Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 06-04-2009 and time 20:56:33 (Italy) in region 6 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 18:56:33 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 20:56:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3790, 13.3410 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 6 69753 69753
Scoppito AQ 7 3727 73480
Pizzoli AQ 7 4326 77806
Barete AQ 9 737 78543
Lucoli AQ 10 1011 79554
Tornimparte AQ 10 3187 82741
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 13 1369 84110
Ocre AQ 15 1167 85277
Fossa AQ 15 721 85998
Capitignano AQ 16 665 86663
Poggio Picenze AQ 18 1136 87799
Montereale AQ 18 2581 90380
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 18 394 90774
Rocca di Cambio AQ 20 533 91307

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
68 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)
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 2.1 2009-04-06
18:56:33
42.379 13.341 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 762129
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 18:56:33 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.3790 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.3410 ± 0.0122
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 762129

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1047
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 300
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1280.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 142
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.45
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50542
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 762129
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:24:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNTG.SHZ. 2009-04-06T18:58:33.31 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.OFFI.HHN. 2009-04-06T18:58:30.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHE. 2009-04-06T18:58:27.84 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ASSB.HHE. 2009-04-06T18:58:25.90 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MNS.HHN. 2009-04-06T18:58:19.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-06T18:58:16.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T18:58:15.19 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 173 39.9267 -0.204 93
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:48.08 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 87 40.9257 0.954 36
.PTQR.---. 2009-04-06T18:56:46.52 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 173 39.9267 -0.314 68
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:44.83 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 38 34.5432 -0.589 64
.CERT.---. 2009-04-06T18:56:43.73 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 212 56.0994 -0.014 70
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:42.15 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 236 22.0668 0.059 49
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-06T18:56:42.29 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 122 23.5542 -0.181 48
.PTQR.---. 2009-04-06T18:56:41.04 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 173 39.9267 -0.204 93
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:41.98 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 87 40.9257 0.567 84
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T18:56:40.91 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 18 18.2706 -0.008 75
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:40.09 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 38 34.5432 -0.33 91
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-06T18:56:39.03 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 122 23.5542 0.309 70
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T18:56:38.01 0.1 positive manual Pg 18 18.2706 0.184 97
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:38.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 236 22.0668 0.217 95
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:37.37 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 119 5.6943 -0.375 95
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T18:56:36.11 0.1 negative manual Pg 119 5.6943 0.117 100
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