Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.1 on date 24-08-2016 and time 03:52:43 (Italy) in region 5 km W Amatrice (RI)

A magnitude ML 3.1 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Amatrice (RI), on

  • 24-08-2016 01:52:43 (UTC)
  • 24-08-2016 03:52:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6380, 13.2310 at 11 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.

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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
Amatrice RI 5 2657 2657
Cittareale RI 6 482 3139
Accumoli RI 7 667 3806
Montereale AQ 13 2581 6387
Capitignano AQ 14 665 7052
Campotosto AQ 14 542 7594
Arquata del Tronto AP 16 1178 8772
Borbona RI 16 617 9389
Posta RI 17 694 10083
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 20 1369 11452
Cascia PG 20 3217 14669

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
35 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
56 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity

These maps show the seismic activity in different time intervals, before the seismic event to which they refer. Data reported in the first two maps come from the analysis carried out in real time by the personnel of the INGV Operating Rooms, immediately after each earthquake. The third map shows data from 1985 to the date of the earthquake: the locations are reviewed by the seismological analysts of the INGV Italian Seismic Bulletin (Bollettino Sismico Italiano dell’INGV). The localization parameters (hypocentral coordinates and magnitude) are the best possible estimate with the data available to the INGV, but are constantly updated according to further data that become available. The location and magnitude parameters, subsequently reviewed by seismological analysts, may vary.

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 0.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 72 hours preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 2.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 90 days preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 3.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, from 1985 to the date of this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

This map shows the epicenters of the historical earthquakes catalogue CPT15 (Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani, 2015 version 3.0, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3) since 1000 AD until 2019. The size of the square indicates the different classes of magnitude. For earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 6.0, it is also shown the year of occurrence and the magnitude value. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Seismic hazard

Seismic hazard maps provide probabilistic estimates of the earthquake ground shaking exceeding a given threshold in a given geographic region within a given time window. Thus, it is not a deterministic prediction - a target that may be never reached given the complexity of the earthquake physical phenomenon - nor of the maximum expected earthquake since this has extremely low probabilities to occur.

In 2004, it was published the seismic hazard map of Italy (http://zonesismiche.mi.ingv.it) that provides a picture of the most hazardous geographic regions. The seismic hazard map of Italy (GdL MPS, 2004; rif. Ordinanza PCM del 28 aprile 2006, n. 3519, All. 1b) provides the 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years of the horizontal acceleration at rock sites (i.e., Vs30>800 m/s; cat. A, 3.2.1 of the D.M. 14.09.2005).

The colours indicate the various values of the ground acceleration that have 10% to be exceeded within 50 years. In general, the colours associated to low values of acceleration refer to areas that are less hazardous and stronger earthquakes repeat less frequently although they may still occur.

Seismic hazard map

Seismic hazard map

This map shows the seismic hazard map of Italy for the region where the earthquake occurred.
Shakemap

These three maps show the results of the analysis using the software ShakeMap designed to provide the level of ground shaking experienced in a region using the data recorded by seismometers and strong motion instruments and seismological information regarding the attenuation of the wavefield with distance and the site characteristics. The Shakemaps are determined for research purposes to provide fast estimates of the level of ground shaking produced by the earthquake. The maps are calculated automatically and updated as more data become available. See http://shakemap.ingv.it for additional information. The black star indicates the epicenter. The triangles show the accelerometric and velocimetric stations used in the calculation, colored according to the recorded shaking.

Intensity Shakemap

Intensity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of instrumental intensities. The intensity is derived through an empirical law that correlates the recorded values of actual ground shaking, e.g., acceleration and velocity, with the macroseismic intensity for Italian earthquakes, as reported in the Italian Macroseismic Database (DBMI15, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3).
Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

Peak ground acceleration Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground acceleration expressed as percent of the acceleration of gravity (i.e., g = 9.81 m/s²).
Peak velocity Shakemap

Peak velocity Shakemap

This map shows the distribution of peak ground velocities expressed in cm/s.
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 3.1 2016-08-24
01:52:43		 42.6378 13.2313 11 2016-10-06
10:10:59		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 28332311
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 3.1 2016-08-24
01:52:42		 42.657 13.2327 11 2016-08-24
04:36:15		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 26976591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-08-24 01:52:43 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.6378 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.2313 ± 0.0073
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 28332311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 696
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 415
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 197
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 30
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12950
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.17002
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:3.1

Field Value
Value 3.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 26976591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-08-24 04:36:13

