Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-02-2009 and time 16:19:56 (Italy) in region W Sant'Angelo in Pontano (MC)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: W Sant'Angelo in Pontano (MC), on

  • 16-02-2009 15:19:56 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2009 16:19:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.0990, 13.3930 at 18 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.

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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
Sant'Angelo in Pontano MC 0 1436 1436
Penna San Giovanni MC 5 1108 2544
Ripe San Ginesio MC 5 852 3396
Gualdo MC 6 815 4211
San Ginesio MC 6 3498 7709
Falerone FM 7 3337 11046
Montappone FM 8 1682 12728
Loro Piceno MC 8 2401 15129
Colmurano MC 8 1263 16392
Monte Vidon Corrado FM 8 731 17123
Monte San Martino MC 8 765 17888
Servigliano FM 8 2336 20224
Massa Fermana FM 9 963 21187
Sarnano MC 10 3264 24451
Camporotondo di Fiastrone MC 11 563 25014
Cessapalombo MC 11 512 25526
Urbisaglia MC 11 2628 28154
Smerillo FM 11 365 28519
Belmonte Piceno FM 12 646 29165
Mogliano MC 12 4696 33861
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 12 1330 35191
Montegiorgio FM 12 6851 42042
Monteleone di Fermo FM 13 395 42437
Montefalcone Appennino FM 13 424 42861
Amandola FM 13 3629 46490
Monsampietro Morico FM 14 659 47149
Caldarola MC 14 1823 48972
Belforte del Chienti MC 15 1886 50858
Montelparo FM 15 778 51636
Petriolo MC 15 1998 53634
Tolentino MC 15 20069 73703
Comunanza AP 16 3166 76869
Francavilla d'Ete FM 16 964 77833
Montottone FM 16 979 78812
Magliano di Tenna FM 16 1452 80264
Force AP 17 1354 81618
Grottazzolina FM 17 3398 85016
Monte Rinaldo FM 17 379 85395
Rapagnano FM 18 2145 87540
Bolognola MC 18 142 87682
Montefortino FM 18 1178 88860
Monte San Pietrangeli FM 18 2458 91318
Serrapetrona MC 19 966 92284
Ortezzano FM 19 774 93058
Pollenza MC 19 6618 99676
Corridonia MC 19 15430 115106
Acquacanina MC 19 121 115227
Monte Giberto FM 19 801 116028
Torre San Patrizio FM 20 2048 118076

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
55 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
83 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
90 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 1.8
ML 1.4 		2009-02-16
15:19:56		 43.099 13.393 18 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 744609
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-16 15:19:56 ± 0.09
Latitude 43.0990 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.3930 ± 0.0074
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 744609

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 426
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 399
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 279
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) 283
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.09
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.23203
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36872
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 744609
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:04:52

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 744609
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:04:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESI.HHE. 2009-02-16T15:20:09.78 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 255 40.9257 0.08 48
IV.SNTG.SHZ. 2009-02-16T15:20:09.43 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 295 40.4262 -0.131 48
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-02-16T15:20:08.73 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 218 37.1295 0.018 74
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-02-16T15:20:05.84 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 254 25.752 -0.002 75
IV.SNTG.SHZ. 2009-02-16T15:20:03.92 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 295 40.4262 0.063 97
IV.CESI.HHE. 2009-02-16T15:20:03.93 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 255 40.9257 -0.004 97
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-02-16T15:20:03.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 218 37.1295 -0.042 97
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-02-16T15:20:01.73 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 254 25.752 0.018 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
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