Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 06-08-2009 and time 06:49:55 (Italy) in region 5 km N L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-08-2009 04:49:55 (UTC)
  • 06-08-2009 06:49:55 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3980, 13.3850 at 8 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 5 69753 69753
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 74079
Barete AQ 10 737 74816
Scoppito AQ 11 3727 78543
Lucoli AQ 12 1011 79554
Tornimparte AQ 14 3187 82741
Fossa AQ 14 721 83462
Ocre AQ 15 1167 84629
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 15 1369 85998
Capitignano AQ 15 665 86663
Poggio Picenze AQ 16 1136 87799
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 17 394 88193
Campotosto AQ 18 542 88735
Montereale AQ 18 2581 91316
Crognaleto TE 19 1297 92613
Barisciano AQ 19 1828 94441
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 96295
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 19 424 96719
Pietracamela TE 20 271 96990
Rocca di Cambio AQ 20 533 97523

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
94 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 1.8
ML 1.3
2009-08-06
04:49:55
42.398 13.385 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 943489
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-08-06 04:49:55 ± 0.18
Latitude 42.3980 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.3850 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 943489

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 535
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 447
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 211
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 781.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33635
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 943489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 17:59:41

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 943489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 17:59:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:09.18 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 91 37.3293 0.133 71
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:08.92 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 309 36.2415 0.211 93
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:06.88 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 36 30.6471 0.048 96
IV.SAN2.EHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:05.85 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 342 27.0507 0.207 94
CH.FUSIO.HHE. 2009-08-06T04:50:05.30 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:04.14 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 132 21.9669 0.204 71
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:03.61 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 91 37.3293 0.131 94
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:02.80 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 309 36.2415 -0.482 87
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:01.58 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 36 30.6471 -0.62 63
IV.SAN2.EHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 342 27.0507 0.087 73
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-08-06T04:50:00.62 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 132 21.9669 0.091 98
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-08-06T04:49:59.31 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 222 5.7942 0.118 99
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-08-06T04:49:58.82 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 165 5.0949 -0.246 98
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-08-06T04:49:57.60 0.1 positive manual Pg 165 5.0949 -0.116 100
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-08-06T04:49:57.91 0.1 positive manual Pg 222 5.7942 0.121 100
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