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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 16-03-2024 and time 16:34:12 (Italy) in region 4 km NE Cittareale (RI)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Cittareale (RI), on

  • 16-03-2024 15:34:12 (UTC)
  • 16-03-2024 16:34:12 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6490, 13.1940 at 11 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
Cittareale RI 4 482 482
Accumoli RI 7 667 1149
Amatrice RI 8 2657 3806
Montereale AQ 14 2581 6387
Borbona RI 16 617 7004
Posta RI 16 694 7698
Arquata del Tronto AP 16 1178 8876
Capitignano AQ 17 665 9541
Cascia PG 17 3217 12758
Campotosto AQ 18 542 13300
Norcia PG 18 4957 18257
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 20 599 18856

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
42 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
46 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
53 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Viterbo (67173 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 0.7 2024-03-16
15:34:12		 42.6492 13.1945 11 2024-03-16
15:42:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125921771
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-16 15:34:12 ± 0.06
Latitude 42.6492 ± 0.0045
Longitude 13.1945 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125921771

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 453
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 360
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 144
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 74
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.10522
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30217
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:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125921771
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-16 15:42:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
7F.SIB2.EHN. 2024-03-16T15:34:22.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 18 28.2495 50 -0.01 73
IV.GAVE.HNZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:21.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 281 24.9528 50 -0.14 72
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:20.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 20.3685 50 -0.33 70
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:20.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 21.4674 50 -0.17 48
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.86 1.0 negative manual P 95 33.5442 50 -0.31 22
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 15.6732 124 -0.33 70
7F.SIB2.EHN. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 28.2495 50 -0.03 73
IV.MC2.EHE. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 359 29.1486 50 0.31 46
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 11.6772 132 0.19 73
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:18.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 13.5753 128 -0.11 50
IV.MTRA.HNZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:17.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 20.3685 50 -0.04 99
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:17.54 0.6 positive manual P 342 21.4674 50 0.23 47
IV.GAVE.HNZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:17.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 281 24.9528 50 0.04 74
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:16.07 0.3 negative manual P 100 11.6772 132 0.37 70
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:16.21 0.1 positive manual P 248 13.5753 128 0.22 95
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-03-16T15:34:16.31 0.1 positive manual P 174 15.6732 124 -0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.3 0.000235 0.36 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:18.55
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:0.9 0.00007924999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:18.70
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00007155 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:18.96
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:0.8 0.0000658 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:18.91
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.6 0.0000354 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:19.50
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.7 0.000046 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:19.72
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000011860298 0.1 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:24.85
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000014786690000000001 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-16T15:34:24.43
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