Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 09-04-2009 and time 01:56:18 (Italy) in region 4 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 08-04-2009 23:56:18 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2009 01:56:18 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3800, 13.3700 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 4 69753 69753
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 74079
Scoppito AQ 9 3727 77806
Lucoli AQ 10 1011 78817
Barete AQ 11 737 79554
Tornimparte AQ 11 3187 82741
Fossa AQ 14 721 83462
Ocre AQ 14 1167 84629
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 15 1369 85998
Poggio Picenze AQ 16 1136 87134
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 16 394 87528
Capitignano AQ 17 665 88193
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 18 424 88617
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 90471
Rocca di Cambio AQ 19 533 91004
Montereale AQ 19 2581 93585
Barisciano AQ 19 1828 95413
Campotosto AQ 20 542 95955

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
91 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
Md 1.5
ML 1.4
2009-04-08
23:56:18
42.38 13.37 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 776679
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-04-08 23:56:18 ± 0.13
Latitude 42.3800 ± 0.0081
Longitude 13.3700 ± 0.0097
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 776679

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 949
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 750
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 148
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1204.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32915
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 776679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:41:55

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 776679
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:41:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:41.76 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-04-08T23:56:30.83 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 313 36.5412 0.092 95
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-08T23:56:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 35 33.0447 -0.189 70
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-04-08T23:56:25.50 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 313 36.5412 -0.015 97
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:25.51 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 10 17.5713 0.033 75
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-04-08T23:56:24.84 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 35 33.0447 -0.126 95
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:22.27 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 138 3.8961 0.012 77
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:22.63 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 10 17.5713 0.155 73
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:21.79 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 229 3.3966 -0.416 94
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:20.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 229 3.3966 0.129 100
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-04-08T23:56:20.95 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 138 3.8961 0.331 96
IV.SENI.EHN. 2009-04-08T23:56:19.26 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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