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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 16-08-2019 and time 00:47:29 (UTC) in region 2 km SE Montalto delle Marche (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Montalto delle Marche (AP), on

  • 16-08-2019 00:47:29 (UTC)
  • 16-08-2019 02:47:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9770, 13.6340 at 26 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
Montalto delle Marche AP 3 2122 2122
Montedinove AP 4 488 2610
Castignano AP 4 2796 5406
Cossignano AP 5 978 6384
Rotella AP 6 906 7290
Ortezzano FM 7 774 8064
Offida AP 7 5058 13122
Monte Rinaldo FM 7 379 13501
Carassai AP 8 1100 14601
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 8 433 15034
Appignano del Tronto AP 9 1785 16819
Montelparo FM 9 778 17597
Petritoli FM 10 2335 19932
Montottone FM 10 979 20911
Ripatransone AP 11 4309 25220
Castorano AP 12 2380 27600
Monteleone di Fermo FM 12 395 27995
Force AP 12 1354 29349
Monsampietro Morico FM 12 659 30008
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 12 1330 31338
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 13 2123 33461
Monte Giberto FM 13 801 34262
Castel di Lama AP 14 8634 42896
Monterubbiano FM 14 2230 45126
Ponzano di Fermo FM 14 1674 46800
Montefalcone Appennino FM 14 424 47224
Colli del Tronto AP 14 3668 50892
Ascoli Piceno AP 14 49407 100299
Moresco FM 15 598 100897
Spinetoli AP 15 7215 108112
Belmonte Piceno FM 15 646 108758
Acquaviva Picena AP 15 3831 112589
Grottazzolina FM 15 3398 115987
Venarotta AP 16 2066 118053
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 16 4611 122664
Smerillo FM 16 365 123029
Massignano AP 16 1638 124667
Servigliano FM 16 2336 127003
Maltignano AP 17 2401 129404
Palmiano AP 17 196 129600
Monte San Martino MC 17 765 130365
Folignano AP 17 9241 139606
Monteprandone AP 18 12655 152261
Ancarano TE 18 1857 154118
Comunanza AP 18 3166 157284
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 18 9811 167095
Roccafluvione AP 18 2010 169105
Magliano di Tenna FM 19 1452 170557
Campofilone FM 19 1916 172473
Lapedona FM 19 1166 173639
Montegiorgio FM 19 6851 180490
Cupra Marittima AP 19 5398 185888
Grottammare AP 19 16006 201894
Penna San Giovanni MC 19 1108 203002
Altidona FM 20 3390 206392
Falerone FM 20 3337 209729

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
72 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
72 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2019-08-16
00:47:29		 42.9768 13.6342 26 2019-11-13
14:30:58		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 71642541
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2019-08-16
00:47:29		 42.9762 13.639 25 2019-08-16
01:08:50		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 71534721
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-08-16 00:47:29 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.9768 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.6342 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 26 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 71642541

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 491
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 288
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 232
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 41
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77162
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71642541
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-15 22:55:53

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 28
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71534721
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-16 01:08:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:50.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 64.0914 106 0.71 40
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:49.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 58.1973 108 0.97 36
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:47.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 201 52.2033 110 0.84 37
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:45.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 45.4212 113 -0.01 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:45.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 250 45.1215 113 0.31 46
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:45.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 44.8218 113 0.29 46
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:44.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 80.4639 102 0.15 45
IV.SSFR.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:44.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 85.6476 101 0.12 89
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:43.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 37.0296 118 0.16 48
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:43.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 36.8298 119 0.25 47
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:43.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 297 78.9654 102 -0.07 90
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:43.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 39.3273 117 -0.04 49
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:42.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 66.7776 105 0.39 86
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:41.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 29.4483 125 0.33 70
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:41.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 214 62.1933 106 0.07 93
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:41.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 26.0517 129 0.23 48
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:41.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 299 64.0914 106 -0.13 46
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:41.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 31.1466 124 -0.16 49
IV.SAP2.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:40.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 23.2545 133 0.08 50
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:40.04 1.0 undecidable manual P 185 58.2972 107 -0.56 21
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:40.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 26.3514 129 -0.17 49
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:40.48 0.6 positive manual P 312 58.1973 108 -0.11 47
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:39.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 52.2033 110 -0.15 94
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 44.8218 113 -0.18 94
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 212 45.4212 113 -0.24 94
IV.T1299.HNN. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 47.619 112 -0.07 96
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 9.9789 156 0.02 52
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 250 45.1215 113 -0.15 95
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:38.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 14.1747 148 -0.14 50
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:37.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 36.8298 119 0 99
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:37.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 39.3273 117 -0.3 93
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:37.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 6.2937 165 0.15 51
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:37.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 29.4483 125 0.48 91
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:37.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 37.0296 118 -0.16 96
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:36.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 26.0517 129 -0.05 100
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:36.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 31.1466 124 -0.25 72
IV.SAP2.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:35.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 23.2545 133 -0.15 98
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:35.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 26.3514 129 -0.24 96
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:34.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 9.9789 156 -0.22 99
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:34.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 14.1747 148 -0.15 100
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2019-08-16T00:47:34.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 6.2937 165 -0.24 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MNTT.EHN. ML:2.0 0.000614 0.24 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:38.31
IV.OFFI.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000611 0.46 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:38.61
IV.OFFI.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0007689999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:38.34
IV.MF5.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00041700000000000005 1.36 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:38.00
IV.MF5.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0003415 0.22 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:38.78
IV.MNTT.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0006435 1.44 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:40.75
IV.GUMA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00039600000000000003 0.42 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:41.38
IV.GUMA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00035999999999999997 0.18 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:41.25
IV.MTRA.EHE. ML:1.8 0.0002145 0.34 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:42.32
IV.MTRA.EHN. ML:1.7 0.0001735 0.34 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:42.56
IV.CSP1.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000177 0.28 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:43.64
IV.CSP1.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0001262 1.8 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:43.07
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009375 0.26 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:45.30
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009214999999999999 0.62 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:45.01
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0000927 0.18 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:45.77
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010700000000000001 0.14 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:46.14
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001215 0.1 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:46.20
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00006759999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:46.65
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000216 0.08 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:47.33
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.4 0.00007209999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:47.34
IV.SNTG.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00002275 0.1 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:51.29
IV.SNTG.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000029150000000000004 1.44 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:51.94
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00003225 1 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:52.82
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000324 0.74 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:53.95
IV.FOSV.EHE. ML:1.2 0.0000214 0.32 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:47:56.58
IV.FOSV.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000206 0.44 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:48:00.82
IV.SSFR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000042999999999999995 0.22 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:48:01.62
IV.SSFR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00004105 0.24 AML other m 2019-08-16T00:48:03.63
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