ML:3.1

Field Value
Value 3.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 28332311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-09-09 13:13:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2016-08-24T01:53:05.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 280 129.87 50 0.93 31
IV.ASSB.HHN. 2016-08-24T01:53:03.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 64.6908 50 0.06 46
IV.MNTP.HNZ. 2016-08-24T01:53:02.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 58.6968 50 1.11 33
IV.MGAB.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:53:00.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 289 96.126 50 0.54 39
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:53:00.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 52.7028 50 0.41 65
IV.CESI.HHE. 2016-08-24T01:52:58.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 327 48.618 50 -0.55 42
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:57.29 0.3 undecidable manual S 193 42.1245 50 0.33 68
IV.ASSB.HHN. 2016-08-24T01:52:56.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 314 64.6908 50 1.45 27
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:55.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 38.5281 50 -0.28 69
MN.AQU.HHE. 2016-08-24T01:52:54.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 156 34.5432 50 -0.14 48
IV.TRTR.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:54.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 58.6968 50 0.69 59
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:54.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 126 34.6431 50 -0.1 72
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:53.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 93 30.4473 50 -0.54 66
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2016-08-24T01:52:53.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 56.6988 50 0.47 64
IV.MNTP.HNZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:53.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 19 58.6968 50 -0.47 43
IV.MDAR.HNN. 2016-08-24T01:52:53.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 61.9935 50 -0.51 63
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:52.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 52.7028 50 -0.63 61
IV.CESI.HHE. 2016-08-24T01:52:52.53 0.6 undecidable manual P 327 48.618 50 0.37 44
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:52.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 48 49.5171 50 0.21 69
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:51.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 42.1245 50 -0.08 71
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:50.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 128 18.3705 121 0.01 76
MN.AQU.HHE. 2016-08-24T01:52:50.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 156 34.5432 50 0.09 72
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:50.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 38.5281 50 -0.5 66
IV.RM33.HNZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:49.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 185 14.3745 127 0.32 71
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:49.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 256 16.0728 124 -0.27 72
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:49.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 126 34.6431 50 -0.22 70
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:48.88 0.1 positive manual P 93 30.4473 50 -0.48 89
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:47.45 0.1 positive manual P 128 18.3705 121 -0.05 100
IV.RM33.HNZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:47.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 14.3745 127 0.19 98
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T01:52:46.86 0.1 positive manual P 256 16.0728 124 -0.24 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ARRO.EHE. ML:2.9 0.0027249999999999996 0.98 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:57.32
IV.ARRO.EHN. ML:2.9 0.0028399999999999996 0.56 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:58.55
IV.CESX.HHE. ML:2.9 0.0018549999999999999 1.48 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:53:02.61
IV.CESX.HHN. ML:3.0 0.002335 1.52 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:53:02.63
IV.FIAM.HHE. ML:3.1 0.004005 0.24 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:57.88
IV.FIAM.HHN. ML:2.8 0.002185 0.76 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:53:00.05
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:2.6 0.001585 0.36 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:55.01
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:2.3 0.00088 1.02 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:56.33
IV.OFFI.HHN. ML:3.2 0.004109999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:53:01.95
IV.OFFI.HHE. ML:3.1 0.003415 0.84 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:53:03.18
IV.RM33.HNE. ML:3.4 0.0229 0.2 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:51.40
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:3.4 0.02225 0.2 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:51.41
IV.RM33.HNN. ML:3.4 0.0223 1 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:50.03
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:3.4 0.023 1.02 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:50.03
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:3.2 0.008025000000000001 0.4 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:55.83
IV.TERO.HNE. ML:3.2 0.007515000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:56.03
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:3.3 0.009615 0.4 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:56.62
IV.TERO.HNN. ML:3.3 0.008905000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2016-08-24T01:52:56.62
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Fault Plane solutions

Fault Plane solutions

The map reports the fault plane solutions for earthquakes in the region from 1977 to the date of this event. Red moment tensors are determined using the Regional Centroid Moment Tensor technique (RCMT, http://www.bo.ingv.it/RCMT) applied for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.5 in the Euro-Mediterranenan area. Occasionally, when a station azimuthal coverage exists RCMTs can be obtained also for earthquakes with magnitude down to 4.0. The gray moment tensors are obtained with the Time Domain Moment Tensor method (TDMT, /tdmt). This technique is applied to earthquakes with magnitude ML greater than 3.2, when it is possible. The size of symbols scales with the calculated moment magnitude Mw.
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