Jan 27, 2012

ALERT: mb 5.2 NORTHERN ITALY 7 km S Fornovo di taro 27/01/2012 14:53 (UTC)

Centre Sismologique Euro-Mediterraneen
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
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WARNING : These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.
Location and magnitude estimations may be revised if necessary in
an INFORMATION message.
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EARTHQUAKE on 27/01/2012 at 14:53 (UTC)
NORTHERN ITALY 7 km S Fornovo di taro

MAGNITUDE: mb 5.2

Data provided by: BEO BUC INGV LJU MAD MSO ODC SC3 SED

Latitude = 44.63 N
Longitude = 10.12 E
Origin Time = 14:53:13.3 (UTC)
Depth = 30 Km (f)
RMS = 1.36 sec
Gap = 26 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 2.7 Km
- Semi minor = 1.7 Km
- Azimuth of major axis = 52 degrees

Number of data used = 399

Preliminary location computed on Fri Jan 27 15:00:54 2012 (UTC)
Done by Gilles Mazet-Roux

Comments :

Message number: 1584

All magnitudes estimations :
mb5.2 (BEO) mb5.2 (BEO) ML5.2 (INGV) ML5.2 (INGV)
mb6.0 (MAD) mb6.4 (MSO) ML4.6 (MSO) ML5.1 (ODC)
Mw5.5 (SC3) ML5.3 (SED)

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