Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 15-09-2023 and time 17:50:25 (UTC) in region 9 km SE Capitignano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: 9 km SE Capitignano (AQ), on

  • 15-09-2023 17:50:25 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2023 19:50:25 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4790, 13.3950 at 10 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
Capitignano AQ 9 665 665
Campotosto AQ 9 542 1207
Pizzoli AQ 9 4326 5533
Barete AQ 10 737 6270
Crognaleto TE 10 1297 7567
Montereale AQ 13 2581 10148
Pietracamela TE 14 271 10419
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 14 1369 11788
L'Aquila AQ 14 69753 81541
Fano Adriano TE 14 296 81837
Scoppito AQ 16 3727 85564
Cortino TE 19 656 86220
Amatrice RI 19 2657 88877

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
14 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
32 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
99 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 0.6 2023-09-15
17:50:25
42.4787 13.395 10 2023-09-15
18:07:49
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121084011
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-15 17:50:25 ± 0.14
Latitude 42.4787 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.3950 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121084011

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 745
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 367
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 182
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
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 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.17
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41009
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121084011
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-15 18:07:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:39.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 45.5211 50 0 47
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:33.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 23.3544 114 -0.38 46
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:33.68 0.6 negative manual P 330 45.5211 50 -0.03 47
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:32.54 3.0 negative manual P 0.18 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:32.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 17.5713 120 0.31 47
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:31.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 283 15.1737 124 -0.24 48
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:31.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 101 14.874 124 0.04 50
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:30.23 1.0 negative manual P 47 23.3544 114 -0.04 25
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:29.52 1.0 negative manual P 344 17.5713 120 0.3 23
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:28.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 101 14.874 124 0.21 48
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2023-09-15T17:50:28.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 283 15.1737 124 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.7 0.00004375 0.96 AML other m 2023-09-15T17:50:32.07
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.4 0.0000252 0.84 AML other m 2023-09-15T17:50:32.18
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