Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 18-12-1996 and time 13:25:31 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Montignoso (MS)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Montignoso (MS), on

  • 18-12-1996 13:25:31 (UTC)
  • 18-12-1996 14:25:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.9950, 10.1590 at 5 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
Montignoso MS 3 10323 10323
Forte dei Marmi LU 4 7510 17833
Massa MS 5 69479 87312
Seravezza LU 6 13073 100385
Pietrasanta LU 7 24007 124392
Carrara MS 11 63133 187525
Stazzema LU 11 3193 190718
Camaiore LU 13 32513 223231
Ortonovo SP 14 8277 231508
Viareggio LU 16 62467 293975
Castelnuovo Magra SP 16 8415 302390
Vagli Sotto LU 17 939 303329
Ameglia SP 18 4365 307694
Fabbriche di Vergemoli LU 19 768 308462
Fosdinovo MS 19 4883 313345
Careggine LU 19 564 313909
Minucciano LU 20 2102 316011

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km S of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
11 Km SE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
16 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
29 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Modena (184973 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 2.3
ML-VAX 1.8
1996-12-18
13:25:31
43.995 10.159 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 258429
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-12-18 13:25:31 ± 1.144
Latitude 43.9950 ± 0.0588
Longitude 10.1590 ± 0.0403
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 258429

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) 7288.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 268
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.8
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00413
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00826
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 258429
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:04:26

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 258429
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
--.BOB.Z. 1996-12-18T13:26:03.82 10.0 undecidable manual SG 327 0.9213 -0.54 0.7
--.ZC9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:54.96 10.0 undecidable manual SG 58 0.6882 -1.78 0.2
--.BOB.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:50.19 10.0 undecidable manual PG 327 0.9213 -0.42 1.7
--.GU9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:50.42 10.0 undecidable manual SG 40 0.4662 0.64 0.8
--.EB9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:48.97 10.0 undecidable manual SG 23 0.4551 -0.54 0.8
--.ZC9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:45.23 10.0 undecidable manual PG 58 0.6882 -0.98 1.4
--.GU9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:43.79 10.0 undecidable manual PG 40 0.4662 1.59 0.7
--.EB9.Z. 1996-12-18T13:25:42.74 10.0 undecidable manual PG 23 0.4551 0.7 1.8
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