Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 31-08-2015 and time 00:33:09 (Italy) in region 2 km E Ussita (MC)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Ussita (MC), on

  • 30-08-2015 22:33:09 (UTC)
  • 31-08-2015 00:33:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9520, 13.1570 at 11 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ussita MC 2 444 444
Visso MC 6 1107 1551
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 6 281 1832
Bolognola MC 8 142 1974
Acquacanina MC 9 121 2095
Fiastra MC 10 559 2654
Fiordimonte MC 11 202 2856
Preci PG 13 724 3580
Monte Cavallo MC 14 145 3725
Pieve Torina MC 14 1458 5183
Pievebovigliana MC 14 866 6049
Sarnano MC 15 3264 9313
Montefortino FM 15 1178 10491
Montemonaco AP 15 604 11095
Amandola FM 17 3629 14724
Muccia MC 17 915 15639
Norcia PG 18 4957 20596
Montegallo AP 19 523 21119
Cessapalombo MC 20 512 21631
Gualdo MC 20 815 22446
Sellano PG 20 1079 23525

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
70 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
95 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Fano (60888 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 0.5 2015-08-30
22:33:09
42.9517 13.1567 11 2016-01-08
08:46:44
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 21899631
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.6 2015-08-30
22:33:09
42.9518 13.1522 10 2015-08-30
22:37:48
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 21155331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-08-30 22:33:09 ± 0.07
Latitude 42.9517 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.1567 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 21899631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 453
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 309
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 122
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
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) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07914
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34174
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:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21899631
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-10-21 15:15:20

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 21155331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-08-30 22:37:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:22.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 37.9287 50 0.04 71
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:17.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 21.2676 50 0 74
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:17.33 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 18.9699 119 0.16 72
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:16.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 16.0728 124 -0.18 72
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:16.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 37.9287 50 -0.07 94
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:15.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 13.5753 128 -0.28 71
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:14.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 329 10.9779 134 -0.26 71
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:14.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 18.9699 119 0.09 97
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:14.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 21.2676 50 -0.02 98
IV.FEMA.HNZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:14.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 8.7801 141 0.28 71
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:13.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 16.0728 124 -0.06 98
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:13.10 0.1 positive manual P 195 13.5753 128 0.04 99
IV.FEMA.HNZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:12.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 278 8.7801 141 0.23 72
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-08-30T22:33:12.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 10.9779 134 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:0.3 0.00001685 0.36 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:18.11
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000018849999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:18.51
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000731 0.22 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:14.92
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000052699999999999993 0.36 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:14.96
IV.SNTG.HHN. ML:0.1 0.000007405 1.54 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:22.56
IV.SNTG.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000009705 0.84 AML other m 2015-08-30T22:33:22.99
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