Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.7 on date 09-03-2013 and time 23:53:17 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Cossignano (AP)

A magnitude Md 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Cossignano (AP), on

  • 09-03-2013 22:53:17 (UTC)
  • 09-03-2013 23:53:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9610, 13.6580 at 30 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Cossignano AP 4 978 978
Castignano AP 4 2796 3774
Offida AP 4 5058 8832
Montalto delle Marche AP 5 2122 10954
Montedinove AP 6 488 11442
Appignano del Tronto AP 7 1785 13227
Rotella AP 8 906 14133
Carassai AP 8 1100 15233
Ortezzano FM 9 774 16007
Castorano AP 9 2380 18387
Ripatransone AP 10 4309 22696
Monte Rinaldo FM 10 379 23075
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 10 433 23508
Castel di Lama AP 11 8634 32142
Colli del Tronto AP 12 3668 35810
Montelparo FM 12 778 36588
Petritoli FM 12 2335 38923
Spinetoli AP 12 7215 46138
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 13 2123 48261
Montottone FM 13 979 49240
Acquaviva Picena AP 13 3831 53071
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 13 4611 57682
Force AP 14 1354 59036
Ascoli Piceno AP 14 49407 108443
Monteleone di Fermo FM 14 395 108838
Monsampietro Morico FM 15 659 109497
Maltignano AP 15 2401 111898
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 15 1330 113228
Monterubbiano FM 15 2230 115458
Monte Giberto FM 15 801 116259
Moresco FM 15 598 116857
Massignano AP 15 1638 118495
Monteprandone AP 15 12655 131150
Ancarano TE 15 1857 133007
Folignano AP 16 9241 142248
Ponzano di Fermo FM 16 1674 143922
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 16 9811 153733
Venarotta AP 16 2066 155799
Montefalcone Appennino FM 16 424 156223
Grottazzolina FM 17 3398 159621
Belmonte Piceno FM 17 646 160267
Grottammare AP 18 16006 176273
Palmiano AP 18 196 176469
Controguerra TE 18 2436 178905
Smerillo FM 18 365 179270
Cupra Marittima AP 18 5398 184668
Torano Nuovo TE 18 1611 186279
Campofilone FM 18 1916 188195
Roccafluvione AP 18 2010 190205
San Benedetto del Tronto AP 19 47303 237508
Servigliano FM 19 2336 239844
Lapedona FM 19 1166 241010
Monte San Martino MC 19 765 241775
Comunanza AP 20 3166 244941
Altidona FM 20 3390 248331
Colonnella TE 20 3734 252065

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
74 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.7 2013-03-09
22:53:17
42.9613 13.6575 30 2015-01-20
11:23:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 5885571
Reviewed
Rev100
Md 1.8 2013-03-09
22:53:17
42.9805 13.6677 10 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 3038701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-03-09 22:53:17 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.9613 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.6575 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5885571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 333
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 182
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 273
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 209
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.09
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03327
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42358
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 3038701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-03-09 23:03:36

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 5885571
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-03-26 13:57:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:33.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 252 46.3203 117 0.09 92
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:33.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 280 47.0196 117 -0.06 70
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:32.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 216 45.1215 118 -0.11 92
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2013-03-09T22:53:28.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 28.4493 132 -0.17 47
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:26.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 280 47.0196 117 0.05 93
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:26.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 46.3203 117 0.05 93
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:26.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 3.6963 172 0.09 49
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:26.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 216 45.1215 118 0.07 93
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2013-03-09T22:53:24.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 293 28.4493 132 -0.02 97
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2013-03-09T22:53:22.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 142 3.6963 172 -0.05 100
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