Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 23-03-2015 and time 08:00:18 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Acquasanta Terme (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Acquasanta Terme (AP), on

  • 23-03-2015 07:00:18 (UTC)
  • 23-03-2015 08:00:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7880, 13.3720 at 20 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
Acquasanta Terme AP 4 2916 2916
Arquata del Tronto AP 6 1178 4094
Montegallo AP 7 523 4617
Roccafluvione AP 12 2010 6627
Valle Castellana TE 12 977 7604
Montemonaco AP 13 604 8208
Palmiano AP 14 196 8404
Venarotta AP 14 2066 10470
Accumoli RI 14 667 11137
Rocca Santa Maria TE 17 537 11674
Montefortino FM 18 1178 12852
Ascoli Piceno AP 18 49407 62259
Amatrice RI 19 2657 64916
Comunanza AP 19 3166 68082

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
49 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
93 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9 2015-03-23
07:00:18
42.7882 13.3723 20 2015-10-19
09:27:47
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 18981501
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.8 2015-03-23
07:00:19
42.787 13.3732 10 2015-03-23
07:44:26
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 17943851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-03-23 07:00:18 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.7882 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.3723 ± 0.0098
Depth (km) 20 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 18981501

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 735
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 566
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 229
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 156
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) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.19425
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36602
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 17943851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-03-23 07:44:26

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 18981501
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-09-29 10:33:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GIGS.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:32.48 0.1 undecidable manual S 156 40.626 108 0.01 98
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:31.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 320 36.0417 111 -0.25 93
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:31.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 338 36.3414 110 0.5 89
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:30.99 0.1 undecidable manual S 233 33.9438 112 0.18 96
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:30.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 203 33.5442 112 0.1 97
IV.TERO.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:28.95 0.1 undecidable manual S 134 26.3514 119 -0.02 100
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:27.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 284 21.5673 126 -0.35 94
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:26.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 36.3414 110 0.03 98
IV.GIGS.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:26.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 40.626 108 -0.12 71
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:25.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 36.0417 111 -0.15 95
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:25.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 233 33.9438 112 -0.02 73
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:25.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 203 33.5442 112 0.09 98
IV.TERO.HHE. 2015-03-23T07:00:24.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 26.3514 119 0 100
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2015-03-23T07:00:23.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 284 21.5673 126 -0.09 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000484 0.12 AML other m 2015-03-23T07:00:27.73
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00034050000000000004 0.64 AML other m 2015-03-23T07:00:27.75
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