Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 02-08-1997 and time 15:31:40 (UTC) in region 3 km SW Castel Bolognese (RA)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Castel Bolognese (RA), on

  • 02-08-1997 15:31:40 (UTC)
  • 02-08-1997 17:31:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.2990, 11.7780 at 16 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Castel Bolognese RA 3 9554 9554
Riolo Terme RA 5 5720 15274
Imola BO 8 69797 85071
Faenza RA 9 58541 143612
Brisighella RA 9 7639 151251
Solarolo RA 9 4488 155739
Bagnara di Romagna RA 11 2429 158168
Mordano BO 11 4760 162928
Casalfiumanese BO 13 3438 166366
Dozza BO 14 6652 173018
Casola Valsenio RA 15 2617 175635
Borgo Tossignano BO 15 3288 178923
Modigliana FC 16 4560 183483
Cotignola RA 16 7474 190957
Castel Guelfo di Bologna BO 17 4455 195412
Massa Lombarda RA 17 10653 206065
Lugo RA 17 32390 238455
Sant'Agata sul Santerno RA 17 2862 241317
Fontanelice BO 18 1943 243260
Castel San Pietro Terme BO 19 20811 264071
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole FC 19 6426 270497

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km SE of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
9 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
23 Km W of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
41 Km SE of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
41 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
61 Km S of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Rovigo (51867 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Arezzo (99543 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
Md 2.5
ML-VAX 1.7
1997-08-02
15:31:40
44.299 11.778 16 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 274399
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-08-02 15:31:40 ± 0.641
Latitude 44.2990 ± 0.0344
Longitude 11.7780 ± 0.0329
Depth (km) 16 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 274399

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) 4631.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 232
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00356
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01036
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 274399
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:19:18

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 274399
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. 1997-08-02T15:32:15.20 10.0 undecidable manual SN 237 1.0656 -0.33 0.7
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-08-02T15:32:12.51 10.0 undecidable manual SN 203 0.888 1.1 0.2
--.BDI.Z. 1997-08-02T15:32:11.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 254 0.8769 0.23 0.8
--.RSM.Z. 1997-08-02T15:32:02.79 10.0 undecidable manual SG 127 0.5994 0.46 0.7
--.ARV.Z. 1997-08-02T15:32:02.87 10.0 undecidable manual PN 133 1.1544 0.82 0.8
--.PII.Z. 1997-08-02T15:32:00.23 10.0 undecidable manual PN 237 1.0656 -0.61 1.3
--.BDI.Z. 1997-08-02T15:31:58.91 10.0 undecidable manual PG 254 0.8769 0.71 1.2
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-08-02T15:31:57.92 10.0 undecidable manual PN 203 0.888 -0.54 1.5
--.SFI.Z. 1997-08-02T15:31:55.97 10.0 undecidable manual SG 172 0.3996 0.33 0.8
--.RSM.Z. 1997-08-02T15:31:52.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 127 0.5994 -0.41 1.9
--.SFI.Z. 1997-08-02T15:31:48.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 172 0.3996 -0.79 1.1
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