Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 17-08-2014 and time 13:30:00 (Italy) in region 3 km E Montedinove (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Montedinove (AP), on

  • 17-08-2014 11:30:00 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2014 13:30:00 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9640, 13.6190 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
Montedinove AP 3 488 488
Montalto delle Marche AP 3 2122 2610
Castignano AP 3 2796 5406
Rotella AP 5 906 6312
Cossignano AP 6 978 7290
Offida AP 7 5058 12348
Ortezzano FM 8 774 13122
Monte Rinaldo FM 8 379 13501
Appignano del Tronto AP 8 1785 15286
Montelparo FM 9 778 16064
Carassai AP 9 1100 17164
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 10 433 17597
Force AP 10 1354 18951
Montottone FM 11 979 19930
Castorano AP 12 2380 22310
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 12 1330 23640
Monteleone di Fermo FM 12 395 24035
Petritoli FM 12 2335 26370
Ripatransone AP 13 4309 30679
Monsampietro Morico FM 13 659 31338
Ascoli Piceno AP 13 49407 80745
Castel di Lama AP 13 8634 89379
Montefalcone Appennino FM 13 424 89803
Venarotta AP 14 2066 91869
Colli del Tronto AP 14 3668 95537
Monte Giberto FM 14 801 96338
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 15 2123 98461
Smerillo FM 15 365 98826
Palmiano AP 15 196 99022
Spinetoli AP 15 7215 106237
Belmonte Piceno FM 16 646 106883
Maltignano AP 16 2401 109284
Monterubbiano FM 16 2230 111514
Ponzano di Fermo FM 16 1674 113188
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 16 4611 117799
Folignano AP 16 9241 127040
Acquaviva Picena AP 16 3831 130871
Roccafluvione AP 16 2010 132881
Monte San Martino MC 16 765 133646
Grottazzolina FM 17 3398 137044
Moresco FM 17 598 137642
Servigliano FM 17 2336 139978
Comunanza AP 17 3166 143144
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 17 9811 152955
Ancarano TE 17 1857 154812
Massignano AP 18 1638 156450
Monteprandone AP 18 12655 169105
Penna San Giovanni MC 19 1108 170213
Montegiorgio FM 20 6851 177064
Magliano di Tenna FM 20 1452 178516
Falerone FM 20 3337 181853

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
70 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
73 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Terni (111501 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 1.5 2014-08-17
11:30:00		 42.9643 13.6187 31 2015-09-21
09:39:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 18139031
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2014-08-17
11:30:01		 42.9735 13.6683 11 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 7848931
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-08-17 11:30:00 ± 0.23
Latitude 42.9643 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.6187 ± 0.0123
Depth (km) 31 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 18139031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 837
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 647
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 63
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 167
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57377
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 18139031
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-01 12:06:26

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 7848931
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-08-17 11:35:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:21.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 301 63.6918 110 0.43 63
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:20.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 58.1973 112 0.78 56
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:20.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 213 60.2952 112 0.38 86
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:15.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 251 43.5231 120 -0.28 91
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:14.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 293 36.4413 125 -0.29 69
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:14.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 182 37.9287 124 -0.11 94
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:12.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 63.6918 110 0.12 68
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:12.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 60.2952 112 0.07 93
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:12.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 295 25.4523 136 -0.26 95
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:11.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 58.1973 112 0.06 93
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:11.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 58.0974 112 0.13 92
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2014-08-17T11:30:10.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 6.2937 167 0.37 48
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:09.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 43.5231 120 -0.16 93
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:09.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 281 43.8228 120 -0.21 92
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:08.54 0.3 negative manual P 293 36.4413 125 -0.17 70
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:08.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 37.9287 124 -0.2 92
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2014-08-17T11:30:07.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 25.4523 136 -0.15 96
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2014-08-17T11:30:06.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 6.2937 167 0.16 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GUMA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00031800000000000003 1.16 AML other m 2014-08-17T11:30:12.92
IV.GUMA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001825 0.26 AML other m 2014-08-17T11:30:14.05
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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