Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.4 on date 21-08-2023 and time 10:14:01 (UTC) in region 5 km E Ussita (MC)

A magnitude ML 0.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Ussita (MC), on

  • 21-08-2023 10:14:01 (UTC)
  • 21-08-2023 12:14:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9480, 13.2030 at 2 km depth.

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

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 5 444 444
Bolognola MC 6 142 586
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 7 281 867
Acquacanina MC 9 121 988
Visso MC 10 1107 2095
Fiastra MC 11 559 2654
Montefortino FM 11 1178 3832
Montemonaco AP 12 604 4436
Sarnano MC 13 3264 7700
Amandola FM 13 3629 11329
Fiordimonte MC 14 202 11531
Preci PG 15 724 12255
Montegallo AP 16 523 12778
Pievebovigliana MC 16 866 13644
Pieve Torina MC 16 1458 15102
Monte Cavallo MC 17 145 15247
Comunanza AP 17 3166 18413
Gualdo MC 17 815 19228
Cessapalombo MC 19 512 19740
Norcia PG 19 4957 24697
Muccia MC 20 915 25612

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
63 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
68 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
99 Km NW of Pescara (121014 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 2023-08-21
10:14:01
42.9483 13.2032 2 2023-08-21
10:33:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120353601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-21 10:14:01 ± 0.36
Latitude 42.9483 ± 0.0099
Longitude 13.2032 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 2 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120353601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1268
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 580
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 57
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 182
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.13220
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

ML:0.4

Field Value
Value 0.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120353601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-21 10:33:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:51.76 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.04 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:23.81 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.11 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:06.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 14.6742 99 -0.18 74
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:05.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 13.5753 100 -0.72 42
IV.ATCC.EHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:05.34 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.11 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:04.34 1.0 undecidable manual P 210 14.6742 99 -0.04 25
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:04.64 0.3 negative manual P 316 13.5753 100 0.47 70
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2023-08-21T10:14:04.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 8.0808 106 -0.22 75
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2023-08-21T10:14:03.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 8.0808 106 0.01 78
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:03.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 4.2957 119 0.09 51
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2023-08-21T10:14:02.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 4.2957 119 0.22 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00003165 0.1 AML other m 2023-08-21T10:14:07.05
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.3 0.00002455 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-21T10:14:07.24
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