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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 03-03-2015 and time 06:02:01 (UTC) in region Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona), on

  • 03-03-2015 06:02:01 (UTC)
  • 03-03-2015 07:02:01 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.7260, 13.4150 at 18 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Falconara Marittima AN 11 26565 26565
Montemarciano AN 13 9992 36557
Ancona AN 15 100861 137418
Chiaravalle AN 16 14796 152214
Senigallia AN 16 45027 197241
Camerata Picena AN 17 2567 199808
Monte San Vito AN 18 6848 206656

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
15 Km NW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Rimini (147750 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2015-03-03
06:02:01		 43.7258 13.4148 18 2015-10-19
09:27:47		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 20324891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2015-03-03
06:02:01		 43.7213 13.4093 16 2015-03-03
06:10:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 17346081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-03-03 06:02:01 ± 0.08
Latitude 43.7258 ± 0.0036
Longitude 13.4148 ± 0.0037
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 20324891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 398
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 130
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 24
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 204
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13310
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.81029
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20324891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-07-17 07:50:48

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 17346081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-03-03 06:10:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:25.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 199 80.8635 96 0.16 46
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:23.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 73.7706 96 0.11 47
IV.SSFR.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:20.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 60.0954 98 0.2 71
IV.SNTG.HHE. 2015-03-03T06:02:20.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 216 64.6908 97 -0.4 44
IV.MPAG.EHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:18.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 259 53.7018 99 -0.01 74
IV.FSSB.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:17.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 266 51.3153 100 0.09 73
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:17.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 89.9433 95 0.28 66
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:17.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 50.7159 100 0.04 74
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:16.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 45.621 102 -0.28 71
IV.ATCC.EHE. 2015-03-03T06:02:16.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 226 86.5467 95 -0.09 45
IV.CING.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:15.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 204 42.7239 103 0.16 73
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:15.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 199 80.8635 96 0.09 46
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:14.12 0.6 undecidable manual P 254 73.7706 96 -0.25 45
IV.GUMA.HHE. 2015-03-03T06:02:14.70 0.6 undecidable manual P 185 73.8705 96 0.32 45
IV.FOSV.EHE. 2015-03-03T06:02:13.69 1.0 undecidable manual P 228 71.0733 97 -0.27 23
IV.SNTG.HHE. 2015-03-03T06:02:13.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 64.6908 97 0.03 72
IV.SSFR.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:12.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 60.0954 98 0 73
IV.AOI.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:11.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 142 24.6531 116 0.25 74
IV.FSSB.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:11.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 51.3153 100 0.08 74
IV.MPAG.EHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:11.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 53.7018 99 -0.05 73
IV.PESA.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:11.34 1.0 undecidable manual P 298 51.8037 100 0.32 23
IV.EL6.EHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:10.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 50.7159 100 0 74
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:10.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 45.621 102 -0.03 75
IV.CING.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:09.60 0.1 negative manual P 204 42.7239 103 -0.04 100
IV.SENI.HNZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:08.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 261 14.7741 133 -0.05 79
IV.PCRO.HNZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:08.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 144 16.1727 130 -0.46 73
IV.AOI.HHZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:06.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 142 24.6531 116 -0.18 50
IV.PCRO.HNZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:05.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 16.1727 130 0.01 79
IV.SENI.HNZ. 2015-03-03T06:02:05.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 14.7741 133 -0.01 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.AOI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014199999999999998 0.78 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:12.48
IV.AOI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000146 1.04 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:13.13
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000025399999999999997 1.58 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:35.53
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00002775 0.28 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:36.24
IV.CING.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000060450000000000006 0.24 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:17.08
IV.CING.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00007664999999999999 1.36 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:17.48
IV.EL6.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00010099999999999997 1.58 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:23.86
IV.EL6.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00010049999999999998 1.58 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:23.99
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00004515 0.18 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:31.22
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000037250000000000004 1.18 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:32.54
IV.FSSB.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000148 1.18 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:19.89
IV.FSSB.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001001 1.44 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:21.68
IV.PCRO.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000652 1.6 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:09.04
IV.PCRO.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0011339999999999998 0.76 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:09.14
IV.SENI.HNN. ML:2.8 0.004705 0.62 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:08.92
IV.SENI.HNE. ML:3.0 0.0065 0.18 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:08.88
IV.SSFR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00010775000000000002 0.2 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:22.36
IV.SSFR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00007764999999999999 1.3 AML other m 2015-03-03T06:02:23.73
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