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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 19-12-2022 and time 20:02:02 (Italy) in region 2 km N L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 19-12-2022 19:02:02 (UTC)
  • 19-12-2022 20:02:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3660, 13.3990 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.

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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
L'Aquila AQ 2 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 10 1011 70764
Fossa AQ 11 721 71485
Ocre AQ 11 1167 72652
Tornimparte AQ 12 3187 75839
Pizzoli AQ 12 4326 80165
Scoppito AQ 12 3727 83892
Poggio Picenze AQ 13 1136 85028
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 13 394 85422
Barete AQ 14 737 86159
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 16 424 86583
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 16 1854 88437
Rocca di Cambio AQ 16 533 88970
Barisciano AQ 16 1828 90798
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 18 1369 92167
Capitignano AQ 19 665 92832
Fagnano Alto AQ 19 418 93250
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 20 496 93746

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
2 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
41 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
92 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 2022-12-19
19:02:02		 42.366 13.3992 8 2024-03-01
15:28:16		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 113697151
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-12-19
19:02:02		 42.3718 13.3905 10 2022-12-19
19:09:12		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 112952241
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-19 19:02:02 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.3660 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.3992 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113697151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 445
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 346
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 65
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 33
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) 0.73924
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 112952241
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-19 19:09:12

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 27
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113697151
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-20 09:47:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:43.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 7.38 0
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:27.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 349 82.0512 50 0.35 41
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:27.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 341 78.5658 50 0.99 49
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:23.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 69.1752 50 -0.52 41
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:22.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 62.8926 50 0.31 43
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:21.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 59.496 50 0.4 43
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:20.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 57.1983 50 0.17 68
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:20.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 336 56.7987 50 -0.26 66
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:16.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 39.4272 50 0.48 65
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:15.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 341 78.5658 50 -0.23 64
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:15.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 36.3414 50 0.25 69
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:15.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 349 82.0512 50 -0.6 77
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:14.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 34.4433 103 0.49 66
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:14.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 69.1752 50 0.12 67
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:14.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 38.1285 50 -0.44 66
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:13.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 350 29.8479 105 0.7 61
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:13.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 59.496 50 0.65 39
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:13.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 33.0447 103 -0.46 44
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:13.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 62.8926 50 -0.18 67
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:12.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 336 56.7987 50 -0.51 83
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:12.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 57.1983 50 -0.15 90
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:11.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 25.5522 107 0.09 73
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:09.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 2 18.87 112 -0.07 98
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:09.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 38.1285 50 -0.36 67
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:09.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 39.4272 50 -0.25 91
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:09.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 36.3414 50 0.28 91
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:08.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 34.4433 103 -0.12 95
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:08.44 0.1 undecidable manual S 56 17.1717 114 -0.14 97
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:08.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 33.0447 103 -0.59 85
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:07.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 245 25.5522 107 0.29 70
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:07.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 29.8479 105 -0.31 69
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:06.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 2 18.87 112 0.14 97
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:06.76 0.3 negative manual P 126 18.7701 113 0.65 63
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2022-12-19T19:02:05.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 17.1717 114 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAMP.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00026649999999999997 0.26 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:09.73
IV.CAMP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000442 0.64 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:09.76
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0002185 1.64 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:09.09
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00013550000000000001 0.26 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:10.14
IV.FAGN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0009165000000000001 1.72 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:10.11
IV.FAGN.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000749 0.6 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:13.31
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00014500000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:13.69
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001265 0.7 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:14.86
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017299999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:14.89
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00021600000000000002 0.38 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:15.35
IV.FIAM.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011449999999999999 0.82 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:15.78
IV.T0110.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016749999999999998 1.06 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:16.25
IV.PTQR.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000572 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:16.82
IV.FIAM.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014150000000000002 0.46 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:16.64
IV.T0110.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00016450000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:16.83
IV.VCEL.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00023199999999999997 0.44 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:17.54
IV.VCEL.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000209 0.48 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:17.72
IV.PTQR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000506 1.58 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:18.86
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000153 0.34 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:18.53
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000964 0.64 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:19.71
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006666793 0.1536 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:21.27
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000499 1.2 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:23.83
IV.INTR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000726 0.84 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:23.44
IV.INTR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0000805 0.9 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:24.39
IV.TERO.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00017052205 0.2304 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:14.87
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000017598056 0.3968 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:31.91
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00001609541 0.3712 AML other m 2022-12-19T19:02:32.50
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