Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 07-04-2009 and time 04:10:26 (Italy) in region 6 km W L'Aquila (AQ)

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

  • 07-04-2009 02:10:26 (UTC)
  • 07-04-2009 04:10:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3580, 13.3300 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 6 3727 73480
Lucoli AQ 7 1011 74491
Tornimparte AQ 8 3187 77678
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 82004
Barete AQ 11 737 82741
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 14 1369 84110
Ocre AQ 14 1167 85277
Fossa AQ 15 721 85998
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 18 394 86392
Poggio Picenze AQ 18 1136 87528
Capitignano AQ 18 665 88193
Rocca di Cambio AQ 19 533 88726
Fiamignano RI 20 1413 90139
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 20 424 90563
Montereale AQ 20 2581 93144
Borgorose RI 20 4591 97735

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Velletri (53303 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
Md 1.7
ML 2.1
2009-04-07
02:10:26
42.358 13.33 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 764839
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-07 02:10:26 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.3580 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.3300 ± 0.0085
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 764839

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 756
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 556
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 143
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 989.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
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) 0.50092
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 764839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:28:00

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 764839
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:28:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.STR3.BHN. 2009-04-07T02:10:44.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:44.10 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 342 55.5999 0.236 68
IV.CERT.HHN. 2009-04-07T02:10:43.37 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 212 53.6019 0.034 47
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:40.45 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 84 42.0246 0.211 70
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-04-07T02:10:37.98 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 37 36.9297 -0.9 56
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:36.63 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 342 55.5999 0.161 69
IV.MNS.HHN. 2009-04-07T02:10:35.90 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 274 53.3022 -0.206 69
IV.CERT.HHN. 2009-04-07T02:10:35.99 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 212 53.6019 -0.174 92
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:35.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 84 42.0246 0.674 61
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-07T02:10:34.24 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 18 20.7681 -0.153 74
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:34.25 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 116 23.1546 -0.91 58
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-04-07T02:10:33.67 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 37 36.9297 0.079 73
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:33.99 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 240 20.0688 -0.199 73
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:31.86 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 116 23.1546 0.417 69
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:30.96 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 240 20.0688 0.077 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:30.65 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 94 5.8941 0.192 75
.CAMP.---. 2009-04-07T02:10:30.94 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 18 20.7681 -0.06 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-07T02:10:29.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 94 5.8941 0.321 73
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