Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 18-12-2023 and time 19:41:36 (Italy) in region 6 km E Montegallo (AP)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Montegallo (AP), on

  • 18-12-2023 18:41:36 (UTC)
  • 18-12-2023 19:41:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8660, 13.3970 at 18 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
Montegallo AP 6 523 523
Palmiano AP 6 196 719
Roccafluvione AP 7 2010 2729
Montemonaco AP 7 604 3333
Venarotta AP 8 2066 5399
Montefortino FM 10 1178 6577
Comunanza AP 10 3166 9743
Acquasanta Terme AP 11 2916 12659
Arquata del Tronto AP 13 1178 13837
Amandola FM 13 3629 17466
Force AP 13 1354 18820
Montefalcone Appennino FM 15 424 19244
Ascoli Piceno AP 15 49407 68651
Smerillo FM 16 365 69016
Valle Castellana TE 17 977 69993
Rotella AP 17 906 70899
Monte San Martino MC 19 765 71664
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 19 1330 72994
Montedinove AP 20 488 73482
Bolognola MC 20 142 73624
Folignano AP 20 9241 82865

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
57 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
80 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
84 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Perugia (166134 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 0.5 2023-12-18
18:41:36
42.8658 13.397 18 2023-12-18
20:02:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124132071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-18 18:41:36 ± 0.31
Latitude 42.8658 ± 0.0153
Longitude 13.3970 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 18 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124132071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1728
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 758
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 152
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1730.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 240
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.28329
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124132071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-18 20:02:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:43:20.80 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 12.73 0
NI.POLC.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:44.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.34 0
GU.SATI.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:31.70 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.55 0
IY.CIRK.HHZ.00 2023-12-18T18:42:30.64 3.0 positive manual Pn -9.18 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:23.46 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.34 0
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:19.85 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 3.91 0
IV.ZEN8.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:08.41 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -5.12 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:42:06.76 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.31 0
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:57.90 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -3.4 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:54.63 3.0 negative manual Pg 3.51 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:47.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 307 31.4463 108 0.13 70
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:45.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 23.2545 117 0.25 71
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:43.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 14.4744 133 0.19 71
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:42.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 307 31.4463 108 -0.03 72
7F.SIB2.EHE. 2023-12-18T18:41:42.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 8.0808 151 -0.18 72
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:41.97 3.0 positive manual P -5.18 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:41.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 303 6.7932 155 -0.08 74
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:41.47 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 23.2545 117 0.12 96
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:40.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 14.4744 133 0.15 95
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:40.39 0.6 positive manual P 347 22.3554 118 -0.84 39
7F.SIB2.EHE. 2023-12-18T18:41:39.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 8.0808 151 -0.05 99
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-12-18T18:41:39.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 6.7932 155 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000039387715000000003 0.1408 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:42.06
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:0.4 0.00002312186985 0.1408 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:42.38
IV.MF5.EHE. ML:0.3 0.000017218165 0.1024 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:43.60
IV.MF5.EHN. ML:0.5 0.00002500524005 0.128 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:43.69
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000021035625 0.1024 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:46.10
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000015801355 0.0768 AML other m 2023-12-18T18:41:46.28
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