
Salara RO 16 1160 106642
Gaiba RO 16 1063 107705
Galliera BO 16 5439 113144
Camposanto MO 17 3201 116345
Pieve di Cento BO 17 7019 123364
Ceneselli RO 17 1719 125083
Castelmassa RO 17 4252 129335
Poggio Renatico FE 17 9852 139187
Castelnovo Bariano RO 18 2762 141949
Magnacavallo MN 19 1561 143510
San Pietro in Casale BO 19 12202 155712
Medolla MO 19 6308 162020
Stienta RO 20 3253 165273

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km W of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
35 Km E of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
41 Km N of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
69 Km SE of Verona (258765 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Padova (210401 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Vicenza (112953 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
86 Km NW of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Forlì (117913 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 2.5 2012-05-20
04:24:49
44.8653 11.318 10 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 4906331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-20 04:24:49 ± 0.23
Latitude 44.8653 ± 0.0090
Longitude 11.3180 ± 0.0203
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 4906331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1590
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 970
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.55
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14569
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.31571
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4906331
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:47:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MABI.HHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:14.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 335 146.0427 38 -1.33 25
IV.ASQU.HHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:13.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 162 124.2867 38 0.65 37
IV.CRMI.HHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:13.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 193 121.6893 38 0.94 33
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:11.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 158 114.4965 38 0.69 55
IV.PTF.SHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:09.98 1.0 undecidable manual P 191 102.3198 38 0.85 18
IV.SALO.HHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:09.36 0.6 undecidable manual P 324 104.0181 38 -0.04 45
IV.BRIS.HHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:07.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 153 79.4649 38 1.72 23
IV.TREG.HNE. 2012-05-20T04:25:06.20 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 73.9704 38 1.47 27
IV.ZOVE.HNE. 2012-05-20T04:25:02.89 0.6 undecidable manual P 11 66.5778 38 -0.69 40
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:25:01.98 1.0 undecidable manual S 151 28.4493 50 -0.75 21
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:24:59.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 232 19.869 50 0.15 77
IV.SERM.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:24:57.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 16.1727 50 0.38 49
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:24:55.98 0.3 positive manual P 151 28.4493 50 -1.12 54
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:24:54.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 19.869 50 -0.52 94
IV.SERM.EHZ. 2012-05-20T04:24:53.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 16.1727 50 -0.28 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
NI.AGOR.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0001655 1.56 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:41.32
NI.AGOR.HHN. ML:2.5 0.0001525 1.5 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:46.42
IV.ASQU.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000184 0.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:32.74
IV.ASQU.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000226 0.82 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:33.13
IV.BRIS.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0003805 0.36 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:21.34
IV.BRIS.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0002465 0.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:21.72
IV.CRMI.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00014850000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:31.36
IV.CRMI.HHN. ML:2.2 0.000107 0.32 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:26:30.12
IV.FIU.EHE. ML:2.8 0.00325 1.02 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:15.16
IV.FIU.EHN. ML:2.8 0.003025 0.44 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:15.07
IV.MABI.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0001395 0.58 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:35.00
IV.MABI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000175 0.64 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:33.92
IV.PLMA.HHN. ML:2.6 0.00020500000000000002 0.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:37.90
IV.PLMA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000132 1.18 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:37.46
IV.ROM9.HHE. ML:3.6 0.000306 0.32 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:26:54.39
IV.SALO.HHN. ML:3.1 0.001164 1.22 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:25.09
IV.SALO.HHE. ML:3.0 0.000905 0.48 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:25.59
IV.SFI.EHE. ML:2.4 0.00020850000000000003 0.44 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:26:27.98
IV.SFI.EHN. ML:2.5 0.000251 0.5 AML other m 2012-05-20T04:25:29.08
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