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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 03-10-2009 and time 00:50:17 (UTC) in region 3 km NW Poggio Picenze (AQ)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NW Poggio Picenze (AQ), on

  • 03-10-2009 00:50:17 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2009 02:50:17 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3390, 13.5130 at 11 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
Poggio Picenze AQ 3 1136 1136
Fossa AQ 5 721 1857
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 6 394 2251
Barisciano AQ 7 1828 4079
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 7 1854 5933
Ocre AQ 7 1167 7100
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 8 424 7524
L'Aquila AQ 10 69753 77277
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 10 496 77773
Fagnano Alto AQ 11 418 78191
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 11 111 78302
Rocca di Cambio AQ 11 533 78835
San Pio delle Camere AQ 13 661 79496
Fontecchio AQ 14 369 79865
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 15 1526 81391
Carapelle Calvisio AQ 15 87 81478
Castelvecchio Calvisio AQ 15 153 81631
Calascio AQ 15 137 81768
Lucoli AQ 15 1011 82779
Caporciano AQ 16 230 83009
Castel del Monte AQ 18 413 83422
Tione degli Abruzzi AQ 18 310 83732
Tornimparte AQ 18 3187 86919

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km E of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.0 		2009-10-03
00:50:17		 42.339 13.513 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 972339
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-10-03 00:50:17 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.3390 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.5130 ± 0.0085
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 972339

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 795
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 574
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 215
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1063.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 40
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76352
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 972339
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:35:23

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 972339
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:35:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MTGR.SHZ. 2009-10-03T00:51:25.89 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SAMA.HHE. 2009-10-03T00:51:05.86 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PARC.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:55.09 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CRE.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:52.27 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:47.06 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2009-10-03T00:50:44.18 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUAR.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:39.47 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:37.65 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 120 63.8916 0.613 41
IV.INTR.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:33.21 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 138 48.5181 0.274 46
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:33.48 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 307 48.5181 0.558 85
IV.FDMO.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:32.17 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 336 84.7485 0.213 43
IV.GUAR.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:30.85 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:29.63 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 256 33.4443 0.729 82
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:29.22 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:29.59 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 195 36.4413 -0.101 97
IV.SDI.SHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:29.89 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 161 73.9704 -0.402 64
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:28.40 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 329 63.7917 -0.32 66
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:28.27 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 77 27.5502 0.944 75
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:28.31 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 13 32.3454 -0.294 94
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:28.56 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 120 63.8916 -0.18 68
IV.T0110.HLE. 2009-10-03T00:50:27.14 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 120 25.1526 0.447 92
IV.CERT.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:27.83 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 225 61.494 -0.539 42
IV.VVLD.HHE. 2009-10-03T00:50:26.56 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 170 52.9026 -0.478 44
IV.INTR.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:26.16 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 138 48.5181 -0.212 70
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:26.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 307 48.5181 -0.174 94
IV.MTCE.HHE. 2009-10-03T00:50:25.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:24.22 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 279 14.5743 0.584 90
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:24.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 195 36.4413 -0.348 92
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:23.46 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 13 32.3454 -0.411 92
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:23.81 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 256 33.4443 -0.232 95
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:23.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 145 9.9789 0.548 92
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:23.17 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 77 27.5502 0.037 100
IV.T0110.HLE. 2009-10-03T00:50:22.46 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 120 25.1526 -0.307 95
IV.T0105.HLZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:21.96 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 233 5.1948 0.474 95
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:20.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 279 14.5743 -0.212 99
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:19.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 145 9.9789 -0.549 92
IV.T0105.HLZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:19.16 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 233 5.1948 -0.601 91
IV.CING.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:50:09.09 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CMPO.HHZ. 2009-10-03T00:50:04.07 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.ROM9.HHN. 2009-10-03T00:49:58.34 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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