Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 09-01-2018 and time 19:39:31 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Vastogirardi (IS)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Vastogirardi (IS), on

  • 09-01-2018 18:39:31 (UTC)
  • 09-01-2018 19:39:31 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.7420, 14.2440 at 17 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
Vastogirardi IS 4 704 704
Roccasicura IS 5 550 1254
Carovilli IS 5 1359 2613
Forlì del Sannio IS 7 675 3288
San Pietro Avellana IS 7 503 3791
Rionero Sannitico IS 9 1118 4909
Pescolanciano IS 10 855 5764
Capracotta IS 11 903 6667
Miranda IS 11 1047 7714
Acquaviva d'Isernia IS 11 425 8139
Pietrabbondante IS 12 759 8898
Castel di Sangro AQ 12 6538 15436
Agnone IS 13 5139 20575
Castel del Giudice IS 13 346 20921
Castelverrino IS 13 115 21036
Ateleta AQ 13 1181 22217
Sessano del Molise IS 14 727 22944
Chiauci IS 14 233 23177
Poggio Sannita IS 15 702 23879
Pesche IS 15 1661 25540
Montenero Val Cocchiara IS 15 538 26078
Cerro al Volturno IS 15 1281 27359
Civitanova del Sannio IS 16 945 28304
Pescopennataro IS 16 285 28589
Sant'Angelo del Pesco IS 16 364 28953
Scontrone AQ 17 574 29527
Isernia IS 17 21842 51369
Fornelli IS 17 1909 53278
Alfedena AQ 17 864 54142
Belmonte del Sannio IS 18 768 54910
Castel San Vincenzo IS 18 516 55426
Carpinone IS 18 1157 56583
Roccaraso AQ 18 1627 58210
Bagnoli del Trigno IS 18 735 58945
Rocchetta a Volturno IS 18 1113 60058
Gamberale CH 19 320 60378
Pettoranello del Molise IS 19 460 60838
Pizzone IS 19 329 61167
Colli a Volturno IS 20 1349 62516
Rosello CH 20 237 62753

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
68 Km S of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
81 Km S of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
95 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2018-01-09
18:39:31		 41.7417 14.2438 17 2019-04-24
14:49:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53391131
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2018-01-09
18:39:31		 41.7547 14.2723 15 2018-01-09
18:59:26		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 53105141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-01-09 18:39:31 ± 0.16
Latitude 41.7417 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.2438 ± 0.0084
Depth (km) 17 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53391131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 757
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 156
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 92
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07824
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47934
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53391131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-02-19 11:59:13

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53105141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-01-09 18:59:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:48.16 0.3 undecidable manual S 286 53.2023 98 -0.01 69
IV.POFI.HNE. 2018-01-09T18:39:46.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 267 44.1225 100 0.46 43
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:45.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 317 41.0256 102 0.34 44
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:43.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 352 34.2435 105 0.08 72
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:41.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 230 24.5532 113 0.98 53
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:41.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 25.4523 112 0.53 44
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:40.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 286 53.2023 98 -0.32 88
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:39.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 317 41.0256 102 -0.13 93
IV.POFI.HNE. 2018-01-09T18:39:39.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 44.1225 100 -0.08 71
IV.BSSO.HHE. 2018-01-09T18:39:39.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 36.2415 104 0.69 40
IV.SGG.HHN. 2018-01-09T18:39:38.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 164 40.9257 102 -0.27 68
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:37.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 34.2435 105 -0.26 92
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:37.61 0.3 undecidable manual S 176 11.0778 140 -0.2 72
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:37.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 241 8.6802 148 0.26 48
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:36.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 25.4523 112 -0.03 97
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:36.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 24.5532 113 -0.25 94
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:34.93 0.1 positive manual P 241 8.6802 148 0.06 100
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2018-01-09T18:39:34.78 0.1 positive manual P 176 11.0778 140 -0.31 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RNI2.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00146 1.68 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:38.97
IV.RNI2.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00138 1.68 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:38.97
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000763 0.22 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:38.47
IV.RNI2.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0008725 0.64 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:38.67
IV.RNI2.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000823 0.66 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:38.68
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000823 1.08 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:39.09
IV.LPEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023099999999999998 1.34 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:44.79
IV.LPEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00021500000000000002 1.48 AML other m 2018-01-09T18:39:44.78
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