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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 17-08-2024 and time 00:17:38 (UTC) in region 6 km SE Capitignano (AQ)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Capitignano (AQ), on

  • 17-08-2024 00:17:38 (UTC)
  • 17-08-2024 02:17:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4940, 13.3630 at 12 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
Capitignano AQ 6 665 665
Campotosto AQ 7 542 1207
Barete AQ 8 737 1944
Pizzoli AQ 8 4326 6270
Montereale AQ 10 2581 8851
Crognaleto TE 11 1297 10148
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 12 1369 11517
Fano Adriano TE 16 296 11813
L'Aquila AQ 16 69753 81566
Scoppito AQ 16 3727 85293
Pietracamela TE 16 271 85564
Amatrice RI 16 2657 88221
Cortino TE 19 656 88877
Borbona RI 19 617 89494

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
34 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
74 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Roma (2864731 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 0.7 2024-08-17
00:17:38		 42.4943 13.3627 12 2024-08-17
00:32:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 130747371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-08-17 00:17:38 ± 0.08
Latitude 42.4943 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.3627 ± 0.0049
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 130747371

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 174
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 203
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 173
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) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38491
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
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 130747371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-08-17 00:32:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:52.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 332 42.7239 92 -0.03 72
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:49.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 28.9488 93 -0.13 73
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:47.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 24.3534 94 -0.19 71
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:46.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 332 42.7239 92 -0.05 95
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:46.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 17.7711 99 -0.16 73
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:45.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 15.2736 105 -0.04 75
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:44.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 24.3534 94 0 99
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:44.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 28.9488 93 0.06 74
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:44.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 12.1767 116 -0.29 73
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:43.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 17.7711 99 0.08 100
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:43.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 5.994 145 -0.04 77
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:42.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 15.2736 105 0.22 98
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:42.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 12.1767 116 0.11 100
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-08-17T00:17:41.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 5.994 145 0.28 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RM33.EHN. ML:0.7 0.000055129806999999994 0.08 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:44.73
IV.RM33.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000044004379999999994 0.06 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:44.74
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:0.6 0.000033606099999999997 0.14 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:46.36
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:0.4 0.000026405664999999998 0.3 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:47.29
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00003179779 0.06 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:48.78
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00002466943 0.12 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:48.93
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002335 1.86 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:53.05
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000029150000000000004 0.16 AML other m 2024-08-17T00:17:53.25
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