Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 06-04-2009 and time 13:26:36 (Italy) in region 5 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 11:26:36 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 13:26:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3770, 13.3490 at 10 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.

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 5 69753 69753
Scoppito AQ 8 3727 73480
Pizzoli AQ 8 4326 77806
Lucoli AQ 10 1011 78817
Barete AQ 10 737 79554
Tornimparte AQ 10 3187 82741
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 14 1369 84110
Ocre AQ 15 1167 85277
Fossa AQ 15 721 85998
Capitignano AQ 17 665 86663
Poggio Picenze AQ 17 1136 87799
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 17 394 88193
Montereale AQ 19 2581 90774
Rocca di Cambio AQ 19 533 91307
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 20 424 91731
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 20 1854 93585

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
66 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)
83 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Velletri (53303 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
ML 2.3 2009-04-06
11:26:36
42.377 13.349 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 759489
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 11:26:36 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.3770 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.3490 ± 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 759489

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 559
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 471
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 282
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 781.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54949
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 759489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:21:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
.INTR.---. 2009-04-06T11:26:55.72 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 131 60.9945 0.188 44
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:53.87 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 339 54.2013 0.177 68
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:50.79 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 87 40.3263 0.796 77
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:49.50 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 174 39.627 -0.311 90
IV.ORI.EHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:49.31 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-06T11:26:47.78 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 37 34.3434 -0.613 84
IV.VVLD.HHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:47.19 1.0 undecidable manual Pg 158 60.5949 -0.275 22
.INTR.---. 2009-04-06T11:26:47.27 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 131 60.9945 -0.261 66
.CERT.---. 2009-04-06T11:26:46.57 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 213 56.2992 -0.227 44
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:46.87 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 339 54.2013 0.401 43
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:45.32 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 123 22.8549 0.026 98
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2009-04-06T11:26:45.28 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 238 22.5552 0.079 97
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:44.18 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 174 39.627 -0.049 95
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:44.55 0.1 positive manual Pg 87 40.3263 0.217 92
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-06T11:26:43.06 0.1 positive manual Pg 37 34.3434 -0.352 90
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T11:26:43.79 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 15 18.2706 -0.088 73
IV.STR3.BHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:42.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2009-04-06T11:26:41.77 0.1 positive manual Pg 238 22.5552 0.202 95
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-06T11:26:41.93 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 123 22.8549 0.309 46
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T11:26:40.96 0.1 positive manual Pg 15 18.2706 0.159 97
MN.AQU.HHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:40.23 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 121 4.995 -0.338 95
MN.AQU.HHE. 2009-04-06T11:26:38.99 0.1 negative manual Pg 121 4.995 0.096 100
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