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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 08-03-2023 and time 16:22:48 (UTC) in region 4 km NW Torricella Sicura (TE)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Torricella Sicura (TE), on

  • 08-03-2023 16:22:48 (UTC)
  • 08-03-2023 17:22:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6810, 13.6240 at 18 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
Torricella Sicura TE 4 2641 2641
Teramo TE 7 54892 57533
Campli TE 7 7209 64742
Rocca Santa Maria TE 8 537 65279
Civitella del Tronto TE 11 5116 70395
Montorio al Vomano TE 11 8218 78613
Cortino TE 12 656 79269
Valle Castellana TE 12 977 80246
Basciano TE 13 2434 82680
Tossicia TE 15 1406 84086
Canzano TE 15 1934 86020
Penna Sant'Andrea TE 16 1698 87718
Folignano AP 16 9241 96959
Castellalto TE 16 7513 104472
Fano Adriano TE 16 296 104768
Colledara TE 16 2179 106947
Bellante TE 17 7152 114099
Castel Castagna TE 17 500 114599
Cermignano TE 17 1649 116248
Maltignano AP 18 2401 118649
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 18 9811 128460
Pietracamela TE 18 271 128731
Sant'Omero TE 19 5243 133974
Crognaleto TE 19 1297 135271
Ascoli Piceno AP 20 49407 184678
Ancarano TE 20 1857 186535
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia TE 20 4773 191308

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
47 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
58 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Terni (111501 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 1.3 2023-03-08
16:22:48		 42.6812 13.624 18 2024-03-01
17:18:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 123524531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2023-03-08
16:22:48		 42.6828 13.6262 18 2023-03-08
16:37:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115115741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-08 16:22:48 ± 0.14
Latitude 42.6812 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.6240 ± 0.0086
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123524531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 736
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 202
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 66
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 159
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06025
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61873
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115115741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-08 16:37:04

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123524531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-28 10:29:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:10.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 68.6757 97 0.91 35
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:07.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 58.7967 99 0.34 65
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:03.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 43.623 103 0.4 66
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:03.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 44.8218 102 0.22 45
IV.MF5.EHN. 2023-03-08T16:23:02.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 36.5412 106 0.85 37
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:01.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 38.5281 105 0.12 70
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2023-03-08T16:23:01.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 151 36.4413 106 0.56 62
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:23:00.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 68.6757 97 -0.17 65
7F.SIB2.EHE. 2023-03-08T16:23:00.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 34.9428 107 -0.1 47
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:59.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 312 58.7967 99 -0.34 86
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:58.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 257 24.2535 117 0.04 73
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:58.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 51.6039 100 -0.01 70
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:58.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 228 23.8539 117 0.02 73
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:58.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 189 25.6521 115 -0.11 72
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:57.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 20.3685 123 -0.21 71
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:57.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 44.8218 102 -0.24 67
IV.VCEL.EHE. 2023-03-08T16:22:56.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 36.4413 106 0.09 70
IV.ASCOL.EHN. 2023-03-08T16:22:56.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 19.0698 125 -0.57 66
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:56.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 38.5281 105 0.04 71
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:56.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 43.623 103 -0.16 69
IV.MF5.EHN. 2023-03-08T16:22:56.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 36.5412 106 0.87 55
7F.SIB2.EHE. 2023-03-08T16:22:55.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 34.9428 107 -0.37 67
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:54.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 24.2535 117 -0.08 72
IV.TERO.HHN. 2023-03-08T16:22:54.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 6.6933 156 0.05 74
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:54.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 23.8539 117 -0.02 98
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:54.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 25.6521 115 -0.22 94
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2023-03-08T16:22:53.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 20.3685 123 -0.23 94
IV.ASCOL.EHN. 2023-03-08T16:22:53.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 19.0698 125 -0.31 70
IV.TERO.HHN. 2023-03-08T16:22:52.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 6.6933 156 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAMP.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000895 0.32 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:58.35
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.4 0.00014150000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:58.42
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000339 1 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:58.50
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000037000000000000005 0.46 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:58.53
IV.CAMP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000751 0.28 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:58.41
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.5 0.0001615 1.78 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:22:59.08
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00011499999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:04.20
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00011 0.1 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:04.72
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00004874999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:05.99
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00004045 1.36 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:06.72
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000438 0.42 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:12.33
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00008285000000000001 1.14 AML other m 2023-03-08T16:23:26.91
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