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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 23-09-2013 and time 21:53:18 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Mercatello sul Metauro (PU)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Mercatello sul Metauro (PU), on

  • 23-09-2013 19:53:18 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2013 21:53:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.6100, 12.3090 at 9 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
Mercatello sul Metauro PU 5 1378 1378
Borgo Pace PU 6 606 1984
Sant'Angelo in Vado PU 11 4133 6117
Apecchio PU 11 1882 7999
Sestino AR 11 1355 9354
San Giustino PG 13 11297 20651
Belforte all'Isauro PU 13 769 21420
Sansepolcro AR 14 15884 37304
Badia Tedalda AR 15 1087 38391
Piandimeleto PU 16 2167 40558
Piobbico PU 17 2029 42587
Lunano PU 17 1527 44114
Città di Castello PG 18 39913 84027
Peglio PU 18 696 84723
Frontino PU 18 293 85016
Urbania PU 19 7099 92115
Carpegna PU 19 1674 93789
Citerna PG 20 3531 97320

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km E of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
56 Km N of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
72 Km SE of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Ravenna (159116 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Ancona (100861 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 0.7 2013-09-23
19:53:18		 43.6095 12.3088 9 2015-01-20
11:29:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 8722981
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.6 2013-09-23
19:53:18		 43.6095 12.3088 9 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 4543661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2013-09-23 19:53:18 ± 0.07
Latitude 43.6095 ± 0.0009
Longitude 12.3088 ± 0.0025
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 8722981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 169
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 97
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 46
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 170.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 166
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.04
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06385
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.23832
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8722981
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-01-15 13:10:47

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 4543661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-09-23 20:12:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ATVO.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:27.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 26.4513 109 -0.03 97
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:25.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 157 19.1697 116 0.08 97
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:25.62 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 19.9689 115 -0.04 98
IV.BADI.EHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:23.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 205 12.1767 127 -0.06 98
IV.ATVO.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:23.67 0.6 positive manual P 163 26.4513 109 0.03 97
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:22.32 1.0 undecidable manual P 157 19.1697 116 0.03 49
IV.PARC.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:22.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 308 7.0929 142 0.04 100
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:22.39 1.0 undecidable manual P 114 19.9689 115 -0.04 49
IV.BADI.EHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:21.08 1.0 undecidable manual P 205 12.1767 127 -0.02 50
IV.PARC.HHZ. 2013-09-23T19:53:20.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 7.0929 142 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PARC.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000717 0.34 AML other m 2013-09-23T19:53:22.21
IV.PARC.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00007145 1 AML other m 2013-09-23T19:53:22.31
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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