Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 07-02-2009 and time 11:30:23 (Italy) in region 5 km W L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 07-02-2009 10:30:23 (UTC)
  • 07-02-2009 11:30:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3510, 13.3440 at 10 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
L'Aquila AQ 5 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 7 1011 70764
Tornimparte AQ 7 3187 73951
Scoppito AQ 8 3727 77678
Pizzoli AQ 10 4326 82004
Barete AQ 12 737 82741
Ocre AQ 13 1167 83908
Fossa AQ 14 721 84629
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 16 1369 85998
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 16 394 86392
Poggio Picenze AQ 17 1136 87528
Rocca di Cambio AQ 17 533 88061
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 18 424 88485
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 90339
Capitignano AQ 19 665 91004
Borgorose RI 20 4591 95595

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
85 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Velletri (53303 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
Md 1.8
ML 1.7
2009-02-07
10:30:23
42.351 13.344 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 742729
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-07 10:30:23 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.3510 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.3440 ± 0.0073
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 742729

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 618
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 546
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 70
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 848.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
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) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51081
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 742729
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:02:48

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 742729
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:02:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-02-07T10:30:41.40 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 341 56.6988 0.106 69
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:37.73 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 83 40.9257 0.637 83
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:36.45 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 318 37.3293 0.313 92
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:36.09 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 35 36.8298 0.095 96
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:35.45 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 173 36.8298 -0.547 87
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-02-07T10:30:33.38 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 341 56.6988 -0.329 88
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:31.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 83 40.9257 0.415 89
IV.FIAM.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:31.37 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 244 20.7681 0.092 99
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:31.40 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 116 21.867 -0.206 97
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:30.86 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 15 21.1677 -0.521 90
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:30.42 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 173 36.8298 -0.229 94
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:30.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 318 37.3293 0.218 94
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:29.86 0.1 positive manual Pg 35 36.8298 -0.791 79
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:28.28 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 116 21.867 0.167 97
IV.FIAM.HHE. 2009-02-07T10:30:28.09 0.1 positive manual Pg 244 20.7681 0.163 98
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:27.82 0.1 positive manual Pg 15 21.1677 -0.165 98
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:27.20 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 87 4.6953 0.178 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-07T10:30:25.78 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 87 4.6953 0.312 97
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