Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 21-04-2023 and time 22:46:06 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Arquata del Tronto (AP)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Arquata del Tronto (AP), on

  • 21-04-2023 22:46:06 (UTC)
  • 22-04-2023 00:46:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7820, 13.2880 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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
Arquata del Tronto AP 1 1178 1178
Montegallo AP 8 523 1701
Accumoli RI 10 667 2368
Acquasanta Terme AP 10 2916 5284
Montemonaco AP 14 604 5888
Norcia PG 16 4957 10845
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 17 281 11126
Amatrice RI 17 2657 13783
Roccafluvione AP 18 2010 15793
Valle Castellana TE 18 977 16770
Montefortino FM 19 1178 17948
Palmiano AP 19 196 18144

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
49 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
51 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
95 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2023-04-21
22:46:06
42.782 13.2878 10 2023-04-21
22:52:06
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116585341
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-21 22:46:06 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.7820 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.2878 ± 0.0074
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116585341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 609
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 85
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 265
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12051
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116585341
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-21 22:52:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:18.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 32.6451 50 -0.16 47
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:18.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 35.0427 50 -0.44 44
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:17.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 26.751 50 0.5 44
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:17.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 191 30.8469 50 0.09 72
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:13.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 167 17.2716 120 -0.16 73
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:13.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 30.8469 50 -0.02 98
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:13.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 15.2736 123 0.13 49
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:13.29 1.0 negative manual P 330 32.6451 50 -0.18 24
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:13.63 1.0 positive manual P 349 35.0427 50 -0.21 23
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:12.69 0.6 negative manual P 31 26.751 50 0.11 48
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:12.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 13.3755 127 -0.16 49
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:10.26 0.3 positive manual P 14 13.3755 127 0.04 75
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:10.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 17.2716 120 -0.03 100
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-04-21T22:46:10.71 0.1 negative manual P 292 15.2736 123 0.19 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:0.6 0.00003835 0.5 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:12.56
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:0.5 0.00003235000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:13.69
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:0.2 0.00001715 0.3 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:13.79
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:0.4 0.0000223 0.24 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:13.69
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00006604999999999999 0.14 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:14.00
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00004575 0.68 AML other m 2023-04-21T22:46:14.39
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