Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 23-09-2021 and time 10:44:05 (Italy) in region 2 km W Grottammare (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Grottammare (AP), on

  • 23-09-2021 08:44:05 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2021 10:44:05 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9870, 13.8420 at 22 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Grottammare AP 2 16006 16006
Cupra Marittima AP 5 5398 21404
Acquaviva Picena AP 5 3831 25235
San Benedetto del Tronto AP 6 47303 72538
Ripatransone AP 7 4309 76847
Monteprandone AP 7 12655 89502
Massignano AP 8 1638 91140
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 10 2123 93263
Campofilone FM 11 1916 95179
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 11 4611 99790
Spinetoli AP 12 7215 107005
Pedaso FM 12 2800 109805
Cossignano AP 13 978 110783
Martinsicuro TE 13 16033 126816
Colonnella TE 13 3734 130550
Offida AP 13 5058 135608
Castorano AP 14 2380 137988
Carassai AP 14 1100 139088
Altidona FM 14 3390 142478
Moresco FM 14 598 143076
Colli del Tronto AP 14 3668 146744
Controguerra TE 15 2436 149180
Lapedona FM 15 1166 150346
Monterubbiano FM 15 2230 152576
Castel di Lama AP 17 8634 161210
Appignano del Tronto AP 17 1785 162995
Petritoli FM 18 2335 165330
Corropoli TE 18 5045 170375
Alba Adriatica TE 18 12353 182728
Ancarano TE 19 1857 184585
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 19 433 185018
Nereto TE 19 5242 190260
Castignano AP 19 2796 193056
Torano Nuovo TE 19 1611 194667
Montalto delle Marche AP 19 2122 196789
Ponzano di Fermo FM 20 1674 198463
Ortezzano FM 20 774 199237

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km NE of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
75 Km SE of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.8 2021-09-23
08:44:05
42.9872 13.8422 22 2022-03-30
13:04:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 95994061
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2021-09-23
08:44:05
42.9917 13.851 20 2021-09-23
08:54:42
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95777221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-23 08:44:05 ± 0.24
Latitude 42.9872 ± 0.0162
Longitude 13.8422 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 95994061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1985
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 688
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 212
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 283
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) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12591
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55488
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95994061
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-28 13:57:25

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95777221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-23 08:54:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:25.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 61.494 103 0.24 67
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:24.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 254 61.5939 103 -0.3 66
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:22.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 53.0025 105 0.03 48
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:20.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 206 44.8218 108 0.27 69
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:17.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 270 31.0467 118 0.3 71
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:16.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 61.494 103 -0.25 90
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:16.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 61.5939 103 -0.29 89
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:15.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 283 53.0025 105 0.13 70
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:14.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 206 44.8218 108 0.15 94
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:13.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 13.9749 143 -0.17 73
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:12.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 31.0467 118 0.17 96
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2021-09-23T08:44:10.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 13.9749 143 -0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.OFFI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000404891745 0.2816 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:13.48
IV.OFFI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00037027684999999997 1.7376 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:13.04
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00010789873999999999 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:20.86
IV.TERO.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0001637652 0.16 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:20.92
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00017647801000000003 0.3968 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:22.28
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000733 1.62 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:24.04
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005035 0.56 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:24.92
IV.TERO.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00015553285 0.8896 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:22.59
IV.CSP1.EHN. ML:1.8 0.0001370789 2.9056 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:21.40
IV.NRCA.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00017468735000000001 1.0432 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:26.12
IV.NRCA.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0001331244 0.7232 AML other m 2021-09-23T08:44:30.14
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