Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-08-2009 and time 00:05:34 (UTC) in region Adriatico Centrale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Adriatico Centrale (MARE), on

  • 16-08-2009 00:05:34 (UTC)
  • 16-08-2009 02:05:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.2590, 14.2830 at 9 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

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Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
73 Km SE of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
88 Km N of Pescara (121014 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 2.2
ML 1.4
2009-08-16
00:05:34
43.259 14.283 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 949139
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-08-16 00:05:34 ± 0.56
Latitude 43.2590 ± 0.0153
Longitude 14.2830 ± 0.0395
Depth (km) 9 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 949139

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3316
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1526
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 255
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3623.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 267
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.62
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.57377
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.12145
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 949139
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:06:38

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 949139
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:06:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-08-16T00:06:10.79 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 208 124.0869 0.382 45
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2009-08-16T00:06:04.60 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 228 103.8183 -0.418 47
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:06:03.97 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 256 99.9222 0.013 51
.TERO.HHZ. 2009-08-16T00:06:01.96 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 218 89.5437 0.752 43
IV.CING.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:06:00.26 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 279 88.7445 -0.72 43
.AOI.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:05:55.22 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 301 63.6918 0.927 62
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:05:55.71 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 235 124.4865 0.461 44
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-08-16T00:05:54.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 208 124.0869 -0.397 90
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2009-08-16T00:05:52.45 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 228 103.8183 0.375 47
IV.ARVD.HHE. 2009-08-16T00:05:52.50 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 284 111.3996 -0.732 82
.TERO.HHZ. 2009-08-16T00:05:50.16 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 218 89.5437 0.285 74
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:05:50.86 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 256 99.9222 -0.603 67
IV.CING.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:05:49.51 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 279 88.7445 -0.234 100
.AOI.HHN. 2009-08-16T00:05:46.49 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 301 63.6918 0.607 71
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