Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 13-02-2009 and time 08:09:41 (Italy) in region 2 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 13-02-2009 07:09:41 (UTC)
  • 13-02-2009 08:09:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3640, 13.3900 at 10 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 2 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 9 1011 70764
Tornimparte AQ 11 3187 73951
Scoppito AQ 11 3727 77678
Pizzoli AQ 11 4326 82004
Fossa AQ 11 721 82725
Ocre AQ 11 1167 83892
Barete AQ 13 737 84629
Poggio Picenze AQ 13 1136 85765
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 14 394 86159
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 16 424 86583
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 16 1854 88437
Rocca di Cambio AQ 16 533 88970
Barisciano AQ 17 1828 90798
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 17 1369 92167
Capitignano AQ 19 665 92832
Fagnano Alto AQ 20 418 93250

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
2 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Roma (2864731 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 1.6
ML 1.5
2009-02-13
07:09:41
42.364 13.39 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 743509
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-13 07:09:41 ± 0.13
Latitude 42.3640 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.3900 ± 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 743509

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 673
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 179
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 245
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 225
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.08
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.17357
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 743509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:03:40

Md:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 743509
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:03:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-02-13T07:09:49.23 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 5 19.0698 0.026 97
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-02-13T07:09:49.29 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 124 19.2696 0.023 98
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-02-13T07:09:46.01 0.1 positive manual Pg 5 19.0698 -0.045 97
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-02-13T07:09:46.05 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 124 19.2696 -0.04 97
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-13T07:09:45.16 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 140 1.4985 -0.048 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-02-13T07:09:43.83 0.1 negative manual Pg 140 1.4985 0.083 99
IV.FSSB.HHE. 2009-02-13T07:09:36.41 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.FSSB.HHE. 2009-02-13T07:09:27.84 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PARC.HHE. 2009-02-13T07:09:20.80 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CIGN.HHE. 2009-02-13T07:09:12.17 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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