Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 25-08-2023 and time 18:00:13 (Italy) in region 5 km E Valle Castellana (TE)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Valle Castellana (TE), on

  • 25-08-2023 16:00:13 (UTC)
  • 25-08-2023 18:00:13 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7400, 13.5620 at 17 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
Valle Castellana TE 5 977 977
Rocca Santa Maria TE 7 537 1514
Civitella del Tronto TE 9 5116 6630
Campli TE 10 7209 13839
Folignano AP 11 9241 23080
Torricella Sicura TE 12 2641 25721
Ascoli Piceno AP 13 49407 75128
Acquasanta Terme AP 13 2916 78044
Cortino TE 14 656 78700
Maltignano AP 15 2401 81101
Teramo TE 15 54892 135993
Roccafluvione AP 15 2010 138003
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 16 9811 147814
Venarotta AP 17 2066 149880
Montorio al Vomano TE 18 8218 158098
Ancarano TE 18 1857 159955
Castel di Lama AP 19 8634 168589
Palmiano AP 20 196 168785
Appignano del Tronto AP 20 1785 170570
Torano Nuovo TE 20 1611 172181

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
45 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Ancona (100861 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
Md 1.4
ML 0.9
2023-08-25
16:00:13
42.7405 13.562 17 2023-08-25
16:05:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120468521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-25 16:00:13 ± 0.1
Latitude 42.7405 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.5620 ± 0.0086
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120468521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 730
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 172
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 240
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 202
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34444
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120468521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-25 16:05:38

Md:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 120468521
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-25 16:05:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:26.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 286 37.9287 103 -0.11 47
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:26.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 228 38.2284 103 0.25 46
IV.MC2.EHN. 2023-08-25T16:00:25.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 35.742 104 0.41 45
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2023-08-25T16:00:24.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 29.2485 108 0.27 47
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:24.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 31.8459 106 -0.09 48
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:22.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 22.1556 117 -0.08 49
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:22.40 1.0 positive manual P 0.14 0.5
IV.MTRA.EHE. 2023-08-25T16:00:20.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 13.5753 133 -0.23 48
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:20.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 13.4754 134 0.1 50
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:20.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 37.9287 103 -0.14 94
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:20.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 38.2284 103 0.01 96
IV.MC2.EHN. 2023-08-25T16:00:20.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 302 35.742 104 -0.1 95
7F.SIB1.EHE. 2023-08-25T16:00:19.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 29.2485 108 0.03 97
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:19.69 0.3 positive manual P 178 31.8459 106 -0.13 72
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:18.44 0.6 positive manual P 237 22.1556 117 0.02 49
IV.MTRA.EHE. 2023-08-25T16:00:17.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 13.5753 133 -0.03 100
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-08-25T16:00:17.52 0.3 positive manual P 165 13.4754 134 0.19 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000221 0.18 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:20.57
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00029499999999999996 0.18 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:20.59
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:0.8 0.000041 0.44 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:22.40
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:0.6 0.00002395 1.32 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:22.97
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000022 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:24.58
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:0.4 0.00000974 0.08 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:24.60
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00003655 0.1 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:26.52
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000395 1.58 AML other m 2023-08-25T16:00:26.10
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