Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 17-03-2023 and time 01:40:03 (UTC) in region Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona), on

  • 17-03-2023 01:40:03 (UTC)
  • 17-03-2023 02:40:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.9130, 13.3270 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

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km E of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
36 Km NW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Cesena (96758 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 2023-03-17
01:40:03
43.9133 13.3268 8 2024-03-01
17:18:02
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116272901
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2023-03-17
01:40:03
43.9467 13.3218 21 2023-03-17
02:00:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 115454711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-17 01:40:03 ± 0.33
Latitude 43.9133 ± 0.0135
Longitude 13.3268 ± 0.0137
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 116272901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1597
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 433
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 209
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 236
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.21854
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.33369
Number of stations at which the event was observed 27
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 27
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115454711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-17 02:00:34

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116272901
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-13 15:53:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGAB.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:28.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 222 148.0407 50 0.19 22
IV.ASSB.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:22.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 209 110.6004 50 0.03 74
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:22.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 106.3158 50 0.68 63
IV.MPAG.HNZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:21.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 235 55.3002 50 -0.17 80
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:21.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 214 55.5 50 -0.39 76
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:21.69 0.3 undecidable manual P 174 103.2189 50 0.43 69
IV.TB02.DHZ.01 2023-03-17T01:40:20.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 231 95.1381 50 0.69 64
IV.ATVO.HHN. 2023-03-17T01:40:20.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 94.5387 50 0.77 62
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:20.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 99.123 50 -0.27 72
IV.MML1.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:19.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 93.24 50 -0.22 74
IV.AOI.HHE. 2023-03-17T01:40:19.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 151 45.9207 50 0.41 52
IV.ATPC.HHE. 2023-03-17T01:40:19.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 84.6486 50 0.64 67
IV.ATPI.EHE. 2023-03-17T01:40:19.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 90.243 50 0.63 66
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:18.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 220 40.7259 50 0.75 46
IV.APEC.HNN. 2023-03-17T01:40:18.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 82.6506 50 0.7 66
IV.ATBU.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:17.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 232 79.0653 50 0.33 74
IV.PE3.EHE. 2023-03-17T01:40:16.45 0.6 undecidable manual P 250 70.7736 50 0.2 52
IV.PCRO.HNE. 2023-03-17T01:40:16.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 154 37.7289 50 -0.06 56
IV.NARO.HHN. 2023-03-17T01:40:16.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 68.5758 50 0.33 76
IV.PESA.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:16.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 275 39.0276 50 -0.23 82
IV.PIEI.HNN. 2023-03-17T01:40:16.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 76.0683 50 -0.1 78
IV.SSFR.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:15.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 220 68.6757 50 -0.04 80
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:15.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 67.2771 50 -0.5 73
IV.FRON.EHN. 2023-03-17T01:40:14.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 65.1903 50 -0.62 70
IV.CING.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:14.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 60.5949 50 -0.26 78
IV.MPAG.HNZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:13.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 235 55.3002 50 -0.25 79
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:13.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 214 55.5 50 -0.56 73
IV.AOI.HHE. 2023-03-17T01:40:12.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 45.9207 50 -0.17 82
IV.SENI.HNN. 2023-03-17T01:40:12.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 24.2535 109 -0.46 53
IV.COR1.EHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:11.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 220 40.7259 50 -0.16 83
IV.PESA.HHZ. 2023-03-17T01:40:10.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 39.0276 50 -0.52 76
IV.PCRO.HNE. 2023-03-17T01:40:10.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 37.7289 50 -0.28 81
IV.CRTC.HNE. 2023-03-17T01:40:10.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 246 39.0276 50 -0.57 100
IV.SENI.HNN. 2023-03-17T01:40:09.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 198 24.2535 109 0.48 53
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ARVD.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000030464695 1.46 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:21.11
IV.ARVD.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000025011895 0.64 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:22.11
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000048909965 0.32 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:40.38
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000033653860000000004 0.32 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:40.88
IV.ASSB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000031793665 0.26 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:41.97
IV.ASSB.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000053596755 1.64 AML other m 2023-03-17T01:40:41.94
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