Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 12-02-2009 and time 01:40:11 (Italy) in region 4 km W L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 12-02-2009 00:40:11 (UTC)
  • 12-02-2009 01:40:11 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3600, 13.3500 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.

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 4 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 8 1011 70764
Scoppito AQ 8 3727 74491
Tornimparte AQ 9 3187 77678
Pizzoli AQ 10 4326 82004
Barete AQ 12 737 82741
Ocre AQ 13 1167 83908
Fossa AQ 14 721 84629
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 15 1369 85998
Poggio Picenze AQ 16 1136 87134
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 16 394 87528
Rocca di Cambio AQ 18 533 88061
Capitignano AQ 18 665 88726
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 18 424 89150
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 91004

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
85 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.7
ML 1.7
2009-02-12
00:40:11
42.36 13.35 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 743189
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-12 00:40:11 ± 0.19
Latitude 42.3600 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.3500 ± 0.0207
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 743189

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1666
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 710
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 86
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1838.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 200
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33994
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 743189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:03:19

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 743189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:03:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTCC.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:40:27.56 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-02-12T00:40:23.89 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 174 37.7289 -0.297 92
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:40:19.89 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 119 21.867 -0.054 100
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-02-12T00:40:19.01 0.1 negative manual Pg 174 37.7289 0.144 95
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:40:19.23 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 14 20.0688 -0.223 97
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:40:16.26 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 14 20.0688 0.128 99
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:40:16.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 119 21.867 0.354 94
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-12T00:40:15.40 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 100 4.2957 -0.256 99
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-12T00:40:14.14 0.1 negative manual Pg 100 4.2957 0.2 100
IV.PTCC.HHE. 2009-02-12T00:39:55.63 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GAVE.SHZ. 2009-02-12T00:39:48.91 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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