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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 12-03-2024 and time 01:36:00 (Italy) in region 7 km W Montemonaco (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Montemonaco (AP), on

  • 12-03-2024 00:36:00 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2024 01:36:00 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9270, 13.2440 at 24 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
Montemonaco AP 7 604 604
Bolognola MC 8 142 746
Montefortino FM 8 1178 1924
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 8 281 2205
Ussita MC 9 444 2649
Amandola FM 11 3629 6278
Montegallo AP 12 523 6801
Visso MC 13 1107 7908
Acquacanina MC 13 121 8029
Sarnano MC 13 3264 11293
Fiastra MC 14 559 11852
Comunanza AP 14 3166 15018
Gualdo MC 18 815 15833
Preci PG 18 724 16557
Fiordimonte MC 18 202 16759
Arquata del Tronto AP 18 1178 17937
Palmiano AP 18 196 18133
Smerillo FM 19 365 18498
Montefalcone Appennino FM 19 424 18922
Norcia PG 19 4957 23879
Monte San Martino MC 20 765 24644
Pievebovigliana MC 20 866 25510

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
48 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
80 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
87 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
99 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2024-03-12
00:36:00		 42.9273 13.2445 24 2024-03-12
00:44:29		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125835741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-12 00:36:00 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.9273 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.2445 ± 0.0061
Depth (km) 24 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125835741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 457
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 175
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 238
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 61
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) 0.13
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06655
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30397
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125835741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-12 00:44:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:09.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 314 17.5713 139 -0.09 74
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:09.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 226 14.874 144 0.16 73
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:09.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 26 16.6722 141 0.38 46
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:09.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 350 18.5703 138 0.04 49
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:08.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 115 7.3815 161 -0.08 75
IV.MML1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:07.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 30.2475 122 -0.05 97
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:07.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 28.8489 123 0.11 96
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:07.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 167 33.744 119 -0.11 47
IV.GUMA.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:05.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 26 16.6722 141 0.04 99
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:05.95 0.1 negative manual P 69 18.6702 137 0.08 98
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:05.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 18.5703 138 -0.11 74
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:05.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 314 17.5713 139 -0.16 97
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:05.54 0.1 positive manual P 226 14.874 144 0.05 100
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-03-12T00:36:04.79 0.3 positive manual P 115 7.3815 161 -0.17 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:1.4 0.000148 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:08.13
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:1.4 0.0001465 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:08.46
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011760000000000001 0.12 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:09.68
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000176 0.08 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:09.69
IV.GUMA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00021799999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:10.08
IV.GUMA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000154 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:11.49
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000050950000000000005 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:12.64
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00006965 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-12T00:36:13.19
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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