Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 06-04-2009 and time 22:58:03 (Italy) in region 4 km S L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 20:58:03 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 22:58:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3160, 13.3930 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Ocre AQ 8 1167 71931
Tornimparte AQ 8 3187 75118
Fossa AQ 8 721 75839
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 11 394 76233
Rocca di Cambio AQ 12 533 76766
Poggio Picenze AQ 12 1136 77902
Scoppito AQ 13 3727 81629
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 13 424 82053
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 14 1854 83907
Pizzoli AQ 16 4326 88233
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 16 1526 89759
Barisciano AQ 16 1828 91587
Fagnano Alto AQ 17 418 92005
Barete AQ 18 737 92742
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 18 496 93238
Borgorose RI 19 4591 97829
Fontecchio AQ 20 369 98198

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km S of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Foligno (57155 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
ML 1.9 2009-04-06
20:58:03
42.316 13.393 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 762919
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 20:58:03 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.3160 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.3930 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 11 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 762919

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 412
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 364
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 88
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 565.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 60
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) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56387
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 762919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:25:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ASSB.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:58:28.80 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.ASSB.HHN. 2009-04-06T20:58:25.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:20.09 1.0 undecidable manual Sg 129 53.9016 0.029 23
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:16.12 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 27 38.1285 0.262 69
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:14.07 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 338 61.7937 -0.038 69
IV.MTCE.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:14.31 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 239 62.5929 0.073 69
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:14.21 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 179 32.6451 -0.166 71
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:13.04 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 159 53.0025 0.282 67
IV.MNS.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:13.62 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 278 58.8966 -0.046 70
IV.GUAR.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:58:13.31 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 187 58.1973 -0.249 67
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T20:58:12.30 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 3 24.4533 0.108 49
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:12.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 220 52.9026 0.004 95
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:12.84 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 129 53.9016 -0.055 70
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:11.96 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 257 23.2545 0.081 74
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:10.73 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 76 37.7289 0.329 68
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:58:09.91 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 110 16.5723 -0.048 50
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:09.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 179 32.6451 -0.045 97
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:09.88 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 27 38.1285 -0.585 63
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T20:58:08.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 3 24.4533 -0.25 95
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:08.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 257 23.2545 0.155 97
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-04-06T20:58:07.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 110 16.5723 0.044 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:06.93 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 10 4.2957 -0.149 75
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-06T20:58:05.61 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 10 4.2957 0.208 99
IV.STR3.BHE. 2009-04-06T20:57:44.72 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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