Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 18-08-2023 and time 22:19:47 (Italy) in region 1 km S Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km S Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM), on

  • 18-08-2023 20:19:47 (UTC)
  • 18-08-2023 22:19:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.2170, 13.6870 at 10 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
Sant'Elpidio a Mare FM 2 17110 17110
Monte Urano FM 2 8353 25463
Montegranaro FM 5 12990 38453
Fermo FM 7 37655 76108
Torre San Patrizio FM 7 2048 78156
Porto Sant'Elpidio FM 8 26152 104308
Monte San Giusto MC 8 8191 112499
Monte San Pietrangeli FM 9 2458 114957
Porto San Giorgio FM 10 16121 131078
Rapagnano FM 10 2145 133223
Civitanova Marche MC 11 41983 175206
Magliano di Tenna FM 12 1452 176658
Montecosaro MC 12 7113 183771
Francavilla d'Ete FM 12 964 184735
Ponzano di Fermo FM 13 1674 186409
Grottazzolina FM 14 3398 189807
Lapedona FM 14 1166 190973
Morrovalle MC 14 10195 201168
Monte Giberto FM 15 801 201969
Monterubbiano FM 15 2230 204199
Corridonia MC 15 15430 219629
Moresco FM 15 598 220227
Altidona FM 15 3390 223617
Montegiorgio FM 15 6851 230468
Petritoli FM 17 2335 232803
Mogliano MC 17 4696 237499
Montelupone MC 17 3596 241095
Potenza Picena MC 18 15936 257031
Petriolo MC 18 1998 259029
Pedaso FM 18 2800 261829
Belmonte Piceno FM 18 646 262475
Campofilone FM 18 1916 264391
Massa Fermana FM 19 963 265354
Montottone FM 19 979 266333
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 19 2123 268456
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 19 433 268889
Monte Vidon Corrado FM 19 731 269620
Monsampietro Morico FM 20 659 270279
Montappone FM 20 1682 271961

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km SE of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
62 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
99 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Pesaro (94582 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 0.9 2023-08-18
20:19:47
43.2168 13.6872 10 2023-08-18
20:25:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120269771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-18 20:19:47 ± 0.64
Latitude 43.2168 ± 0.0216
Longitude 13.6872 ± 0.0407
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120269771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3280
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2340
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 261
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 294
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.36782
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56747
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120269771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-18 20:25:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:20:07.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 62.9925 50 0.1 51
IV.MML1.EHZ. 2023-08-18T20:20:05.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 58.9965 50 -0.96 39
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:20:04.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 52.503 50 -0.13 52
IV.CING.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:20:02.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 43.4232 50 0.13 52
IV.CSP1.EHN. 2023-08-18T20:20:02.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 41.4252 50 0.88 42
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:19:58.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 62.9925 50 -0.12 76
IV.MML1.EHZ. 2023-08-18T20:19:57.78 0.6 positive manual P 259 58.9965 50 -0.7 43
IV.CING.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:19:56.19 1.0 positive manual P 294 43.4232 50 0.11 26
IV.CSP1.EHN. 2023-08-18T20:19:56.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 251 41.4252 50 0.37 100
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-18T20:19:56.44 1.0 undecidable manual P 248 52.503 50 -1.04 19
IV.PF6.EHZ. 2023-08-18T20:19:55.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 40.8258 50 0.21 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000162 0.2 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:04.55
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00001495 0.88 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:04.81
IV.MML1.EHE. ML:0.8 0.000013700000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:05.65
IV.MML1.EHN. ML:1.0 0.00002155 0.5 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:05.65
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000013549999999999999 1.14 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:08.84
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00002265 0.46 AML other m 2023-08-18T20:20:08.61
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