Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 15-08-2023 and time 18:14:50 (Italy) in region 2 km NW L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 15-08-2023 16:14:50 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2023 18:14:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3660, 13.3820 at 9 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
L'Aquila AQ 2 69753 69753
Lucoli AQ 9 1011 70764
Scoppito AQ 10 3727 74491
Pizzoli AQ 11 4326 78817
Tornimparte AQ 11 3187 82004
Ocre AQ 12 1167 83171
Fossa AQ 12 721 83892
Barete AQ 13 737 84629
Poggio Picenze AQ 14 1136 85765
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 15 394 86159
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 17 424 86583
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 17 1369 87952
Rocca di Cambio AQ 17 533 88485
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 17 1854 90339
Barisciano AQ 18 1828 92167
Capitignano AQ 19 665 92832

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
2 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
86 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
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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 0.5 2023-08-15
16:14:50
42.3657 13.3822 9 2023-08-15
16:28:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120158111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-15 16:14:50 ± 0.11
Latitude 42.3657 ± 0.0081
Longitude 13.3822 ± 0.0073
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120158111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 598
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 336
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 120
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 9
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) 0.32196
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120158111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-15 16:28:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPDG.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:16:26.34 3.0 negative manual Pn 0 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:16:25.95 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 26.139999 0
IV.RESU.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:16:16.68 3.0 negative manual Pg 17.540001 0
CH.FUSIO.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:16:08.77 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.38 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:16:01.00 3.0 negative manual Pn -5.94 0
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:59.95 3.0 positive manual Pn 2.56 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:55.44 3.0 positive manual Pg 18.370001 0
SI.ROSI.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:52.89 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
ST.OZOL.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:49.68 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.27 0
OX.CIMO.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:46.93 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.08 0
GU.TRAV.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:40.93 3.0 positive manual Pg 12.16 0
IV.CTI.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:40.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.92 0
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:24.69 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.98 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:20.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.94 0
ZO.PDN2.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:10.50 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.44 0
IV.T0110.HHE. 2023-08-15T16:15:03.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 115 35.742 50 0.08 73
IV.SNTG.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:03.79 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.53 0
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:02.93 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.47 0
IV.MML1.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:02.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.79 0
IV.CRTC.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:01.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.63 0
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:01.65 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.51 0
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:15:00.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 24.2535 110 0.29 48
IV.FRON.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:59.99 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.98 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:59.20 3.0 positive manual P -0.78 0
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:58.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 18.3705 115 0.37 47
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:58.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 20.9679 112 -0.14 50
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:57.04 3.0 negative manual P 0.43 0
IV.T0110.HHE. 2023-08-15T16:14:57.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 115 35.742 50 -0.17 96
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:56.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 244 24.2535 110 0.16 49
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:55.29 1.0 undecidable manual P 319 20.9679 112 -0.09 25
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:55.15 1.0 undecidable manual P 58 18.3705 115 0.25 24
MN.AQU.HNZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:52.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 2.2977 165 -0.25 100
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:50.96 3.0 negative manual P -1.32 0
IV.ATVO.HHZ. 2023-08-15T16:14:46.12 3.0 undecidable manual P -2.19 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000019781237 0.192 AML other m 2023-08-15T16:14:57.99
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000014283584 0.1408 AML other m 2023-08-15T16:14:58.07
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.6 0.00003225 1.2 AML other m 2023-08-15T16:14:58.87
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.5 0.00002376303 0.1792 AML other m 2023-08-15T16:15:00.93
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