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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 16-02-2024 and time 14:00:00 (UTC) in region 2 km W Poggio Picenze (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Poggio Picenze (AQ), on

  • 16-02-2024 14:00:00 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2024 15:00:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3120, 13.5170 at 10 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Poggio Picenze AQ 2 1136 1136
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 3 394 1530
Fossa AQ 3 721 2251
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 4 1854 4105
Ocre AQ 5 1167 5272
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 5 424 5696
Barisciano AQ 6 1828 7524
Fagnano Alto AQ 8 418 7942
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 8 496 8438
Rocca di Cambio AQ 9 533 8971
L'Aquila AQ 11 69753 78724
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 11 111 78835
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 12 1526 80361
Fontecchio AQ 12 369 80730
San Pio delle Camere AQ 12 661 81391
Carapelle Calvisio AQ 14 87 81478
Castelvecchio Calvisio AQ 14 153 81631
Caporciano AQ 14 230 81861
Calascio AQ 15 137 81998
Lucoli AQ 15 1011 83009
Tione degli Abruzzi AQ 15 310 83319
Tornimparte AQ 18 3187 86506
Castel del Monte AQ 18 413 86919
Navelli AQ 20 554 87473
Ovindoli AQ 20 1227 88700

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
11 Km E of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.2 2024-02-16
14:00:00		 42.3118 13.5172 10 2024-02-16
14:41:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125314431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-16 14:00:00 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.3118 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.5172 ± 0.0073
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 125314431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 628
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 365
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 73
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 3.39854
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125314431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-16 14:41:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
OT.OT15.EHZ. 2024-02-16T14:01:28.94 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 3.7 0.95
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:54.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 377.2335 38 0.2 23
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:12.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 12 35.2425 50 -0.05 93
IV.PTQR.HHN. 2024-02-16T14:00:11.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 197 33.5442 50 -0.06 94
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:09.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 113 23.1546 50 0.53 84
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:07.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 35.2425 50 -0.18 92
IV.PTQR.HHN. 2024-02-16T14:00:07.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 197 33.5442 50 0.05 97
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:06.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 16 16.3725 122 -0.1 100
MN.AQU.HNZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:05.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 297 10.2786 135 0.26 95
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:05.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 113 23.1546 50 0.19 94
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:04.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 7.4814 144 -0.38 98
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:04.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 16 16.3725 122 0.08 98
MN.AQU.HNZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:03.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 297 10.2786 135 0.04 100
IV.FAGN.HHZ. 2024-02-16T14:00:02.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 133 7.4814 144 -0.38 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.FAGN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002945 0.84 AML other m 2024-02-16T14:00:06.42
IV.FAGN.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00039400000000000004 1.64 AML other m 2024-02-16T14:00:08.04
IV.T0110.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00007539999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-16T14:00:11.19
IV.T0110.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00008135000000000001 1.24 AML other m 2024-02-16T14:00:13.30
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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