Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 06-04-2009 and time 23:03:14 (Italy) in region 3 km SE L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 06-04-2009 21:03:14 (UTC)
  • 06-04-2009 23:03:14 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3390, 13.4250 at 13 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 3 69753 69753
Fossa AQ 7 721 70474
Ocre AQ 7 1167 71641
Lucoli AQ 9 1011 72652
Poggio Picenze AQ 10 1136 73788
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 10 394 74182
Tornimparte AQ 11 3187 77369
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 12 424 77793
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 12 1854 79647
Rocca di Cambio AQ 13 533 80180
Barisciano AQ 14 1828 82008
Scoppito AQ 14 3727 85735
Pizzoli AQ 15 4326 90061
Fagnano Alto AQ 16 418 90479
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 16 496 90975
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 16 1526 92501
Barete AQ 17 737 93238
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 18 111 93349
Fontecchio AQ 19 369 93718
San Pio delle Camere AQ 20 661 94379

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
3 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Roma (2864731 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 2.1 2009-04-06
21:03:14
42.339 13.425 13 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 763039
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-06 21:03:14 ± 0.35
Latitude 42.3390 ± 0.0216
Longitude 13.4250 ± 0.0170
Depth (km) 13 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 763039

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2124
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1429
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 157
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2778.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 173
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.53
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31206
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 763039
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:25:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:14.97 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MNS.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:14.38 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTCE.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:14.72 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUAR.HHE. 2009-04-06T21:05:13.60 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:12.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:12.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:12.57 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-06T21:05:09.50 0.1 positive manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:03:25.89 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 25 34.6431 -0.036 75
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:03:23.44 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 253 26.4513 -0.328 72
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T21:03:22.11 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 356 21.867 -0.424 70
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:03:21.31 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 25 34.6431 0.344 95
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-06T21:03:20.00 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 253 26.4513 0.279 73
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-06T21:03:20.18 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 80 34.5432 -0.776 63
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-06T21:03:19.22 0.1 positive manual Pg 356 21.867 0.209 100
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-06T21:03:18.98 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
MN.AQU.HHE. 2009-04-06T21:03:18.46 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 310 2.4975 -0.186 77
MN.AQU.HHE. 2009-04-06T21:03:17.24 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 310 2.4975 0.476 97
IV.FAGN.HHN. 2009-04-06T21:03:15.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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