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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 16-09-2024 and time 05:45:01 (Italy) in region 2 km W Fontecchio (AQ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Fontecchio (AQ), on

  • 16-09-2024 03:45:01 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 05:45:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.2360, 13.5880 at 8 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
Fontecchio AQ 2 369 369
Fagnano Alto AQ 2 418 787
Prata d'Ansidonia AQ 5 496 1283
Tione degli Abruzzi AQ 5 310 1593
Villa Sant'Angelo AQ 6 424 2017
Rocca di Mezzo AQ 6 1526 3543
San Demetrio ne' Vestini AQ 6 1854 5397
Caporciano AQ 7 230 5627
Sant'Eusanio Forconese AQ 8 394 6021
San Pio delle Camere AQ 8 661 6682
Rocca di Cambio AQ 8 533 7215
Poggio Picenze AQ 10 1136 8351
Barisciano AQ 10 1828 10179
Fossa AQ 10 721 10900
Carapelle Calvisio AQ 11 87 10987
Ocre AQ 11 1167 12154
Navelli AQ 12 554 12708
Castelvecchio Calvisio AQ 12 153 12861
Secinaro AQ 12 359 13220
Acciano AQ 13 327 13547
Ovindoli AQ 13 1227 14774
Santo Stefano di Sessanio AQ 13 111 14885
Calascio AQ 13 137 15022
Capestrano AQ 15 884 15906
Gagliano Aterno AQ 15 254 16160
Molina Aterno AQ 16 386 16546
Collepietro AQ 16 237 16783
San Benedetto in Perillis AQ 16 113 16896
Castelvecchio Subequo AQ 16 982 17878
Celano AQ 17 11017 28895
Aielli AQ 17 1475 30370
Ofena AQ 18 506 30876
Castel di Ieri AQ 18 303 31179
Castel del Monte AQ 19 413 31592
Cerchio AQ 19 1635 33227
Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi AQ 19 123 33350
Collarmele AQ 20 894 34244
Bussi sul Tirino PE 20 2518 36762

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
99 Km E 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 1.9 2024-09-16
03:45:01		 42.2357 13.588 8 2024-09-16
03:55:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131479701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 03:45:01 ± 0.13
Latitude 42.2357 ± 0.0072
Longitude 13.5880 ± 0.0097
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131479701

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 738
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 387
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 276
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
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 24
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54589
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 36
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131479701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 03:55:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:20.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 53.2023 50 0.81 37
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:19.17 3.0 negative manual P -0.01 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:18.26 3.0 negative manual P -0.7 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:17.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 42.9237 50 0.42 44
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:16.67 3.0 negative manual P 0.1 0
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:15.23 3.0 positive manual P -0.37 0
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:15.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 336 36.3414 102 0.15 47
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:15.68 3.0 positive manual P -0.1 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:14.62 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.34 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:14.05 3.0 positive manual P 0.43 0
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:13.94 0.6 negative manual P 312 60.5949 50 0.78 37
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:13.16 1.0 negative manual P 238 59.1963 50 0.22 22
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:12.48 3.0 positive manual P 0.11 0
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:12.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 27.1506 106 0.36 46
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:12.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 28.2495 105 0.22 47
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:11.38 0.6 positive manual P 113 53.2023 50 -0.65 40
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:10.90 0.6 positive manual P 335 48.4182 50 -0.39 44
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:09.15 0.6 positive manual P 336 36.3414 102 -0.26 46
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:09.85 0.3 positive manual P 176 40.7259 50 -0.25 69
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:09.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 42.9237 50 -0.84 57
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:07.84 0.6 positive manual P 50 27.1506 106 0.22 47
IV.PTQR.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:07.97 0.6 negative manual P 213 28.2495 105 0.14 48
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:07.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 15.4734 116 -0.19 49
IV.T0110.HHZ. 2024-09-16T03:45:05.37 0.1 negative manual P 93 15.4734 116 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.T0110.HHN. ML:2.8 0.006325 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:09.07
IV.T0110.HHE. ML:2.6 0.00413 0.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:11.36
IV.VCEL.EHE. ML:2.5 0.001825 0.32 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:12.83
IV.VCEL.EHN. ML:2.4 0.001365 0.3 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:14.24
IV.PTQR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003 0.28 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:15.28
IV.PTQR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003555 0.98 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:15.92
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000248 1.12 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:18.78
IV.CAMP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00027400000000000005 1.5 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:18.92
IV.VVLD.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00020950000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:19.23
IV.VVLD.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00021150000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:19.23
IV.CAMP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001975 1.14 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:20.37
IV.LPEL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003185 0.98 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:21.74
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002875 0.4 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:22.26
IV.LPEL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000315 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:22.54
IV.POFI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007925 1.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:22.95
IV.POFI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008975 0.68 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:23.66
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:2.0 0.0002605 0.36 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:24.50
IV.CERT.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0001064 1.68 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:24.94
IV.VVLD.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023299999999999997 1.28 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:25.31
IV.VVLD.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0002475 1.24 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:25.34
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00023400000000000002 1.16 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:26.10
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:1.8 0.00010125000000000001 1.58 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:27.94
IV.CERA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0001945 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:28.12
IV.CERA.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000192 0.4 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:28.33
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:2.0 0.000243 0.58 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:29.61
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001515 0.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:29.08
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:1.9 0.0001219 0.92 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:29.27
IV.CERA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001855 0.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:31.70
IV.CERA.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0001905 0.48 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:31.72
IV.LRP.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00010220000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:34.84
IV.LRP.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000027049999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:34.69
IV.CERT.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00013350000000000002 0.84 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:35.48
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000045050000000000004 1.56 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:35.04
IV.CSP1.EHE. ML:2.2 0.00016225000000000001 1.44 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:38.96
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00005824999999999999 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:44.11
IV.CSP1.EHN. ML:2.2 0.00016949999999999997 1.14 AML other m 2024-09-16T03:45:50.07
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