Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 06-04-2009 and time 22:51:56 (Italy) in region 5 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 20:51:56 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 22:51:56 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3790, 13.3450 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 7 3727 73480
Pizzoli AQ 8 4326 77806
Barete AQ 10 737 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
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 18 394 88193
Montereale AQ 18 2581 90774
Rocca di Cambio AQ 20 533 91307
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 20 424 91731
Campotosto AQ 20 542 92273

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)
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
20:51:56
42.379 13.345 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 762879
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 20:51:56 ± 0.14
Latitude 42.3790 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.3450 ± 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 762879

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1042
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 750
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 98
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) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60884
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 762879
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:25:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ASSB.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:25.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.TRI.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:17.37 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
.VVLD.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:16.55 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 158 60.9945 1.23 30
.INTR.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:15.74 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 131 61.494 0.295 43
IV.OFFI.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:09.32 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 24 67.5768 1.061 48
.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:09.26 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 173 39.9267 -0.429 65
.VVLD.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:08.29 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 158 60.9945 1.047 33
.INTR.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:07.37 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 131 61.494 0.05 68
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:07.31 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 38 34.3434 -0.879 56
IV.MNS.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:07.76 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 271 54.4011 1.538 38
.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:06.09 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 340 53.8017 -0.032 69
.CERT.---. 2009-04-06T20:52:06.02 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 212 56.2992 -0.493 83
.FAGN.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:05.04 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 123 23.3544 0.098 72
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:04.25 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 237 22.3554 -0.392 45
.VCEL.EHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:04.48 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 87 40.626 0.371 66
.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:03.32 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 17 18.1707 0.017 74
.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:03.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 173 39.9267 -0.46 86
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:02.55 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 38 34.3434 -0.582 84
IV.FIAM.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:52:01.06 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 237 22.3554 -0.016 98
.FAGN.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:52:00.86 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 123 23.3544 -0.392 68
.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:52:00.43 0.1 positive manual Pg 17 18.1707 0.124 96
.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:51:59.95 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 121 5.4945 -0.048 100
.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:51:58.56 0.1 positive manual Pg 121 5.4945 0.163 98
IV.MELA.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:51:54.81 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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