Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 276408
20/05/12 89 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.66 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:03:52. 8 ± 0.07
Latitude : 44.87 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.5 km
Longitude : 11.38 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 44.7 deg
ML : 6.09±0.27 of 39 MS : 5.67±0.37 of 5 MD : 5.69±0.20 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 22 km W of FERRARA (ITALY) (147000 residents)
41 km N of BOLOGNA (ITALY) (446000 residents)
46 km NE of MODENA (ITALY) (179000 residents)
134 km NW of SAN MARINO (SAN MARINO, Capitale) (3000 residents)