Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 24-08-2016 and time 12:17:37 (Italy) in region 1 km E Amatrice (RI)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Amatrice (RI), on

  • 24-08-2016 10:17:37 (UTC)
  • 24-08-2016 12:17:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6290, 13.3060 at 7 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
Amatrice RI 1 2657 2657
Accumoli RI 9 667 3324
Campotosto AQ 10 542 3866
Cittareale RI 12 482 4348
Capitignano AQ 12 665 5013
Montereale AQ 13 2581 7594
Arquata del Tronto AP 16 1178 8772
Cortino TE 17 656 9428
Crognaleto TE 17 1297 10725
Acquasanta Terme AP 18 2916 13641
Borbona RI 19 617 14258
Rocca Santa Maria TE 19 537 14795
Barete AQ 20 737 15532
Valle Castellana TE 20 977 16509
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 20 1369 17878

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
61 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
92 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
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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 2.0 2016-08-24
10:17:37
42.6287 13.3057 7 2019-02-12
13:57:25
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 36829421
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-08-24 10:17:37 ± 0.05
Latitude 42.6287 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.3057 ± 0.0037
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 36829421

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 800
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 304
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 179
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 800.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.12051
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47754
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 36829421
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-01-25 11:46:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:55.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 53.0025 50 0.14 69
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:54.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 48.618 50 0.13 47
IV.GUMA.HNN. 2016-08-24T10:17:53.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 48.2184 50 -0.41 44
IV.GUMA.HNN. 2016-08-24T10:17:47.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 3 48.2184 50 0.09 94
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:47.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 339 48.618 50 -0.18 46
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:47.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 322 53.0025 50 0.04 47
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:47.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 132 29.2485 104 -0.46 67
IV.TERO.HNZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:46.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 91 24.3534 106 -0.03 74
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:45.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 263 21.867 108 -0.13 73
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:44.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 29.2485 104 0.19 71
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:43.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 15.2736 115 -0.04 75
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:43.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 13.3755 118 0.07 75
IV.TERO.HNZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:42.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 91 24.3534 106 0.01 100
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:42.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 263 21.867 108 -0.12 73
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:41.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 13.3755 118 0.27 96
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2016-08-24T10:17:41.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 15.2736 115 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAMP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00066870995 0.48 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:43.34
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003242494 0.3008 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:57.00
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00019450095 0.4224 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:56.58
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00012385445 0.2432 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:54.72
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00019955535 0.224 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:55.67
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000397 0.52 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:18:05.37
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00077461945 0.1408 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:46.09
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002577123 0.1984 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:45.82
IV.RM33.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0021085155 0.1728 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:44.67
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:2.2 0.0017191745 0.6144 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:44.04
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:2.3 0.0019449895 0.3392 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:44.62
IV.RM33.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0019344265 0.3456 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:44.62
IV.SRES.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00023199999999999997 0.78 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:18:22.30
IV.TERO.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0010322043999999998 0.1216 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:46.98
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0011519768 0.1216 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:47.04
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0009614454 0.6208 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:47.15
IV.TERO.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0008666638 0.4992 AML other m 2016-08-24T10:17:49.80
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