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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 24-05-2012 and time 04:21:52 (Italy) in region 7 km N Finale Emilia (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km N Finale Emilia (MO), on

  • 24-05-2012 02:21:52 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2012 04:21:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.8930, 11.3040 at 2 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
Finale Emilia MO 7 15699 15699
Bondeno FE 9 14655 30354
Felonica MN 11 1359 31713
Calto RO 12 743 32456
Ficarolo RO 12 2438 34894
Sermide MN 13 6189 41083
Sant'Agostino FE 13 6853 47936
Castelmassa RO 14 4252 52188
San Felice sul Panaro MO 14 10900 63088
Salara RO 14 1160 64248
Ceneselli RO 14 1719 65967
Mirabello FE 15 3266 69233
Castelnovo Bariano RO 15 2762 71995
Gaiba RO 15 1063 73058
Magnacavallo MN 16 1561 74619
Vigarano Mainarda FE 17 7694 82313
Carbonara di Po MN 17 1297 83610
Poggio Rusco MN 17 6625 90235
Camposanto MO 17 3201 93436
Cento FE 18 35686 129122
Mirandola MO 19 23875 152997
Medolla MO 19 6308 159305
Villa Poma MN 19 2023 161328
Borgofranco sul Po MN 19 784 162112
Bergantino RO 19 2565 164677
San Giovanni del Dosso MN 19 1248 165925
Galliera BO 20 5439 171364
Stienta RO 20 3253 174617
Trecenta RO 20 2805 177422
Pieve di Cento BO 20 7019 184441

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km W of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
35 Km E of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Verona (258765 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Padova (210401 inhabitants)
75 Km S of Vicenza (112953 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
95 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 2.2 2012-05-24
02:21:52		 44.892 11.336 10 2014-10-21
12:19:34		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1373931
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.2 2012-05-24
02:21:52		 44.8932 11.304 2 2014-09-19
08:14:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV integrato con i dati della Rete Sismica di emergenza 5893571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-24 02:21:52 ± 0.03
Latitude 44.8932 ± 0.0009
Longitude 11.3040 ± 0.0013
Depth (km) 2 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> REMO-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5893571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 300
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 192
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 320
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.0993
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02878
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.00184
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5893571
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:47:24

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 0
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1373931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-05-24 02:26:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:12.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 332 111.1998 0.56 1.7
IV.SALO.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:11.27 1.0 undecidable manual P 323 101.0211 0.41 1.3
IV.ROVR.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:08.83 1.0 undecidable manual P 348 85.5477 0.74 0.84
IV.ZCCA.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:07.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 203 65.49 1.3 0.87
IV.T0814.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:05.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 247 28.6491 -0.29 2.96
IV.TEOL.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:04.43 1.0 undecidable manual P 29 59.496 0.4 0.58
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:02.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 21.1677 -0.29 2.53
IV.T0803.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:22:00.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 14.4744 0.3 0.34
IV.T0819.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:59.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 269 31.9458 -0.07 0.34
IV.FIU.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:59.25 0.1 positive manual P 152 31.746 0.04 0.05
IV.T0811.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:59.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 13.5753 -0.36 0.72
IV.T0812.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:59.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 11.877 0.19 0.33
IV.T0813.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:58.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 8.4804 0.14 0.44
IV.T0814.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:58.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 247 28.6491 0.03 0.43
IV.T0816.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:58.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 129 30.0477 -0.15 0.26
IV.RAVA.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:57.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 21.1677 -0.04 0.22
IV.T0818.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:57.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 282 22.0668 -0.09 0.29
IV.T0802.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:57.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 258 9.879 -1.05 0.4
IV.T0822.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:57.31 1.0 undecidable manual S 154 7.4814 0.05 0.77
IV.T0820.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:57.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 118 24.0537 -0.02 0.27
IV.T0803.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:56.15 0.1 negative manual P 165 14.4744 -0.02 0.05
IV.SERM.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:56.35 0.3 negative manual P 357 12.9759 0.2 0.14
IV.T0817.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:56.83 0.6 undecidable manual P 48 16.1727 0.15 0.3
IV.T0800.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:56.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 222 6.5934 -0.06 0.07
IV.T0812.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:55.79 0.3 positive manual P 305 11.877 -0.05 0.13
IV.T0805.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:55.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 3.1968 0.55 1.01
IV.T0802.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:55.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 9.879 0.12 0.15
IV.T0811.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:55.92 0.1 negative manual P 207 13.5753 -0.06 0.06
IV.T0800.HHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:54.49 0.1 negative manual P 222 6.5934 0.09 0.05
IV.T0822.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:54.62 0.1 negative manual P 154 7.4814 -0.01 0.05
IV.T0813.EHZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:54.88 0.3 positive manual P 258 8.4804 -0.07 0.14
IV.T0805.HNZ. 2012-05-24T02:21:53.26 0.1 negative manual P 27 3.1968 -0.13 0.09
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.T0819.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0008089999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2012-05-24T02:22:07.78
IV.T0819.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0008015 0.64 AML other m 2012-05-24T02:22:07.78
IV.T0820.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0008225 1.4 AML other m 2012-05-24T02:22:10.28
IV.T0820.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001057 0.4 AML other m 2012-05-24T02:22:14.17
IV.FIU.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0007055 0.7 AML other m 2012-05-24T02:22:26.55
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