Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 13-04-2009 and time 23:27:04 (Italy) in region 4 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 13-04-2009 21:27:04 (UTC)
  • 13-04-2009 23:27:04 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3720, 13.3530 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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 4 69753 69753
Scoppito AQ 8 3727 73480
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 77806
Lucoli AQ 9 1011 78817
Tornimparte AQ 10 3187 82004
Barete AQ 11 737 82741
Ocre AQ 14 1167 83908
Fossa AQ 14 721 84629
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 14 1369 85998
Poggio Picenze AQ 17 1136 87134
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 17 394 87528
Capitignano AQ 17 665 88193
Rocca di Cambio AQ 19 533 88726
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 19 424 89150
Montereale AQ 19 2581 91731
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 93585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
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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 2.0
ML 1.9
2009-04-13
21:27:04
42.372 13.353 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 800259
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-13 21:27:04 ± 0.08
Latitude 42.3720 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.3530 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 800259

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 506
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 485
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 218
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 707.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.74374
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 800259
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:09:33

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 800259
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 15:09:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MNS.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:24.51 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:21.84 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 339 54.8007 0.296 68
IV.CERT.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:21.78 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 213 55.9995 -0.092 71
IV.MNS.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:20.02 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:18.08 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 86 40.0266 0.461 68
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:18.44 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 153 82.5507 -0.026 46
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:17.02 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 315 36.1416 0.438 69
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:17.52 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 174 39.0276 0.171 48
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:15.26 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 36 34.5432 -0.898 58
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:14.27 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 339 54.8007 0.096 71
IV.CERT.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:13.90 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 213 55.9995 -0.467 44
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:12.14 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 86 40.0266 0.232 47
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:12.36 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 122 22.3554 -0.159 74
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:12.22 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 239 22.5552 -0.364 71
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:12.00 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 174 39.0276 0.245 71
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:11.37 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 14 18.7701 -0.019 51
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-04-13T21:27:11.25 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 315 36.1416 -0.063 99
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:10.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 36 34.5432 -0.518 90
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:09.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 239 22.5552 0.045 76
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-13T21:27:09.01 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 122 22.3554 0.043 51
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:08.44 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 14 18.7701 0.127 75
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:07.78 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 117 4.4955 0.042 79
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:27:06.48 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 117 4.4955 0.271 100
IV.RAVA.EHN. 2009-04-13T21:26:54.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CDCA.EHE. 2009-04-13T21:26:35.75 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GROG.HHZ. 2009-04-13T21:26:29.90 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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