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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-04-2022 and time 01:20:49 (UTC) in region Controguerra (TE)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Controguerra (TE), on

  • 16-04-2022 01:20:49 (UTC)
  • 16-04-2022 03:20:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8570, 13.8180 at 30 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
Controguerra TE 0 2436 2436
Corropoli TE 4 5045 7481
Nereto TE 4 5242 12723
Colonnella TE 5 3734 16457
Torano Nuovo TE 5 1611 18068
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 5 4611 22679
Spinetoli AP 5 7215 29894
Colli del Tronto AP 6 3668 33562
Ancarano TE 7 1857 35419
Monteprandone AP 7 12655 48074
Sant'Omero TE 8 5243 53317
Castorano AP 9 2380 55697
Castel di Lama AP 9 8634 64331
Martinsicuro TE 9 16033 80364
Alba Adriatica TE 9 12353 92717
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 9 9811 102528
Acquaviva Picena AP 10 3831 106359
Tortoreto TE 10 11542 117901
Maltignano AP 11 2401 120302
San Benedetto del Tronto AP 11 47303 167605
Bellante TE 13 7152 174757
Mosciano Sant'Angelo TE 13 9308 184065
Appignano del Tronto AP 13 1785 185850
Offida AP 13 5058 190908
Grottammare AP 15 16006 206914
Folignano AP 16 9241 216155
Civitella del Tronto TE 16 5116 221271
Giulianova TE 16 24050 245321
Ripatransone AP 17 4309 249630
Cossignano AP 18 978 250608
Campli TE 18 7209 257817
Castignano AP 18 2796 260613
Cupra Marittima AP 19 5398 266011
Ascoli Piceno AP 20 49407 315418

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NE of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
47 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
88 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Foligno (57155 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 1.4 2022-04-16
01:20:49		 42.8573 13.8177 30 2022-07-08
12:33:50		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103880151
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2022-04-16
01:20:49		 42.8605 13.842 30 2022-04-16
01:28:23		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 103264351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-04-16 01:20:49 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.8573 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.8177 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 30 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103880151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 464
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 243
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 237
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 163
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 28
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) 0.70417
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103264351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-16 01:28:23

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103880151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-28 07:23:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:23.18 3.0 positive manual Pg 0.05 0
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:13.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 78.1662 106 0.05 67
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:07.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 298 56.0994 113 0.06 69
7F.SIB1.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:05.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 44.7219 118 0.29 45
7F.SIB3.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:05.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 44.622 118 0.18 46
7F.SIB2.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:04.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 41.9247 120 -0.13 47
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:03.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 78.1662 106 0.19 43
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:02.01 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 31.3464 129 -0.01 73
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:02.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 252 36.0417 125 -0.19 70
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:02.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 297 32.4453 128 0.01 73
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:01.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 28.9488 131 0.4 68
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:00.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 289 62.5929 110 -0.22 67
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:21:00.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 268 57.2982 112 -0.03 93
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:59.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 56.0994 113 -0.2 90
IV.GIGS.HHN. 2022-04-16T01:20:59.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 49.1175 116 0.32 88
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:59.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 13.7751 153 0.04 50
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2022-04-16T01:20:59.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 178 51.4152 115 0.18 68
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:58.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 125 9.4794 161 -0.12 73
7F.SIB1.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:58.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 44.7219 118 0.03 95
7F.SIB3.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:58.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 273 44.622 118 -0.32 90
7F.SIB2.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:57.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 41.9247 120 -0.24 92
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:57.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 277 40.1265 121 -0.13 94
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:57.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 36.0417 125 -0.04 97
IV.MNTT.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:56.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 28.9488 131 0.05 73
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:56.98 0.6 negative manual P 297 32.4453 128 0.19 47
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:56.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 31.3464 129 0.16 71
IV.ASCOL.HNZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:55.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 268 18.5703 145 -0.07 49
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:54.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 13.7751 153 -0.02 100
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2022-04-16T01:20:54.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 125 9.4794 161 -0.05 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.OFFI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00028099035 0.54 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:20:59.58
IV.OFFI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00018788730000000002 0.14 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:20:59.34
IV.MF5.EHE. ML:0.9 0.000022842155000000003 0.32 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:21:02.79
IV.MF5.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000501702375 0.56 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:21:03.49
IV.CSP1.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00004144418926 0.78 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:21:08.89
IV.CSP1.EHN. ML:1.3 0.000039644265 4.2 AML other m 2022-04-16T01:21:06.35
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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