Jan 25, 2012

ALERT: Mw 5.0 NORTHERN ITALY 19 km NE Parma 25/01/2012 08:06 (UTC)

Centre Sismologique Euro-Mediterraneen
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
operated at LDG (Paris) and IGN (Madrid)

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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 25/01/2012 at 08:06 (UTC)
NORTHERN ITALY 19 km NE Parma

MAGNITUDE: Mw 5.0

Data provided by: BEO BGSG GFU GFZ IMP INGV LED LJU LVV MAD
MSO NEWS ODC SC3 ZAMG

Latitude = 44.91 N
Longitude = 10.51 E
Origin Time = 08:06:36.0 (UTC)
Depth = 10 Km (f)
RMS = 1.38 sec
Gap = 24 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 2.8 Km
- Semi minor = 2.0 Km
- Azimuth of major axis = 57 degrees

Number of data used = 312

Preliminary location computed on Wed Jan 25 08:20:24 2012 (UTC)
Done by J-P Santoire

Comments :

Message number: 1581

All magnitudes estimations :
mb4.8 (BEO) Mw5.0 (BGSG) M 5.6 (GFZ) ML4.9 (INGV)
ML4.9 (INGV) ML5.1 (LED) ML3.9 (LJU) mb5.5 (MAD)
mb5.2 (MSO) ML5.1 (ODC) Mw4.9 (SC3)

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