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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 19-12-2019 and time 13:47:57 (Italy) in region 1 km N Capitignano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Capitignano (AQ), on

  • 19-12-2019 12:47:57 (UTC)
  • 19-12-2019 13:47:57 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5320, 13.3040 at 12 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
Capitignano AQ 1 665 665
Montereale AQ 5 2581 3246
Campotosto AQ 6 542 3788
Barete AQ 9 737 4525
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 10 1369 5894
Pizzoli AQ 11 4326 10220
Amatrice RI 11 2657 12877
Borbona RI 14 617 13494
Crognaleto TE 15 1297 14791
Cittareale RI 15 482 15273
Posta RI 17 694 15967
Scoppito AQ 18 3727 19694
Accumoli RI 19 667 20361
Fano Adriano TE 19 296 20657
Cortino TE 20 656 21313

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2019-12-19
12:47:57		 42.5318 13.3043 12 2020-02-28
16:42:26		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76644441
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2019-12-19
12:47:57		 42.526 13.3043 13 2019-12-19
13:20:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74791141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-19 12:47:57 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.5318 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.3043 ± 0.0037
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76644441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 429
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 85
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 341
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 430.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
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) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07015
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34174
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76644441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-19 10:03:35

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74791141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-19 13:20:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:10.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 298 37.9287 93 -0.36 89
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:10.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 36.8298 93 0.01 97
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2019-12-19T12:48:09.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 33.0447 94 0.14 94
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:07.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 68 26.4513 95 -0.21 94
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:07.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 26.0517 95 -0.2 94
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:06.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 23.6541 97 -0.36 92
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:06.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 22.9548 97 -0.08 97
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:05.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 298 37.9287 93 0.01 96
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:05.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 36.8298 93 0.05 96
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2019-12-19T12:48:04.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 33.0447 94 0 97
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:03.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 26.4513 95 0.05 97
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:03.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 26.0517 95 0.07 97
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:03.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 13 11.1777 123 0.29 96
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:02.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 22.9548 97 0.1 97
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:02.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 251 7.7811 138 -0.41 92
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:02.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 23.6541 97 -0.01 99
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:02.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 87 8.5803 134 -0.05 100
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:01.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 8.5803 134 0.3 96
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:01.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 11.1777 123 0.45 92
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2019-12-19T12:48:00.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 7.7811 138 0.1 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RM33.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0006083851000000001 0.128 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:02.73
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00042539004999999995 0.096 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:02.95
IV.RM33.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00043150750000000004 0.1024 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:02.95
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0004262302 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:04.38
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.7 0.0005797986500000001 0.2368 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:04.36
IV.MTRA.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00012627205 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:08.08
IV.MTRA.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00014011785499999999 0.1344 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:07.50
IV.MTRA.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00013422994 0.1408 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:07.50
IV.MTRA.EHE. ML:1.1 0.000077466355 0.1024 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:07.56
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001823815 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:07.37
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010900555 0.1024 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:07.80
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000039567985 0.16 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:11.60
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000045378775 0.1024 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:12.86
IV.NRCA.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00006720298999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:13.98
IV.GAVE.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00004329983 0.2368 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:11.64
IV.GAVE.EHN. ML:1.0 0.000035049745 0.1984 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:11.17
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:1.7 0.0006013214 0.1344 AML other m 2019-12-19T12:48:02.73
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