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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 30-05-2009 and time 08:20:30 (UTC) in region 11 km SW Pietracamela (TE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 11 km SW Pietracamela (TE), on

  • 30-05-2009 08:20:30 (UTC)
  • 30-05-2009 10:20:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4320, 13.5090 at 16 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Pietracamela TE 11 271 271
L'Aquila AQ 13 69753 70024
Poggio Picenze AQ 13 1136 71160
Crognaleto TE 13 1297 72457
Barisciano AQ 13 1828 74285
Fano Adriano TE 14 296 74581
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia TE 15 4773 79354
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 15 111 79465
Fossa AQ 15 721 80186
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 16 394 80580
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 16 1854 82434
Ocre AQ 17 1167 83601
Tossicia TE 17 1406 85007
Pizzoli AQ 18 4326 89333
Castelli TE 18 1159 90492
Campotosto AQ 18 542 91034
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 18 424 91458
Colledara TE 19 2179 93637
Barete AQ 19 737 94374
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 19 496 94870
Calascio AQ 19 137 95007
Castel del Monte AQ 19 413 95420
Montorio al Vomano TE 20 8218 103638
Capitignano AQ 20 665 104303

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
30 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 2.4
ML 2.3 		2009-05-30
08:20:30		 42.432 13.509 16 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 882329
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-05-30 08:20:30 ± 0.08
Latitude 42.4320 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.5090 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 882329

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 421
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 209
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 114
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 43
Number of defining phases 31
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.97037
Number of stations at which the event was observed 31
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 882329
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 16:45:54

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 882329
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 16:45:54
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.DOI.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:21:36.99 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PIEI.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:58.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.LPEL.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:51.36 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 127 69.8745 -0.033 44
IV.ZCCA.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:49.25 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CING.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:48.89 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 346 107.7144 0.63 54
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:47.62 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 324 55.0005 0.186 67
IV.INTR.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:47.93 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 145 56.7987 0.013 46
IV.CESX.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:46.77 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTCE.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:45.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:45.64 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 191 46.3203 0.494 85
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:45.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUAR.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:44.19 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CESI.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:43.92 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 322 80.4639 -0.14 65
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:43.71 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 296 42.8238 -0.495 87
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:43.30 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 333 75.369 0.019 89
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:42.12 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 219 68.8755 -0.173 88
IV.MNS.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:42.72 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.OFFI.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:41.48 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 14 57.5979 0.921 53
IV.VVLD.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:41.06 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 171 63.0924 -0.334 64
IV.LPEL.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:41.93 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 127 69.8745 -0.513 80
IV.INTR.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:40.05 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 145 56.7987 -0.385 85
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:40.83 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 99 27.4503 0.616 87
IV.NRCA.SHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:40.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 324 55.0005 0.032 92
IV.T0107.HLN. 2009-05-30T08:20:39.07 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 282 21.867 0.233 94
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:38.18 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 162 19.4694 -0.062 72
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-05-30T08:20:38.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 296 42.8238 -0.214 92
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:38.65 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 20 22.5552 -0.339 91
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:38.72 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 191 46.3203 -0.116 92
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:37.44 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 241 36.9297 0.031 95
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:37.53 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 240 16.1727 0.032 99
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:36.87 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 325 14.1747 -0.204 96
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:36.08 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 99 27.4503 0.091 97
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:36.88 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 226 12.3765 0.163 98
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:35.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 20 22.5552 -0.131 96
IV.T0107.HLN. 2009-05-30T08:20:35.29 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 282 21.867 0.095 97
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:34.83 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 162 19.4694 -0.02 98
MN.AQU.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:34.02 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 226 12.3765 0.05 100
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:34.18 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 325 14.1747 0.004 100
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-05-30T08:20:34.51 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 240 16.1727 0.089 98
IV.GUMA.HHN. 2009-05-30T08:20:30.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
CH.DIX.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:19:53.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2009-05-30T08:19:42.31 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2009-05-30T08:19:41.52 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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