Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-08-2020 and time 08:36:51 (Italy) in region 2 km E Capitignano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Capitignano (AQ), on

  • 15-08-2020 06:36:51 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2020 08:36:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5200, 13.3270 at 13 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
Capitignano AQ 2 665 665
Campotosto AQ 6 542 1207
Montereale AQ 7 2581 3788
Barete AQ 8 737 4525
Pizzoli AQ 10 4326 8851
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 11 1369 10220
Amatrice RI 13 2657 12877
Crognaleto TE 13 1297 14174
Borbona RI 16 617 14791
Scoppito AQ 17 3727 18518
Cittareale RI 17 482 19000
Fano Adriano TE 18 296 19296
Pietracamela TE 19 271 19567
Posta RI 19 694 20261
Cortino TE 19 656 20917
L'Aquila AQ 20 69753 90670

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
35 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
56 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
73 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)
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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 1.2 2020-08-15
06:36:51
42.5202 13.3267 13 2020-08-15
06:42:10
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 81998001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-15 06:36:51 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.5202 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.3267 ± 0.0085
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 81998001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 678
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 275
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 18
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 119
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08364
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39930
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 81998001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-15 06:42:10
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:59.77 0.6 positive manual P 108 44.3223 94 0.49 45
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:59.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 25.3524 99 -0.3 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:58.41 0.1 negative manual P 334 38.8278 94 -0.03 100
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:58.91 1.0 undecidable manual P 299 40.1265 94 0.27 24
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:57.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 12.2766 123 0.33 50
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:57.90 0.3 positive manual P 143 35.2425 95 0.01 76
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:56.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 63 25.3524 99 -0.18 75
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:56.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 9.2796 134 -0.27 50
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:56.40 1.0 undecidable manual P 291 25.1526 99 0.06 26
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:56.50 0.3 negative manual P 12 26.8509 98 -0.1 76
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:54.03 0.3 positive manual P 262 9.2796 134 -0.08 79
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2020-08-15T06:36:54.69 0.6 positive manual P 3 12.2766 123 0.22 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:1.0 0.00010300000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:36:56.22
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:1.0 0.0001225 0.36 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:36:56.88
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.3 0.0002055 0.18 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:36:58.16
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000141 0.3 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:36:58.55
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000539 0.16 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.16
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000608 0.14 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.09
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002505 0.14 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.60
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00017199999999999998 0.16 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.62
IV.MTRA.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00029600000000000004 0.44 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.70
IV.MTRA.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000182 0.44 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:00.69
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000449 0.42 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:04.55
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004445 0.1 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:04.97
IV.FAGN.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005735 0.3 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:05.26
IV.FAGN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006715 0.34 AML other m 2020-08-15T06:37:06.56
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