Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 24-03-1998 and time 08:54:44 (Italy) in region 4 km N Polinago (MO)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Polinago (MO), on

  • 24-03-1998 07:54:44 (UTC)
  • 24-03-1998 08:54:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3820, 10.7190 at 29 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
Polinago MO 4 1672 1672
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 7 3747 5419
Serramazzoni MO 7 8282 13701
Montefiorino MO 8 2203 15904
Lama Mocogno MO 8 2734 18638
Palagano MO 9 2194 20832
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 10 17383 38215
Toano RE 13 4463 42678
Castellarano RE 14 15232 57910
Montecreto MO 15 940 58850
Frassinoro MO 15 1926 60776
Baiso RE 16 3315 64091
Sestola MO 17 2508 66599
Riolunato MO 18 712 67311
Carpineti RE 18 4064 71375
Sassuolo MO 18 40853 112228
Fiorano Modenese MO 19 17160 129388
Guiglia MO 20 3931 133319
Maranello MO 20 17359 150678

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km SW of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
36 Km S of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
56 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
62 Km N of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
77 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Livorno (159219 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 2.1 1998-03-24
07:54:44
44.382 10.719 29 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 328099
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-03-24 07:54:44 ± 1.033
Latitude 44.3820 ± 0.0393
Longitude 10.7190 ± 0.0409
Depth (km) 29 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 328099

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) 5449.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 179
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) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00089
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00291
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 328099
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:07:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.BDI.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:59.53 10.0 undecidable manual SG 195 0.3219 0.67 0.5
--.EB9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:57.52 10.0 undecidable manual SG 279 0.2109 1.33 0.5
--.ZC9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:56.71 10.0 undecidable manual SG 99 0.1776 1.25 0.4
--.GU9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:52.84 10.0 undecidable manual SG 251 0.0999 -1.19 0.8
--.BDI.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:52.59 10.0 undecidable manual PG 195 0.3219 -0.2 1.1
--.EB9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:51.29 10.0 undecidable manual PG 279 0.2109 0.04 1.2
--.ZC9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:50.47 10.0 undecidable manual PG 99 0.1776 -0.36 1
--.GU9.Z. 1998-03-24T07:54:49.93 10.0 undecidable manual PG 251 0.0999 -0.07 2.4
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