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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 15-03-2019 and time 09:35:15 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Force (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Force (AP), on

  • 15-03-2019 08:35:15 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2019 09:35:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9500, 13.4590 at 15 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Force AP 3 1354 1354
Comunanza AP 4 3166 4520
Montefalcone Appennino FM 4 424 4944
Palmiano AP 6 196 5140
Smerillo FM 6 365 5505
Venarotta AP 8 2066 7571
Rotella AP 8 906 8477
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 9 1330 9807
Amandola FM 9 3629 13436
Monte San Martino MC 9 765 14201
Montefortino FM 10 1178 15379
Montelparo FM 10 778 16157
Roccafluvione AP 10 2010 18167
Montedinove AP 11 488 18655
Montemonaco AP 12 604 19259
Penna San Giovanni MC 12 1108 20367
Monteleone di Fermo FM 12 395 20762
Montalto delle Marche AP 13 2122 22884
Monte Rinaldo FM 13 379 23263
Castignano AP 13 2796 26059
Ascoli Piceno AP 14 49407 75466
Servigliano FM 15 2336 77802
Ortezzano FM 15 774 78576
Monsampietro Morico FM 15 659 79235
Montegallo AP 16 523 79758
Sarnano MC 16 3264 83022
Montottone FM 16 979 84001
Gualdo MC 16 815 84816
Belmonte Piceno FM 17 646 85462
Sant'Angelo in Pontano MC 17 1436 86898
Falerone FM 18 3337 90235
Appignano del Tronto AP 18 1785 92020
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 18 433 92453
Cossignano AP 19 978 93431
Offida AP 19 5058 98489
Monte Vidon Corrado FM 19 731 99220
Bolognola MC 20 142 99362

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
67 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
74 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
88 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2019-03-15
08:35:15		 42.9503 13.4592 15 2019-08-22
08:25:11		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 70828041
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2019-03-15
08:35:15		 42.9528 13.469 15 2019-03-15
09:30:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 66550541
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-03-15 08:35:15 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.9503 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.4592 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 70828041

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 453
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 434
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 44
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03777
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47664
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 66550541
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-03-15 09:30:18

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 70828041
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-07-23 14:16:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:28.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 162 38.2284 98 0.29 45
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:26.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 30.8469 101 0.21 70
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:26.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 31.6461 100 0.25 46
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:25.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 25.9518 104 0.1 73
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:25.41 1.0 undecidable manual P 202 52.9026 95 0.21 22
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:24.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 51.0156 95 -0.12 69
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:24.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 45.4212 96 -0.04 71
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:24.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 22.3554 108 0.39 46
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:22.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 38.2284 98 -0.26 91
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2019-03-15T08:35:22.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 15.9729 120 0.3 71
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:21.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 12.1767 130 -0.2 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:21.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 30.8469 101 -0.15 95
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:21.75 0.1 positive manual P 288 31.6461 100 -0.21 93
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:20.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 1 4.1958 161 -0.06 76
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:20.54 1.0 undecidable manual P 259 22.3554 108 -0.03 25
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:20.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 18.4704 115 0.31 94
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:20.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 25.9518 104 -0.17 71
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:19.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 12.1767 130 -0.17 98
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2019-03-15T08:35:19.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 15.9729 120 0 100
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2019-03-15T08:35:18.37 0.1 negative manual P 1 4.1958 161 -0.11 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008945 0.2 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:26.94
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006035 0.12 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:27.06
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002125 0.1 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:27.92
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002455 0.16 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:27.88
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005835 0.98 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:29.44
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007295 1.28 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:30.72
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006379999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:32.57
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000453 0.7 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:33.03
IV.FOSV.EHN. ML:1.4 0.0000387 1.16 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:39.86
IV.FOSV.EHE. ML:1.4 0.0000424 1.58 AML other m 2019-03-15T08:35:40.91
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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