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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 28-03-2009 and time 11:35:40 (Italy) in region 2 km SE Cansano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Cansano (AQ), on

  • 28-03-2009 10:35:40 (UTC)
  • 28-03-2009 11:35:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.9930, 14.0330 at 9 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
Cansano AQ 2 274 274
Campo di Giove AQ 2 803 1077
Pettorano sul Gizio AQ 6 1376 2453
Pacentro AQ 7 1174 3627
Rocca Pia AQ 8 178 3805
Palena CH 9 1392 5197
Lettopalena CH 11 358 5555
Sulmona AQ 11 24557 30112
Introdacqua AQ 11 2126 32238
Pescocostanzo AQ 12 1128 33366
Taranta Peligna CH 12 376 33742
Rivisondoli AQ 14 700 34442
Colledimacine CH 14 202 34644
Lama dei Peligni CH 14 1271 35915
Bugnara AQ 15 1125 37040
Sant'Eufemia a Maiella PE 15 278 37318
Scanno AQ 16 1847 39165
Roccaraso AQ 17 1627 40792
Villalago AQ 17 568 41360
Gamberale CH 17 320 41680
Pratola Peligna AQ 18 7577 49257
Fara San Martino CH 18 1414 50671
Prezza AQ 18 945 51616
Montenerodomo CH 18 690 52306
Caramanico Terme PE 19 1929 54235
Civitella Messer Raimondo CH 19 848 55083
Roccacasale AQ 19 693 55776
Pizzoferrato CH 19 1130 56906
Anversa degli Abruzzi AQ 19 341 57247
Torricella Peligna CH 19 1353 58600

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km S of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
55 Km S of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.9
ML 1.8 		2009-03-28
10:35:40		 41.993 14.033 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 752579
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-03-28 10:35:40 ± 0.13
Latitude 41.9930 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.0330 ± 0.0109
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 752579

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 903
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 856
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 278
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1345.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.56
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42988
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 752579
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:13:47

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 752579
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:13:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:57.03 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 341 47.3193 0.723 40
IV.MIDA.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:55.43 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 155 43.0236 0.256 46
IV.CERA.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:55.45 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 182 43.8228 0.056 48
IV.POFI.HHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:53.94 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 221 40.4262 -0.545 65
IV.RNI2.HHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:53.86 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 163 33.6441 1.197 33
IV.MIDA.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:49.06 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 155 43.0236 -0.016 97
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:49.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 341 47.3193 -0.03 96
IV.CERA.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:49.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 182 43.8228 -0.1 95
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:49.50 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 309 47.7189 -0.303 68
IV.POFI.HHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:48.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 221 40.4262 -0.467 88
IV.RNI2.HHE. 2009-03-28T10:35:48.43 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 163 33.6441 0.805 59
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:47.82 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:47.68 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 210 36.3414 -0.367 91
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:46.03 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 64 13.7751 -0.393 71
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:45.19 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:45.95 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 281 10.7781 0.368 71
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:43.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 281 10.7781 0.253 97
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2009-03-28T10:35:43.92 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 64 13.7751 -0.101 100
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-03-28T10:35:21.20 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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