Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 07-04-2009 and time 23:50:22 (Italy) in region 7 km N L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 7 km N L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 07-04-2009 21:50:22 (UTC)
  • 07-04-2009 23:50:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4110, 13.3990 at 10 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 7 69753 69753
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 74079
Barete AQ 11 737 74816
Scoppito AQ 12 3727 78543
Lucoli AQ 14 1011 79554
Capitignano AQ 15 665 80219
Fossa AQ 15 721 80940
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 15 1369 82309
Ocre AQ 15 1167 83476
Poggio Picenze AQ 16 1136 84612
Tornimparte AQ 16 3187 87799
Campotosto AQ 17 542 88341
Crognaleto TE 17 1297 89638
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 17 394 90032
Montereale AQ 18 2581 92613
Pietracamela TE 18 271 92884
Barisciano AQ 18 1828 94712
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 96566
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 19 424 96990
Fano Adriano TE 19 296 97286

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
37 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
95 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 1.8 2009-04-07
21:50:22
42.411 13.399 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 769909
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-07 21:50:22 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.4110 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.3990 ± 0.0110
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 769909

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 855
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 418
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 86
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1081.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 70
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.54
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66550
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 769909
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:33:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CESI.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:47.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:47.58 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VVLD.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:43.20 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:42.95 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:42.60 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 137 60.6948 1.326 29
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:39.36 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 334 52.3032 0.319 67
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:36.36 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 180 43.1235 -0.221 69
GE.MATE.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:36.06 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:35.33 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 340 73.8705 0.036 68
IV.MNS.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:35.61 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.INTR.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:33.33 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 137 60.6948 0.07 92
IV.CERT.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:33.54 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 214 61.5939 0.139 68
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:32.07 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 35 28.8489 -0.707 62
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:32.41 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 236 28.0497 -0.139 97
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:31.83 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 334 52.3032 -0.139 69
BA.PZUN.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:30.48 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:30.90 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 137 22.0668 0.219 72
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:30.20 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 93 36.2415 0.721 40
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:29.69 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 180 43.1235 -0.86 38
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 306 36.2415 0.114 72
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:28.21 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 3 13.875 0.026 76
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:28.59 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 236 28.0497 0.377 69
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:27.91 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 35 28.8489 -0.445 68
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:26.75 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 137 22.0668 -0.39 46
MN.AQU.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:26.13 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 178 6.2937 -0.187 74
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-04-07T21:50:26.19 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 3 13.875 0.488 69
MN.AQU.HHN. 2009-04-07T21:50:24.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 178 6.2937 -0.154 100
IV.GROG.HHZ. 2009-04-07T21:50:13.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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