Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 15-12-2019 and time 15:15:02 (Italy) in region 6 km W Montegallo (AP)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Montegallo (AP), on

  • 15-12-2019 14:15:02 (UTC)
  • 15-12-2019 15:15:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8430, 13.2640 at 14 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Montegallo AP 6 523 523
Arquata del Tronto AP 8 1178 1701
Montemonaco AP 8 604 2305
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 11 281 2586
Montefortino FM 13 1178 3764
Acquasanta Terme AP 15 2916 6680
Norcia PG 15 4957 11637
Ussita MC 15 444 12081
Accumoli RI 17 667 12748
Bolognola MC 17 142 12890
Amandola FM 17 3629 16519
Palmiano AP 17 196 16715
Visso MC 17 1107 17822
Roccafluvione AP 17 2010 19832
Comunanza AP 18 3166 22998
Preci PG 19 724 23722
Venarotta AP 19 2066 25788

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
56 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2019-12-15
14:15:02
42.8433 13.2638 14 2019-12-15
14:24:39
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74662491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-15 14:15:02 ± 0.08
Latitude 42.8433 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.2638 ± 0.0074
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74662491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 577
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 272
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 87
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
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 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74662491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-15 14:24:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RM33.HNE. 2019-12-15T14:15:15.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 37.3293 97 0.17 71
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:12.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 27.9498 100 0.05 74
IV.SMA1.EHE. 2019-12-15T14:15:11.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 166 24.3534 103 -0.21 72
IV.T1299.HNE. 2019-12-15T14:15:11.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 23.2545 104 0.26 71
IV.MF5.EHE. 2019-12-15T14:15:11.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 45 22.5552 105 0.49 66
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:11.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 25.752 102 -0.22 71
IV.RM33.HNE. 2019-12-15T14:15:09.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 37.3293 97 -0.1 96
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2019-12-15T14:15:09.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 36.1416 97 0.3 92
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:09.47 1.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.14 0.73
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:08.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 14.4744 121 -0.23 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:08.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 265 12.1767 127 0.04 76
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:08.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 350 27.9498 100 -0.28 24
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:08.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 9.6792 136 0.4 72
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:07.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 8.0808 142 -0.13 51
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:07.74 1.0 negative manual P 326 25.752 102 -0.27 24
IV.SMA1.EHE. 2019-12-15T14:15:07.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 24.3534 103 -0.2 97
IV.T1299.HNE. 2019-12-15T14:15:07.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 23.2545 104 0.02 100
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:06.17 1.0 negative manual P 321 9.6792 136 0.38 24
IV.MF5.EHE. 2019-12-15T14:15:06.64 1.0 undecidable manual P 45 22.5552 105 -0.89 20
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:06.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 132 14.4744 121 -0.2 99
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:06.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 265 12.1767 127 0.05 51
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2019-12-15T14:15:05.54 0.6 negative manual P 39 8.0808 142 -0.09 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00006094607 0.0576 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:09.08
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000058747115 0.0768 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:09.66
IV.NRCA.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00008391638500000001 0.3328 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:08.92
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:0.3 0.00000809184 0.16 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:11.91
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000016667495000000002 0.3584 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:12.11
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.0000090041485 0.1216 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:15.60
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:0.4 0.0000103165075 0.1152 AML other m 2019-12-15T14:15:15.50
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