Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.4 on date 16-08-2023 and time 20:25:38 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Ussita (MC)

A magnitude ML 0.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Ussita (MC), on

  • 16-08-2023 20:25:38 (UTC)
  • 16-08-2023 22:25:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9650, 13.1520 at 7 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
Ussita MC 2 444 444
Visso MC 6 1107 1551
Bolognola MC 7 142 1693
Acquacanina MC 8 121 1814
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 8 281 2095
Fiastra MC 8 559 2654
Fiordimonte MC 10 202 2856
Pieve Torina MC 12 1458 4314
Pievebovigliana MC 12 866 5180
Monte Cavallo MC 13 145 5325
Preci PG 13 724 6049
Sarnano MC 15 3264 9313
Montefortino FM 16 1178 10491
Muccia MC 16 915 11406
Montemonaco AP 16 604 12010
Amandola FM 17 3629 15639
Cessapalombo MC 18 512 16151
Gualdo MC 19 815 16966
Norcia PG 20 4957 21923

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
71 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
96 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Fano (60888 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 0.4 2023-08-16
20:25:38
42.9647 13.1525 7 2023-08-16
20:33:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120201791
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-16 20:25:38 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.9647 ± 0.0018
Longitude 13.1525 ± 0.0037
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120201791

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 309
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 90
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 246
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 310.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 134
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.07
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.13400
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.4

Field Value
Value 0.4
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120201791
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-16 20:33:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:44.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 14.7741 115 0.09 74
7F.SIB1.EHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:43.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 12.2766 120 0 76
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:42.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 192 14.874 115 0.07 75
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:42.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 9.5793 126 -0.05 76
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:41.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 326 9.5793 126 0 76
7F.SIB1.EHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:41.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 12.2766 120 -0.07 100
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:41.79 1.0 undecidable manual P 17 14.7741 115 -0.14 25
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2023-08-16T20:25:40.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 6.5934 137 0.04 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000039599999999999994 0.28 AML other m 2023-08-16T20:25:43.42
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00003305 0.56 AML other m 2023-08-16T20:25:44.45
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.4 0.00002425 0.4 AML other m 2023-08-16T20:25:45.77
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00002675 0.14 AML other m 2023-08-16T20:25:46.65
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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