Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 09-04-2009 and time 03:45:20 (Italy) in region 3 km W L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 09-04-2009 01:45:20 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2009 03:45:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3650, 13.3670 at 6 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
L'Aquila AQ 3 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 8 1011 70764
Scoppito AQ 9 3727 74491
Tornimparte AQ 10 3187 77678
Pizzoli AQ 10 4326 82004
Barete AQ 12 737 82741
Ocre AQ 13 1167 83908
Fossa AQ 13 721 84629
Poggio Picenze AQ 15 1136 85765
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 16 394 86159
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 16 1369 87528
Rocca di Cambio AQ 17 533 88061
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 18 424 88485
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 18 1854 90339
Capitignano AQ 18 665 91004
Barisciano AQ 19 1828 92832

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
3 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
85 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.6
ML 1.6
2009-04-09
01:45:20
42.365 13.367 6 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 777179
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-09 01:45:20 ± 0.17
Latitude 42.3650 ± 0.0081
Longitude 13.3670 ± 0.0097
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 777179

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 829
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 629
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 332
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1204.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.73295
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 777179
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:42:31

Md:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 777179
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:42:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GUAR.HHN. 2009-04-09T01:45:41.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:35.83 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 153 81.3519 0.226 42
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:32.61 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:32.06 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 159 58.8966 -0.079 67
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:29.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-04-09T01:45:29.53 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 85 38.9277 0.713 39
IV.FIAM.HHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:28.99 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 242 23.1546 -0.22 69
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:27.56 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 10 19.1697 -0.316 68
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-09T01:45:27.52 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 122 20.9679 -0.933 55
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-09T01:45:26.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 122 20.9679 0.913 74
IV.FIAM.HHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:25.43 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 242 23.1546 -0.284 91
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:25.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:24.91 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 10 19.1697 -0.034 73
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:23.42 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 256 2.4975 0.371 93
IV.T0108.HLN. 2009-04-09T01:45:23.18 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 167 3.3966 -0.025 100
IV.T0108.HLN. 2009-04-09T01:45:22.24 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 167 3.3966 -0.007 100
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:22.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 256 2.4975 0.173 97
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:22.97 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 114 3.0969 -0.183 97
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-09T01:45:22.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 114 3.0969 -0.137 97
IV.ORI.EHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:09.23 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.ORI.EHE. 2009-04-09T01:45:02.81 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ASQU.HHN. 2009-04-09T01:45:00.84 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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