Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 26-08-1998 and time 04:58:49 (Italy) in region 6 km W Scoppito (AQ)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Scoppito (AQ), on

  • 26-08-1998 02:58:49 (UTC)
  • 26-08-1998 04:58:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.3590, 13.1910 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Scoppito AQ 6 3727 3727
Antrodoco RI 11 2588 6315
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 12 1369 7684
Fiamignano RI 12 1413 9097
Tornimparte AQ 12 3187 12284
Borgo Velino RI 12 972 13256
Petrella Salto RI 12 1197 14453
Pizzoli AQ 12 4326 18779
Barete AQ 13 737 19516
Castel Sant'Angelo RI 14 1308 20824
Lucoli AQ 14 1011 21835
Micigliano RI 15 127 21962
L'Aquila AQ 17 69753 91715
Pescorocchiano RI 17 2075 93790
Concerviano RI 17 291 94081
Borbona RI 18 617 94698
Borgorose RI 19 4591 99289
Marcetelli RI 19 89 99378
Montereale AQ 19 2581 101959
Varco Sabino RI 19 187 102146
Posta RI 20 694 102840

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Pomezia (62966 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Aprilia (73446 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.2 1998-08-26
02:58:49
42.359 13.191 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 349559
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-08-26 02:58:49 ± 0.237
Latitude 42.3590 ± 0.0151
Longitude 13.1910 ± 0.0195
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 349559

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2318.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 129
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00138
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00712
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 349559
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:27:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SDI.Z. 1998-08-26T02:59:17.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 144 0.7881 0.54 0.2
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-08-26T02:59:07.44 10.0 undecidable manual SG 353 0.4773 0.57 0.3
--.SDI.Z. 1998-08-26T02:59:05.58 10.0 undecidable manual PG 144 0.7881 0.09 1.3
--.MNS.Z. 1998-08-26T02:59:04.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 274 0.3663 0.83 0.1
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-08-26T02:58:59.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 353 0.4773 -0.03 1.8
--.MNS.Z. 1998-08-26T02:58:57.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 274 0.3663 -0.69 0.4
--.AQU.Z. 1998-08-26T02:58:56.48 10.0 undecidable manual SG 91 0.1554 -0.08 0.7
--.AQU.Z. 1998-08-26T02:58:53.41 10.0 positive manual PG 91 0.1554 -0.22 3.2
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