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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 18-08-2006 and time 14:16:25 (Italy) in region 1 km SW Pavullo nel Frignano (MO)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Pavullo nel Frignano (MO), on

  • 18-08-2006 12:16:25 (UTC)
  • 18-08-2006 14:16:25 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.3330, 10.8260 at 8 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.

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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
Pavullo nel Frignano MO 1 17383 17383
Lama Mocogno MO 8 2734 20117
Polinago MO 8 1672 21789
Serramazzoni MO 10 8282 30071
Montese MO 12 3353 33424
Sestola MO 12 2508 35932
Montecreto MO 12 940 36872
Zocca MO 14 4719 41591
Fanano MO 14 2989 44580
Palagano MO 14 2194 46774
Guiglia MO 15 3931 50705
Castel d'Aiano BO 15 1906 52611
Prignano sulla Secchia MO 16 3747 56358
Montefiorino MO 16 2203 58561
Gaggio Montano BO 17 4878 63439
Riolunato MO 18 712 64151
Marano sul Panaro MO 18 5060 69211
Lizzano in Belvedere BO 20 2212 71423

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km S of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
44 Km SE of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
45 Km N of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
50 Km S of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
70 Km NW of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
83 Km E of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Ferrara (133155 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Forlì (117913 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 2.1
ML 2.2 		2006-08-18
12:16:25		 44.333 10.826 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 587059
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-08-18 12:16:25 ± 0.3
Latitude 44.3330 ± 0.0198
Longitude 10.8260 ± 0.0176
Depth (km) 8 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 587059

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2183
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 932
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 342
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2607.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 155
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.76
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64841
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 587059
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:19

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 587059
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 11:14:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CGL.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:17:30.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.TRIV.HHE. 2006-08-18T12:17:16.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ORI.EHE. 2006-08-18T12:17:11.43 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SFI.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:56.25 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PII.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:48.13 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 200 71.9724 0.664 41
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:42.35 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 126 52.503 0.075 48
IV.PII.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:37.50 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 200 71.9724 -0.542 81
IV.SEI.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:35.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 126 52.503 0.474 89
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:35.59 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 128 29.9478 -0.343 46
IV.PZZT.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:34.31 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 173 22.5552 0.802 42
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:33.07 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 276 18.9699 0.744 41
IV.BDI.HHN. 2006-08-18T12:16:33.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ERBM.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:31.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 286 34.1436 -0.655 86
IV.FNVD.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:30.26 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 128 29.9478 -1.122 68
IV.GSCL.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:29.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 276 18.9699 0.121 100
IV.PZZT.HHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:29.75 0.1 positive manual Pg 173 22.5552 -0.232 96
IV.ZCCA.SHZ. 2006-08-18T12:16:28.84 0.1 positive manual Pg 81 12.1767 0.738 85
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