Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.2 on date 06-04-2009 and time 14:16:31 (Italy) in region 4 km SW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 12:16:31 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 14:16:31 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3200, 13.3790 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 4 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 5 1011 70764
Tornimparte AQ 7 3187 73951
Ocre AQ 9 1167 75118
Fossa AQ 10 721 75839
Scoppito AQ 12 3727 79566
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 13 394 79960
Rocca di Cambio AQ 13 533 80493
Poggio Picenze AQ 14 1136 81629
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 14 424 82053
Pizzoli AQ 15 4326 86379
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 15 1854 88233
Barete AQ 17 737 88970
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 17 1526 90496
Barisciano AQ 18 1828 92324
Fagnano Alto AQ 18 418 92742
Borgorose RI 18 4591 97333
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 19 496 97829

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km SW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Foligno (57155 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
ML 2.2 2009-04-06
12:16:31
42.32 13.379 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 759769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 12:16:31 ± 0.15
Latitude 42.3200 ± 0.0090
Longitude 13.3790 ± 0.0122
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 759769

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1031
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 993
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 332
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1414.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49643
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 759769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:22:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2009-04-06T12:17:36.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHE. 2009-04-06T12:17:17.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-04-06T12:16:44.65 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 78 38.7279 0.603 85
.PTQR.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:41.76 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 177 33.1446 -0.804 39
.INTR.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:41.20 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 128 55.1004 0.121 70
.VVLD.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:40.68 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 158 53.9016 -0.206 46
.CERT.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:40.53 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 219 52.6029 -0.16 69
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-04-06T12:16:39.37 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 78 38.7279 0.824 77
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:39.64 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 6 24.0537 -0.433 69
.FIAM.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:39.60 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 255 22.2555 0.081 50
.FIAM.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:37.12 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 255 22.2555 1.187 34
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-06T12:16:37.76 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 110 17.871 -0.374 94
.PTQR.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:37.65 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 177 33.1446 -0.044 73
.TERO.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:37.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 29 38.2284 -0.762 79
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T12:16:35.98 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 6 24.0537 -0.273 95
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T12:16:35.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 26 4.1958 0.189 100
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-06T12:16:35.01 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 110 17.871 -0.123 99
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T12:16:33.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 26 4.1958 0.336 97
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