Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 16-04-2021 and time 22:55:17 (UTC) in region 5 km W Amatrice (RI)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Amatrice (RI), on

  • 16-04-2021 22:55:17 (UTC)
  • 17-04-2021 00:55:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6480, 13.2340 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Amatrice RI 5 2657 2657
Accumoli RI 5 667 3324
Cittareale RI 7 482 3806
Montereale AQ 14 2581 6387
Arquata del Tronto AP 15 1178 7565
Campotosto AQ 15 542 8107
Capitignano AQ 15 665 8772
Borbona RI 17 617 9389
Posta RI 18 694 10083
Cascia PG 20 3217 13300
Acquasanta Terme AP 20 2916 16216
Norcia PG 20 4957 21173

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
55 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.0 2021-04-16
22:55:17
42.6482 13.2342 12 2021-07-12
16:55:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89596501
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.0 2021-04-16
22:55:17
42.6537 13.2268 10 2021-04-16
23:00:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 89161051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-04-16 22:55:17 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.6482 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.2342 ± 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 89596501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 442
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 247
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 353
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 83
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 14
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) 0.27339
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89161051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-16 23:00:00

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 89596501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-04 09:47:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:27.39 0.1 undecidable manual S 95 30.3474 91 -0.22 95
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:25.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 335 22.755 93 -0.14 98
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:24.15 0.1 undecidable manual S 48 17.871 95 -0.16 98
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:23.19 3.0 negative manual Pg 0.11 0
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:23.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 252 16.5723 97 -0.17 99
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:23.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 95 30.3474 91 0.03 99
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:23.43 0.1 undecidable manual S 186 15.4734 99 -0.24 98
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:22.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 22.755 93 0.08 100
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:22.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 103 8.4804 130 0.12 75
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:21.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 17.871 95 0.19 98
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:21.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 15.4734 99 0.15 99
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:21.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 16.5723 97 0.1 100
IV.T1299.HNN. 2021-04-16T22:55:20.97 0.1 undecidable manual S 111 4.1958 154 -0.31 99
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2021-04-16T22:55:20.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 103 8.4804 130 0.31 97
IV.T1299.HNN. 2021-04-16T22:55:19.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 4.1958 154 0.18 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0005195 0.3 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:22.46
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.1 0.0001495 0.66 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:22.53
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:1.0 0.0000885 0.32 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:23.77
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.9 0.0000718 0.28 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:24.11
IV.MTRA.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000128 0.16 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:24.36
IV.MTRA.EHE. ML:1.1 0.0000975 0.3 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:25.26
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000051250000000000006 0.08 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:25.56
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009515 0.1 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:25.61
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009645 1.04 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:26.61
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000491 0.82 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:26.55
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000471 0.06 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:27.55
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000036400000000000004 1.04 AML other m 2021-04-16T22:55:28.55
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