Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 20-07-1997 and time 04:36:00 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Firenzuola (FI)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Firenzuola (FI), on

  • 20-07-1997 02:36:00 (UTC)
  • 20-07-1997 04:36:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.1580, 11.3460 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
Firenzuola FI 5 4726 4726
Monghidoro BO 7 3749 8475
San Benedetto Val di Sambro BO 11 4315 12790
Loiano BO 13 4294 17084
Castel del Rio BO 14 1246 18330
Monzuno BO 15 6328 24658
Castiglione dei Pepoli BO 15 5648 30306
Palazzuolo sul Senio FI 17 1154 31460
Vernio PO 19 6060 37520
Grizzana Morandi BO 19 3916 41436
Monterenzio BO 19 6035 47471
Barberino di Mugello FI 19 10836 58307

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km SW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
37 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
38 Km S of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
46 Km N of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
64 Km SE of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.0
ML-VAX 1.5
1997-07-20
02:36:00
44.158 11.346 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 273659
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-07-20 02:36:00 ± 0.49
Latitude 44.1580 ± 0.0267
Longitude 11.3460 ± 0.0367
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 273659

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) 4174.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 178
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) 0.8
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00291
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00656
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 273659
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:18:36

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 273659
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
--.PII.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:24.96 10.0 undecidable manual SG 233 0.7326 -0.82 0.5
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:24.96 10.0 undecidable manual SG 183 0.6882 0.74 0.6
--.BDI.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:21.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 259 0.5439 1.39 0.3
--.SFI.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:18.16 10.0 undecidable manual SG 124 0.444 1.82 0.1
--.PII.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:14.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 233 0.7326 -0.8 1.3
--.ZC9.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:13.18 10.0 undecidable manual SG 306 0.3219 0.49 0.8
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:13.22 10.0 undecidable manual PG 183 0.6882 -0.88 1.3
--.BDI.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:11.38 10.0 undecidable manual PG 259 0.5439 -0.11 2.3
--.SFI.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:08.58 10.0 undecidable manual PG 124 0.444 -0.97 1.3
--.ZC9.Z. 1997-07-20T02:36:06.71 10.0 undecidable manual PG 306 0.3219 -0.73 1.6
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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