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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 01-12-2019 and time 23:37:02 (Italy) in region 2 km W San Leucio del Sannio (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W San Leucio del Sannio (BN), on

  • 01-12-2019 22:37:02 (UTC)
  • 01-12-2019 23:37:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.0740, 14.7310 at 14 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
San Leucio del Sannio BN 2 3106 3106
Apollosa BN 3 2658 5764
Ceppaloni BN 4 3415 9179
Arpaise BN 5 761 9940
Chianche AV 6 475 10415
Sant'Angelo a Cupolo BN 6 4325 14740
Roccabascerana AV 6 2354 17094
Pannarano BN 7 2130 19224
Petruro Irpino AV 7 349 19573
San Martino Valle Caudina AV 8 4884 24457
Montesarchio BN 8 13500 37957
Benevento BN 8 60091 98048
San Nicola Manfredi BN 8 3722 101770
Castelpoto BN 8 1254 103024
Torrioni AV 8 549 103573
Altavilla Irpina AV 8 4196 107769
San Martino Sannita BN 9 1230 108999
Pietrastornina AV 9 1553 110552
Bonea BN 9 1448 112000
Campoli del Monte Taburno BN 10 1546 113546
Tocco Caudio BN 10 1508 115054
San Giorgio del Sannio BN 10 10022 125076
Tufo AV 11 889 125965
Foglianise BN 11 3385 129350
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 11 730 130080
San Nazzaro BN 11 884 130964
Cervinara AV 11 9658 140622
Montefusco AV 11 1338 141960
Santa Paolina AV 11 1256 143216
Calvi BN 12 2682 145898
Cautano BN 12 2044 147942
Rotondi AV 12 3591 151533
Grottolella AV 12 1869 153402
Vitulano BN 13 2944 156346
Prata di Principato Ultra AV 13 2944 159290
Torrecuso BN 13 3407 162697
Paolisi BN 13 2072 164769
Bucciano BN 13 2100 166869
Capriglia Irpina AV 14 2398 169267
Summonte AV 14 1583 170850
Pietradefusi AV 14 2348 173198
Pratola Serra AV 14 3764 176962
Airola BN 14 8195 185157
Montefredane AV 14 2297 187454
Paupisi BN 15 1633 189087
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 15 2145 191232
Moiano BN 15 4094 195326
Arpaia BN 16 1992 197318
Quadrelle AV 16 1865 199183
Ponte BN 16 2580 201763
Venticano AV 16 2537 204300
Sirignano AV 16 2933 207233
Montemiletto AV 16 5313 212546
Torre Le Nocelle AV 16 1324 213870
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 17 5373 219243
Baiano AV 17 4718 223961
Avella AV 17 7890 231851
Forchia BN 17 1235 233086
Paduli BN 17 3978 237064
Mercogliano AV 17 12267 249331
Pietrelcina BN 17 3114 252445
Sperone AV 17 3706 256151
Apice BN 18 5686 261837
Manocalzati AV 18 3160 264997
Montefalcione AV 18 3359 268356
Roccarainola NA 18 7082 275438
Avellino AV 19 54857 330295
Tufino NA 19 3776 334071
Candida AV 19 1147 335218
Sant'Agata de' Goti BN 19 11216 346434
Pesco Sannita BN 19 1972 348406
Frasso Telesino BN 19 2318 350724
Atripalda AV 19 11020 361744
Fragneto Monforte BN 20 1840 363584
Cicciano NA 20 12906 376490
San Potito Ultra AV 20 1558 378048

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
19 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
41 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of San Severo (53905 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2019-12-01
22:37:02		 41.0737 14.7307 14 2020-02-28
16:42:10		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74251891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2019-12-01
22:37:02		 41.0643 14.7508 11 2019-12-01
22:48:53		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 74229201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-01 22:37:02 ± 0.07
Latitude 41.0737 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.7307 ± 0.0048
Depth (km) 14 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74251891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 424
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 422
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 185
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50632
Number of stations at which the event was observed 24
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74251891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-13 12:11:29

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74229201
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-01 22:48:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BULG.HHN. 2019-12-01T22:37:23.28 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.71 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:17.57 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.91 0
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2019-12-01T22:37:15.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 113 40.8258 95 0.15 50
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:12.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 313 56.1993 94 -0.26 48
IV.MTMR.HNZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:12.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 127 28.5492 100 -0.27 74
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:11.43 0.6 undecidable manual P 131 48.8178 94 0.22 48
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:11.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 348 53.6019 94 -0.05 75
IV.GATE.HNN. 2019-12-01T22:37:11.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 51.0156 94 0.14 48
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2019-12-01T22:37:10.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 112 43.3233 95 -0.32 48
IX.SSB3.HNE.02 2019-12-01T22:37:10.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 89 41.7249 95 0.41 47
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:10.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 287 48.1185 94 -0.14 74
IV.CAFE.HHN. 2019-12-01T22:37:10.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 42.624 95 0.31 72
IV.VCNE.EHZ.BH 2019-12-01T22:37:09.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 37.0296 96 0.31 97
IV.VVDG.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:09.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 36.8298 96 0.3 97
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:09.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 36.9297 96 0.25 74
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2019-12-01T22:37:09.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 117 42.4242 95 -0.31 72
IV.BIOG.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:09.65 0.6 undecidable manual P 67 36.3414 97 0.35 48
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:09.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 39.2274 96 0.15 100
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2019-12-01T22:37:09.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 113 40.8258 95 -0.14 50
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:09.19 0.6 undecidable manual P 222 37.7289 96 -0.32 48
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:08.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 325 14.7741 119 0.05 79
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:08.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 14.4744 120 0.08 53
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:07.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 20.5683 107 0.13 77
IV.MTMR.HNZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:07.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 28.5492 100 -0.44 48
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2019-12-01T22:37:07.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 7.0929 146 0.07 80
IV.NL9.EHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:07.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 23.0547 104 -0.25 75
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:05.67 0.1 negative manual P 325 14.7741 119 -0.41 99
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2019-12-01T22:37:05.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 7.0929 146 -0.13 80
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-12-01T22:37:05.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 14.4744 120 -0.15 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00046449604999999997 0.2688 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:10.00
IV.PAOL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0005283236499999999 0.384 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:10.50
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0008116769500000001 0.2944 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:10.73
IV.VITU.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00076211155 0.2944 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:10.73
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007738846500000001 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:11.17
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005213064000000001 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:11.44
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004011038 0.2048 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:11.99
IV.VITU.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004603694 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:12.79
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00034011405 0.5248 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.42
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00035245395 0.5248 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.43
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003975636 0.4608 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.08
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0004271424 0.4992 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.10
IV.PIGN.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00006901148 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.60
IV.PIGN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000056814949999999994 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:19.72
IV.PIGN.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005826148 0.192 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:20.26
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00008972689000000001 0.448 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:24.77
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0000857579 0.3328 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:24.93
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000047273445 0.2816 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:25.71
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000051289125000000005 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-01T22:37:25.70
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