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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 14-09-2024 and time 08:59:03 (UTC) in region 9 km NE L'Aquila (AQ)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 9 km NE L'Aquila (AQ), on

  • 14-09-2024 08:59:03 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2024 10:59:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4320, 13.4320 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
L'Aquila AQ 9 69753 69753
Pizzoli AQ 11 4326 74079
Barete AQ 13 737 74816
Crognaleto TE 14 1297 76113
Pietracamela TE 14 271 76384
Capitignano AQ 15 665 77049
Campotosto AQ 15 542 77591
Poggio Picenze AQ 15 1136 78727
Scoppito AQ 16 3727 82454
Fano Adriano TE 16 296 82750
Fossa AQ 16 721 83471
Ocre AQ 17 1167 84638
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 17 1369 86007
Barisciano AQ 17 1828 87835
Lucoli AQ 17 1011 88846
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 18 394 89240
Montereale AQ 19 2581 91821
Tornimparte AQ 19 3187 95008
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 19 1854 96862
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 20 424 97286

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
34 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
64 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Velletri (53303 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 0.5 2024-09-14
08:59:03		 42.4318 13.4325 10 2024-09-14
09:07:44		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131443021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-14 08:59:03 ± 0.09
Latitude 42.4318 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.4325 ± 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 131443021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 611
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 549
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 136
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
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) 0.08004
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46495
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:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131443021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-14 09:07:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:19.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 51.6039 50 -0.02 46
IV.LNSS.HNE. 2024-09-14T08:59:16.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 301 37.2294 50 0.28 45
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:12.86 0.6 negative manual P 330 51.6039 50 -0.19 45
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:12.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 33 25.4523 50 -0.12 48
IV.LNSS.HNE. 2024-09-14T08:59:10.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 37.2294 50 -0.22 91
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:09.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 11.6772 132 0.04 74
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:09.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 23.4543 50 0.42 67
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:08.82 0.6 positive manual P 33 25.4523 50 -0.19 47
MN.AQU.HNZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:08.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 195 8.88 139 -0.08 49
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:08.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 11.7771 132 -0.04 50
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:06.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 11.6772 132 -0.32 47
MN.AQU.HNZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:06.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 8.88 139 0.03 100
IV.GIGS.HHZ. 2024-09-14T08:59:06.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 11.7771 132 0.19 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00005967847 1 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:14.19
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000044163955 0.64 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:14.09
IV.CAMP.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000026296445 2.36 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:10.71
IV.CAMP.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000045755870000000005 0.86 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:09.76
IV.GIGS.HHE. ML:0.1 0.000014083169999999999 0.12 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:10.24
IV.GIGS.HHN. ML:0.2 0.000017917450000000002 0.24 AML other m 2024-09-14T08:59:09.58
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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