Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 15-03-2024 and time 10:11:09 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Ascoli Piceno (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Ascoli Piceno (AP), on

  • 15-03-2024 09:11:09 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2024 10:11:09 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8180, 13.5550 at 22 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
Ascoli Piceno AP 4 49407 49407
Folignano AP 6 9241 58648
Roccafluvione AP 8 2010 60658
Venarotta AP 9 2066 62724
Valle Castellana TE 10 977 63701
Civitella del Tronto TE 10 5116 68817
Maltignano AP 11 2401 71218
Palmiano AP 12 196 71414
Appignano del Tronto AP 13 1785 73199
Acquasanta Terme AP 13 2916 76115
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 13 9811 85926
Castel di Lama AP 14 8634 94560
Castignano AP 15 2796 97356
Rocca Santa Maria TE 15 537 97893
Campli TE 15 7209 105102
Rotella AP 15 906 106008
Ancarano TE 15 1857 107865
Castorano AP 17 2380 110245
Force AP 17 1354 111599
Colli del Tronto AP 17 3668 115267
Offida AP 17 5058 120325
Montedinove AP 17 488 120813
Montegallo AP 18 523 121336
Torano Nuovo TE 18 1611 122947
Comunanza AP 19 3166 126113
Montalto delle Marche AP 19 2122 128235
Spinetoli AP 20 7215 135450
Torricella Sicura TE 20 2641 138091

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
53 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
59 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
67 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
72 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Ancona (100861 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 1.3 2024-03-15
09:11:09
42.8182 13.5548 22 2024-03-15
09:16:12
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125895701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-15 09:11:09 ± 0.2
Latitude 42.8182 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.5548 ± 0.0074
Depth (km) 22 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125895701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 558
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 179
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 284
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 560.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 131
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) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13130
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39750
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:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125895701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-15 09:16:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:24.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 44.1225 109 0.46 43
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:22.47 0.6 undecidable manual S 273 35.8419 114 0.38 45
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:20.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 221 27.4503 121 0.14 71
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:18.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 22.0668 128 -0.14 48
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:18.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 39 16.7721 137 0.66 43
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:18.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 296 20.5683 131 -0.3 71
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:18.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 20.3685 131 0.08 49
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:18.11 0.6 negative manual P 219 44.1225 109 0.18 46
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:17.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 14.5743 142 -0.35 47
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:17.17 1.0 undecidable manual P 178 40.5261 110 -0.23 23
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:16.77 0.6 negative manual P 273 35.8419 114 0.03 48
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:15.59 0.1 positive manual P 221 27.4503 121 0 98
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:14.61 0.1 negative manual P 338 20.3685 131 -0.09 97
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:14.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 170 22.0668 128 -0.19 72
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:14.34 0.1 negative manual P 39 16.7721 137 0.03 100
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:14.55 0.6 positive manual P 296 20.5683 131 -0.18 48
IV.MTRA.EHZ. 2024-03-15T09:11:13.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 14.5743 142 -0.19 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0000804 0.6 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:18.37
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:1.0 0.000057300000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:18.45
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000134 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:19.27
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014549999999999999 0.14 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:19.29
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.2 0.0000667 0.1 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:20.48
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00008205 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:20.66
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00017999999999999998 1.08 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:22.65
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011350000000000001 1.84 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:23.02
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.7 0.0000172 1.2 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:26.67
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.9 0.0000187 1.08 AML other m 2024-03-15T09:11:27.63
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