Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 18-04-2023 and time 01:08:46 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Montemonaco (AP)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Montemonaco (AP), on

  • 17-04-2023 23:08:46 (UTC)
  • 18-04-2023 01:08:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9280, 13.2800 at 22 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Montemonaco AP 5 604 604
Montefortino FM 5 1178 1782
Amandola FM 9 3629 5411
Bolognola MC 9 142 5553
Montegallo AP 10 523 6076
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 11 281 6357
Comunanza AP 12 3166 9523
Ussita MC 12 444 9967
Sarnano MC 12 3264 13231
Acquacanina MC 14 121 13352
Palmiano AP 15 196 13548
Visso MC 16 1107 14655
Fiastra MC 16 559 15214
Smerillo FM 16 365 15579
Montefalcone Appennino FM 16 424 16003
Gualdo MC 16 815 16818
Arquata del Tronto AP 17 1178 17996
Monte San Martino MC 18 765 18761
Roccafluvione AP 18 2010 20771
Force AP 18 1354 22125
Venarotta AP 18 2066 24191
Penna San Giovanni MC 19 1108 25299
Fiordimonte MC 20 202 25501

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
65 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2023-04-17
23:08:46
42.9278 13.2798 22 2023-04-17
23:43:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116473031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-17 23:08:46 ± 0.27
Latitude 42.9278 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.2798 ± 0.0111
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116473031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1007
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 255
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 307
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1010.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.17267
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116473031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-17 23:43:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:55.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 342 19.1697 133 0.01 99
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:54.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 232 17.0718 137 0.2 96
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:54.34 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.03 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:54.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 65 16.0728 139 0.27 72
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:52.86 0.1 undecidable manual S 130 4.995 166 -0.22 97
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:51.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 65 16.0728 139 0.08 99
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:51.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 19.1697 133 -0.14 97
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:51.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 17.0718 137 0 100
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-04-17T23:08:50.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 4.995 166 -0.13 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000025840815000000003 0.1664 AML other m 2023-04-17T23:08:55.19
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:0.6 0.000028343620800000002 1.536 AML other m 2023-04-17T23:08:52.71
IV.MF5.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00010204102 8.4992 AML other m 2023-04-17T23:08:57.83
IV.MF5.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00010592954 1.6768 AML other m 2023-04-17T23:09:02.95
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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