Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 15-10-2009 and time 09:11:44 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Capitignano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Capitignano (AQ), on

  • 15-10-2009 07:11:44 (UTC)
  • 15-10-2009 09:11:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5490, 13.3220 at 8 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Capitignano AQ 4 665 665
Campotosto AQ 4 542 1207
Montereale AQ 7 2581 3788
Amatrice RI 9 2657 6445
Barete AQ 11 737 7182
Pizzoli AQ 13 4326 11508
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 13 1369 12877
Crognaleto TE 13 1297 14174
Cittareale RI 15 482 14656
Borbona RI 16 617 15273
Cortino TE 17 656 15929
Accumoli RI 17 667 16596
Fano Adriano TE 18 296 16892
Posta RI 19 694 17586
Pietracamela TE 19 271 17857

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
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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 2.1
ML 1.5
2009-10-15
07:11:44
42.549 13.322 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 979699
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-10-15 07:11:44 ± 0.08
Latitude 42.5490 ± 0.0063
Longitude 13.3220 ± 0.0037
Depth (km) 8 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 979699

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 714
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 52
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 12
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 761.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 173
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.21404
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41279
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 979699
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:44:31

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 979699
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 18:44:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-10-15T07:11:59.87 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 112 45.8208 0.135 95
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2009-10-15T07:11:57.15 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 332 35.8419 0.074 98
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-10-15T07:11:53.20 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 285 23.754 0.169 98
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2009-10-15T07:11:53.10 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 112 45.8208 -0.132 71
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-10-15T07:11:53.33 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 70 24.4533 0.058 100
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2009-10-15T07:11:51.54 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 332 35.8419 -0.158 96
IV.TERO.HHE. 2009-10-15T07:11:49.45 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 70 24.4533 -0.051 100
IV.LNSS.HHN. 2009-10-15T07:11:49.23 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 285 23.754 -0.13 99
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