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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 16-02-2022 and time 14:17:04 (UTC) in region 5 km NE Posta (RI)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Posta (RI), on

  • 16-02-2022 14:17:04 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2022 15:17:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5670, 13.1190 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
Posta RI 5 694 694
Borbona RI 6 617 1311
Cittareale RI 7 482 1793
Montereale AQ 11 2581 4374
Leonessa RI 13 2435 6809
Micigliano RI 14 127 6936
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 15 1369 8305
Amatrice RI 16 2657 10962
Capitignano AQ 16 665 11627
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 17 599 12226
Antrodoco RI 17 2588 14814
Accumoli RI 18 667 15481
Borgo Velino RI 19 972 16453
Barete AQ 19 737 17190
Cascia PG 19 3217 20407

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
55 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
85 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Roma (2864731 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 2022-02-16
14:17:04		 42.5673 13.119 12 2022-07-08
12:33:48		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103610991
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 0.8 2022-02-16
14:17:04		 42.5678 13.1182 15 2022-02-16
15:05:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101052131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-16 14:17:04 ± 0.13
Latitude 42.5673 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.1190 ± 0.0061
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 103610991

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 668
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 417
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 200
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34534
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103610991
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-22 13:33:55

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101052131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-16 15:05:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:52.94 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 19.73 0
IV.TREG.HNZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:51.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 15.66 0
IV.SELL.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:40.40 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.97 0
IV.PIPA.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:38.84 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.72 0
IV.MRGE.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:19.08 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.81 0
GU.BHB.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:07.76 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.15 0
IV.ZEN8.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:06.30 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.72 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:06.03 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.34 0
IV.SARZ.HNZ. 2022-02-16T14:18:05.36 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 12.57 0
IV.BAG8.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:51.32 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.55 0
IV.TREG.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:51.88 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.1 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:44.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.73 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:44.75 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.35 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2022-02-16T14:17:39.24 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.99 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:29.47 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.62 0
IV.TRIF.CHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:23.33 3.0 negative manual Pn 1.56 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2022-02-16T14:17:23.10 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.96 0
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2022-02-16T14:17:17.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 38.3283 91 0.13 72
7F.SIB3.EHE. 2022-02-16T14:17:16.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 36.3414 91 -0.21 48
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:14.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 359 29.5482 92 -0.28 48
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:13.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 307 22.9548 93 -0.02 51
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:13.33 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.45 0
7F.SIB3.EHE. 2022-02-16T14:17:12.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 36.3414 91 0.12 72
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2022-02-16T14:17:12.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 38.3283 91 0.11 72
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:12.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 18.9699 95 -0.18 49
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:10.83 0.1 positive manual P 359 29.5482 92 -0.03 100
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:09.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 302 7.5813 136 -0.06 77
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:09.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 18.9699 95 0.11 75
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:09.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 10.1787 123 -0.31 48
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:09.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 22.9548 93 -0.2 73
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:08.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 10.1787 123 0.13 76
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2022-02-16T14:17:07.87 0.1 negative manual P 302 7.5813 136 0.24 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00009365 0.16 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:09.66
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000111 1.64 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:10.88
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.4 0.000028447159999999998 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:10.11
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.3 0.000025059245000000002 1.744 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:10.98
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000036150000000000005 0.3 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:15.70
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000039937835000000005 0.1024 AML other m 2022-02-16T14:17:15.55
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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