Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 05-05-2012 and time 13:31:48 (Italy) in region 1 km E Cortino (TE)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Cortino (TE), on

  • 05-05-2012 11:31:48 (UTC)
  • 05-05-2012 13:31:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.6230, 13.5230 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Cortino TE 1 656 656
Rocca Santa Maria TE 7 537 1193
Fano Adriano TE 8 296 1489
Crognaleto TE 9 1297 2786
Montorio al Vomano TE 10 8218 11004
Pietracamela TE 11 271 11275
Torricella Sicura TE 12 2641 13916
Valle Castellana TE 13 977 14893
Tossicia TE 13 1406 16299
Campotosto AQ 14 542 16841
Teramo TE 16 54892 71733
Colledara TE 16 2179 73912
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia TE 18 4773 78685
Campli TE 18 7209 85894
Basciano TE 18 2434 88328
Castel Castagna TE 18 500 88828
Acquasanta Terme AP 19 2916 91744
Amatrice RI 19 2657 94401

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
16 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
32 Km NE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
61 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2012-05-05
11:31:48
42.6142 13.5252 19 2014-10-21
12:19:34
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 1262041
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2012-05-05
11:31:48
42.6233 13.5228 18 2014-09-19
08:14:18
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 2125821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-05-05 11:31:48 ± 0.18
Latitude 42.6233 ± 0.0081
Longitude 13.5228 ± 0.0098
Depth (km) 18 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 2125821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 939
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 603
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 43
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 940.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
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) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13850
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59265
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 0
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1262041
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2012-05-05 11:37:27

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 2125821
Agency INGV
Autore Manually reviewed by Franco Mele
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-09-18 12:33:32
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:09.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 65.7897 98 0.61 58
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:07.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 57.8976 99 0.23 66
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:02.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 267 39.4272 105 0.4 65
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:02.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 40.626 104 -0.03 72
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:01.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 134 36.3414 106 0.32 67
IV.CESI.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:32:00.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 65.7897 98 -0.25 87
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:58.88 0.1 negative manual P 322 57.8976 99 -0.4 86
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:56.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 40.626 104 -0.31 91
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:56.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 273 15.3735 133 -0.08 75
IV.OFFI.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:56.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 21 37.0296 106 0.25 91
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:56.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 267 39.4272 105 -0.13 95
IV.VCEL.EHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:55.89 0.1 negative manual P 134 36.3414 106 -0.13 95
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2012-05-05T11:31:53.10 0.1 positive manual P 273 15.3735 133 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CESI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000237 0.28 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:10.00
IV.CESI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000011815 1.3 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:11.08
IV.FDMO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00005205 0.24 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:07.51
IV.FDMO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000337 0.26 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:08.27
IV.LNSS.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00024349999999999998 0.14 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:03.29
IV.LNSS.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000164 0.14 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:03.81
IV.NRCA.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00021799999999999999 1.12 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:02.74
IV.NRCA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000288 0.34 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:03.07
IV.ROM9.HHE. ML:3.1 0.0008640000000000001 0.06 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:49.35
IV.SMA1.EHN. ML:1.9 0.000501 0.28 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:31:56.45
IV.SMA1.EHE. ML:1.7 0.0003755 1.26 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:31:57.16
IV.VCEL.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00011464999999999998 0.92 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:59.10
IV.VCEL.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00014350000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2012-05-05T11:32:40.42
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