Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 14-10-2009 and time 14:18:03 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Poggio Picenze (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Poggio Picenze (AQ), on

  • 14-10-2009 12:18:03 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2009 14:18:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3360, 13.5200 at 11 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
Poggio Picenze AQ 3 1136 1136
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 5 394 1530
Fossa AQ 5 721 2251
Barisciano AQ 6 1828 4079
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 6 1854 5933
Ocre AQ 7 1167 7100
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 7 424 7524
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 10 496 8020
Fagnano Alto AQ 10 418 8438
L'Aquila AQ 10 69753 78191
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 11 111 78302
Rocca di Cambio AQ 11 533 78835
San Pio delle Camere AQ 12 661 79496
Fontecchio AQ 14 369 79865
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 14 1526 81391
Carapelle Calvisio AQ 14 87 81478
Castelvecchio Calvisio AQ 14 153 81631
Calascio AQ 15 137 81768
Caporciano AQ 16 230 81998
Lucoli AQ 16 1011 83009
Castel del Monte AQ 17 413 83422
Tione degli Abruzzi AQ 18 310 83732
Tornimparte AQ 19 3187 86919
Ofena AQ 20 506 87425

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)
53 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
55 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)
76 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.5 2009-10-14
12:18:03
42.336 13.52 11 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 979239
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-10-14 12:18:03 ± 0.19
Latitude 42.3360 ± 0.0216
Longitude 13.5200 ± 0.0170
Depth (km) 11 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 979239

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2527
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1143
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2778.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.61
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30577
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 979239
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:43:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
NI.ACOM.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:19:14.15 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.LPEL.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:24.12 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2009-10-14T12:18:20.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.LNSS.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:20.42 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MESG.HHN. 2009-10-14T12:18:14.13 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-10-14T12:18:13.74 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 76 27.0507 0.77 59
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-10-14T12:18:13.80 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 12 32.5452 -0.634 62
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:12.65 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 338 23.9538 0.504 66
IV.PTQR.SHZ. 2009-10-14T12:18:11.14 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-10-14T12:18:10.39 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 280 15.1737 0.76 60
IV.FIAM.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:09.60 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 257 33.9438 -0.297 68
IV.VCEL.EHN. 2009-10-14T12:18:09.07 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 76 27.0507 0.231 93
IV.TERO.HHN. 2009-10-14T12:18:09.12 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 12 32.5452 -0.565 63
IV.CAMP.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:08.05 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 338 23.9538 -0.313 46
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:07.74 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 146 9.3795 -0.389 46
IV.T0104.EHZ. 2009-10-14T12:18:06.65 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 280 15.1737 -0.264 70
IV.FAGN.HHE. 2009-10-14T12:18:06.05 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 146 9.3795 0.007 100
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