SID - Earthquake of 17th July 2001

Earthquake of 17^th July 2001

Date and time:	17.07.2001, 17:06:00 CEST
Magnitude:	5.2
Region:	Italy, Bolzano
Coordinates:	46.700° N, 11.100° E
Distance from NPP Temelin:	370 km
Distance from NPP Dukovany:	460 km

Additional info:
The earthquake was felt even by people in the Czech Republic in Plzeň with intensity III on the EMS-98 macroseismic scale. If you felt it too you can report your experience here.
It presented no threat to any of the Czech NPPs.

Seismogram of the earthquake from a station of the IPE local seismological network monitoring NPP Temelín. Time in the seismograms is in UTC (CEST - 2 hours). Vertical axis shows ground velocity in mm/s.