Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-09-2024 and time 15:20:06 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Castorano (AP)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Castorano (AP), on

  • 16-09-2024 13:20:06 (UTC)
  • 16-09-2024 15:20:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9280, 13.7430 at 26 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Castorano AP 3 2380 2380
Offida AP 4 5058 7438
Spinetoli AP 5 7215 14653
Monsampolo del Tronto AP 5 4611 19264
Colli del Tronto AP 6 3668 22932
Acquaviva Picena AP 6 3831 26763
Appignano del Tronto AP 7 1785 28548
Castel di Lama AP 7 8634 37182
Monteprandone AP 8 12655 49837
Cossignano AP 8 978 50815
Ripatransone AP 8 4309 55124
Castignano AP 10 2796 57920
Ancarano TE 10 1857 59777
Controguerra TE 10 2436 62213
Maltignano AP 12 2401 64614
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE 12 9811 74425
San Benedetto del Tronto AP 12 47303 121728
Torano Nuovo TE 12 1611 123339
Colonnella TE 12 3734 127073
Grottammare AP 12 16006 143079
Carassai AP 13 1100 144179
Montalto delle Marche AP 13 2122 146301
Nereto TE 13 5242 151543
Corropoli TE 13 5045 156588
Montedinove AP 14 488 157076
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 14 2123 159199
Massignano AP 15 1638 160837
Cupra Marittima AP 15 5398 166235
Folignano AP 15 9241 175476
Martinsicuro TE 15 16033 191509
Rotella AP 15 906 192415
Ascoli Piceno AP 16 49407 241822
Ortezzano FM 16 774 242596
Sant'Omero TE 16 5243 247839
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 16 433 248272
Petritoli FM 17 2335 250607
Monte Rinaldo FM 17 379 250986
Moresco FM 18 598 251584
Alba Adriatica TE 18 12353 263937
Monterubbiano FM 18 2230 266167
Campofilone FM 18 1916 268083
Civitella del Tronto TE 18 5116 273199
Tortoreto TE 20 11542 284741
Montelparo FM 20 778 285519
Montottone FM 20 979 286498

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
57 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
73 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Terni (111501 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 1.4 2024-09-16
13:20:06
42.9278 13.7433 26 2024-09-16
13:34:17
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131492951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-16 13:20:06 ± 0.12
Latitude 42.9278 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.7433 ± 0.0074
Depth (km) 26 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131492951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 472
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 424
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 81
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 266
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04317
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47035
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131492951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-16 13:34:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:22.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 46.8198 113 -0.15 46
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:22.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 293 47.3193 112 -0.07 46
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:19.70 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 35.742 120 0.12 71
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:17.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 23.9538 132 0.16 71
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:16.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 52.2033 110 0.02 47
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:15.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 46.8198 113 0.01 94
IV.CSP1.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:15.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 293 47.3193 112 -0.01 70
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:14.16 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 35.742 120 0.11 71
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:14.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 280 4.7952 168 -0.11 75
IV.MMO1.HNZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:13.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 265 34.0437 121 -0.12 70
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:12.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 286 23.9538 132 0.1 72
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2024-09-16T13:20:10.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 280 4.7952 168 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.OFFI.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00053 0.52 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:15.66
IV.OFFI.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002655 0.24 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:15.63
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00016845 0.86 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:28.43
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00028349999999999995 0.3 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:29.22
IV.MF5.EHE. ML:0.0 0.000067889075 0.38 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:17.93
IV.MF5.EHN. ML:0.0 0.00011823075 0.2 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:19.11
IV.TERO.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003319106 0.08 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:20.19
IV.TERO.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000024078954999999998 0.08 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:20.18
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00002757619 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:22.59
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.1 0.00002774935 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-16T13:20:24.05
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