Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 276613
21/05/12 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:57:35.72 ± 0.46
Latitude : 44.82 1/2 Major Axis : 10.6 km
Longitude : 11.16 ± 0.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 92.7 deg
ML : 2.63±0.19 of 7
Location in relation to nearby cities 29 km NE of MODENA (ITALY) (179000 residents)
37 km NNW of BOLOGNA (ITALY) (446000 residents)
40 km W of FERRARA (ITALY) (147000 residents)
141 km NW of SAN MARINO (SAN MARINO, Capitale) (3000 residents)