Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 18-03-2009 and time 06:34:45 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Montalto delle Marche (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Montalto delle Marche (AP), on

  • 18-03-2009 05:34:45 (UTC)
  • 18-03-2009 06:34:45 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9950, 13.6240 at 34 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
Montalto delle Marche AP 2 2122 2122
Montedinove AP 4 488 2610
Ortezzano FM 4 774 3384
Monte Rinaldo FM 5 379 3763
Cossignano AP 5 978 4741
Castignano AP 6 2796 7537
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 6 433 7970
Carassai AP 7 1100 9070
Rotella AP 7 906 9976
Montelparo FM 8 778 10754
Montottone FM 8 979 11733
Petritoli FM 9 2335 14068
Offida AP 9 5058 19126
Monteleone di Fermo FM 10 395 19521
Monsampietro Morico FM 10 659 20180
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 11 1330 21510
Monte Giberto FM 11 801 22311
Appignano del Tronto AP 11 1785 24096
Force AP 11 1354 25450
Ripatransone AP 11 4309 29759
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 12 2123 31882
Ponzano di Fermo FM 12 1674 33556
Monterubbiano FM 13 2230 35786
Belmonte Piceno FM 13 646 36432
Grottazzolina FM 13 3398 39830
Montefalcone Appennino FM 13 424 40254
Moresco FM 14 598 40852
Castorano AP 14 2380 43232
Servigliano FM 14 2336 45568
Smerillo FM 15 365 45933
Massignano AP 16 1638 47571
Monte San Martino MC 16 765 48336
Castel di Lama AP 16 8634 56970
Ascoli Piceno AP 16 49407 106377
Magliano di Tenna FM 16 1452 107829
Colli del Tronto AP 16 3668 111497
Venarotta AP 16 2066 113563
Acquaviva Picena AP 17 3831 117394
Montegiorgio FM 17 6851 124245
Spinetoli AP 17 7215 131460
Palmiano AP 17 196 131656
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 17 4611 136267
Falerone FM 18 3337 139604
Comunanza AP 18 3166 142770
Penna San Giovanni MC 18 1108 143878
Lapedona FM 18 1166 145044
Monte Vidon Corrado FM 18 731 145775
Campofilone FM 18 1916 147691
Altidona FM 19 3390 151081
Rapagnano FM 19 2145 153226
Maltignano AP 19 2401 155627
Roccafluvione AP 19 2010 157637
Monteprandone AP 19 12655 170292
Folignano AP 19 9241 179533
Cupra Marittima AP 20 5398 184931
Ancarano TE 20 1857 186788

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
74 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
76 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
84 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Terni (111501 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 1.8
ML 1.5
2009-03-18
05:34:45
42.995 13.624 34 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 751209
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-03-18 05:34:45 ± 0.19
Latitude 42.9950 ± 0.0270
Longitude 13.6240 ± 0.0086
Depth (km) 34 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 751209

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3023
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 674
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 182
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3080.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 227
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.52610
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 751209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:12:13

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 751209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:12:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHE. 2009-03-18T05:35:01.17 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 276 43.8228 -0.079 96
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-03-18T05:35:01.57 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 247 45.1215 0.026 94
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2009-03-18T05:34:56.56 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 271 58.3971 0.16 90
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2009-03-18T05:34:55.51 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 143 8.2806 0.057 100
IV.FDMO.HHE. 2009-03-18T05:34:54.36 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 276 43.8228 -0.085 95
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-03-18T05:34:54.64 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 247 45.1215 0.026 95
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2009-03-18T05:34:51.00 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 143 8.2806 -0.098 100
IV.CDCA.EHE. 2009-03-18T05:34:48.79 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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