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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 20-05-2012 and time 14:12:12 (Italy) in region 1 km NW San Felice sul Panaro (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW San Felice sul Panaro (MO), on

  • 20-05-2012 12:12:12 (UTC)
  • 20-05-2012 14:12:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.8520, 11.1360 at 4 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV integrato con i dati della Rete Sismica di emergenza.

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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
San Felice sul Panaro MO 2 10900 10900
Medolla MO 5 6308 17208
Mirandola MO 7 23875 41083
Camposanto MO 7 3201 44284
Cavezzo MO 8 7026 51310
San Prospero MO 11 5860 57170
San Possidonio MO 12 3619 60789
Finale Emilia MO 13 15699 76488
San Giovanni del Dosso MN 13 1248 77736
Concordia sulla Secchia MO 14 8641 86377
Poggio Rusco MN 14 6625 93002
Crevalcore BO 14 13465 106467
Ravarino MO 14 6233 112700
Bomporto MO 16 10157 122857
San Giacomo delle Segnate MN 16 1639 124496
Schivenoglia MN 16 1203 125699
Villa Poma MN 17 2023 127722
Bastiglia MO 18 4193 131915
Magnacavallo MN 18 1561 133476
Cento FE 19 35686 169162
Novi di Modena MO 19 10247 179409
Moglia MN 20 5600 185009

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km E of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
28 Km NE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
38 Km W of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
43 Km NW of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
43 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
66 Km S of Verona (258765 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Vicenza (112953 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Padova (210401 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Ravenna (159116 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2012-05-20
12:12:13		 44.902 11.0705 1 2014-10-21
12:19:34		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1328231
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.3 2012-05-20
12:12:12		 44.8525 11.1357 4 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV integrato con i dati della Rete Sismica di emergenza 5889891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-20 12:12:12 ± 0.18
Latitude 44.8525 ± 0.0036
Longitude 11.1357 ± 0.0038
Depth (km) 4 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> REMO-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5889891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 774
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 297
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 128
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3404
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09713
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.13045
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 0
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1328231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-05-20 12:33:04

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5889891
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:47:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
NI.CGRP.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:50.68 1.0 undecidable manual S 24 125.4744 0.19 6.78
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:47.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 109.8123 0.18 1.21
IV.SALO.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:44.04 1.0 undecidable manual S 331 97.5246 -0.87 1.31
NI.CGRP.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:33.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 125.4744 0.07 0.59
IV.BDI.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:31.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 206 97.5246 1.75 0
MN.VLC.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:31.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 218 97.2249 1.23 0
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:31.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 169 90.243 2.51 2.9
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:31.88 0.3 positive manual P 339 109.8123 0.44 0.37
IV.BRIS.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:30.81 1.0 undecidable manual P 144 85.7475 3.04 1.42
IV.SALO.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:30.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 331 97.5246 0.85 0.54
IV.MTRZ.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:28.01 1.0 undecidable manual P 159 64.0914 2.72 0.73
IV.ROVR.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:28.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 357 88.245 0.39 0.47
IV.ERBM.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:28.42 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 74.7696 1.06 0.53
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:28.71 1.0 undecidable manual P 181 75.9684 2.25 1.17
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:26.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 193 57.0984 1.91 0.67
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:26.62 1.0 undecidable manual S 130 36.6411 -0.32 0.67
IV.TEOL.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:25.12 0.3 positive manual P 37 70.5738 -0.5 0.25
IV.NOVE.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:24.76 1.0 undecidable manual S 260 33.6441 -1.85 0.92
IV.SERM.HNZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:21.37 1.0 undecidable manual S 36 21.5673 -1.01 1.45
IV.SBPO.HHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:20.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 322 27.8499 1.31 0.31
IV.T0822.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:20.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 16.6722 0.07 0.32
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:19.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 10.7781 0.2 0.28
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:19.79 0.3 positive manual P 130 36.6411 -0.05 0.13
IV.NOVE.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:19.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 33.6441 -0.31 0.14
IV.SERM.HNZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:17.22 0.3 positive manual P 36 21.5673 -0.2 0.2
IV.T0822.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:16.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 16.6722 -0.01 0.14
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-20T12:12:15.55 0.1 negative manual P 187 10.7781 -0.01 0.05
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ERBM.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00010865 1 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:42.94
IV.BRIS.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00004355000000000001 0.58 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:44.86
IV.SALO.HHE. ML:2.7 0.0005290000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:46.04
IV.SALO.HHN. ML:2.7 0.0005250000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:46.66
IV.BRIS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000052449999999999994 0.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:47.05
GU.MAIM.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007755 0.42 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:52.59
IV.CRMI.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00007580000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:52.95
NI.CGRP.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000169 1.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:53.61
IV.CRMI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0000487 0.38 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:53.83
GU.MAIM.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00006135 1.38 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:53.88
IV.SFI.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00005155 1 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:53.51
IV.SFI.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000059485000000000004 0.54 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:53.74
IV.MABI.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008929999999999999 1.58 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:55.37
NI.CGRP.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00013550000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:56.48
IV.MABI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0000657 0.94 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:57.07
IV.ERBM.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0001055 1.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:12:58.20
NI.AGOR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000048 1.5 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:05.14
NI.AGOR.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00005085000000000001 0.9 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:05.16
IV.APPI.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0000933 0.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:05.56
SI.KOSI.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00007089999999999999 1.32 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:05.49
IV.APPI.EHE. ML:2.6 0.000140579 0.22 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:06.41
NI.POLC.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00011949999999999999 1.04 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:07.53
SI.MOSI.HHN. ML:2.8 0.00016949999999999997 1.58 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:12.67
NI.POLC.HHN. ML:2.5 0.000132 0.5 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:13.94
SI.KOSI.HHE. ML:2.4 0.00008444999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:14.31
NI.SABO.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0000618 1.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:14.35
SI.MOSI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00009010000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:14.68
SI.ABSI.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00010550000000000002 1.36 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:14.86
NI.SABO.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00006544999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:15.77
SI.ABSI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00009334999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:15.94
IV.STAL.HHN. ML:2.4 0.00007725 1.3 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:16.30
IV.STAL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.0001115 0.32 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:19.57
SI.ROSI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0000724 0.86 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:20.43
SI.ROSI.HHN. ML:2.5 0.00006544999999999999 1 AML other m 2012-05-20T12:13:21.79
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