Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 21-09-2023 and time 16:34:22 (Italy) in region 4 km NW Valle Castellana (TE)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NW Valle Castellana (TE), on

  • 21-09-2023 14:34:22 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2023 16:34:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7670, 13.4710 at 16 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 4 977 977
Acquasanta Terme AP 5 2916 3893
Rocca Santa Maria TE 10 537 4430
Roccafluvione AP 11 2010 6440
Venarotta AP 13 2066 8506
Ascoli Piceno AP 13 49407 57913
Montegallo AP 14 523 58436
Arquata del Tronto AP 14 1178 59614
Folignano AP 15 9241 68855
Palmiano AP 15 196 69051
Civitella del Tronto TE 16 5116 74167
Cortino TE 16 656 74823
Campli TE 18 7209 82032
Montemonaco AP 19 604 82636
Maltignano AP 19 2401 85037
Torricella Sicura TE 19 2641 87678
Accumoli RI 20 667 88345

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
47 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
95 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Perugia (166134 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
ML 1.0 2023-09-21
14:34:22
42.7673 13.471 16 2023-09-21
14:43:23
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121315901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-21 14:34:22 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.7673 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.4710 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 16 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121315901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 466
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 102
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
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) 0.07
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05576
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38851
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121315901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-21 14:43:23
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:36.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 43.1235 99 0.09 47
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:33.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 284 29.9478 106 0.09 47
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:30.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 18.7701 120 0.01 74
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:30.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 19.3695 119 0.08 49
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:30.35 0.6 negative manual P 314 43.1235 99 -0.08 47
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:30.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 216 18.7701 120 -0.14 48
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:28.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 284 29.9478 106 -0.05 48
IV.MF5.EHE. 2023-09-21T14:34:27.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 358 24.4533 111 0.21 24
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:27.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 6.1938 155 -0.05 50
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:27.84 1.0 undecidable manual P 191 26.1516 109 -0.05 24
VM.AMAD.HNZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:27.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 338 25.4523 110 -0.25 23
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:26.96 0.6 positive manual P 216 18.7701 120 0.12 48
7F.SIB3.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:26.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 306 20.2686 117 -0.06 49
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:26.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 18.7701 120 -0.02 98
7F.SIB2.EHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:26.86 1.0 undecidable manual P 315 19.3695 119 -0.06 24
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:26.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 19.3695 119 0 74
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2023-09-21T14:34:25.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 6.1938 155 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.1 0.000077 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:30.52
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000518 0.48 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:30.74
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:0.9 0.00005645 0.5 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:30.47
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000314 0.94 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:31.21
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000751 0.14 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:33.20
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000519 1.12 AML other m 2023-09-21T14:34:33.59
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