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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-12-2019 and time 11:52:17 (Italy) in region 2 km W San Leucio del Sannio (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W San Leucio del Sannio (BN), on

  • 16-12-2019 10:52:17 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2019 11:52:17 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.0750, 14.7340 at 17 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.

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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
Petruro Irpino AV 7 349 17443
Benevento BN 7 60091 77534
Pannarano BN 7 2130 79664
San Nicola Manfredi BN 8 3722 83386
San Martino Valle Caudina AV 8 4884 88270
Montesarchio BN 8 13500 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 10 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
San Nazzaro BN 11 884 130234
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 11 730 130964
Montefusco AV 11 1338 132302
Santa Paolina AV 11 1256 133558
Calvi BN 11 2682 136240
Cervinara AV 11 9658 145898
Cautano BN 12 2044 147942
Grottolella AV 12 1869 149811
Rotondi AV 12 3591 153402
Vitulano BN 13 2944 156346
Prata di Principato Ultra AV 13 2944 159290
Torrecuso BN 13 3407 162697
Paolisi BN 14 2072 164769
Bucciano BN 14 2100 166869
Capriglia Irpina AV 14 2398 169267
Pietradefusi AV 14 2348 171615
Summonte AV 14 1583 173198
Pratola Serra AV 14 3764 176962
Montefredane AV 14 2297 179259
Airola BN 14 8195 187454
Paupisi BN 15 1633 189087
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 15 2145 191232
Moiano BN 16 4094 195326
Arpaia BN 16 1992 197318
Venticano AV 16 2537 199855
Ponte BN 16 2580 202435
Montemiletto AV 16 5313 207748
Torre Le Nocelle AV 16 1324 209072
Quadrelle AV 16 1865 210937
Sirignano AV 17 2933 213870
Baiano AV 17 4718 218588
Paduli BN 17 3978 222566
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 17 5373 227939
Pietrelcina BN 17 3114 231053
Avella AV 17 7890 238943
Forchia BN 17 1235 240178
Mercogliano AV 17 12267 252445
Sperone AV 17 3706 256151
Apice BN 17 5686 261837
Montefalcione AV 18 3359 265196
Manocalzati AV 18 3160 268356
Roccarainola NA 18 7082 275438
Avellino AV 19 54857 330295
Candida AV 19 1147 331442
Pesco Sannita BN 19 1972 333414
Tufino NA 19 3776 337190
Sant'Agata de' Goti BN 19 11216 348406
Atripalda AV 19 11020 359426
Fragneto Monforte BN 19 1840 361266
Frasso Telesino BN 20 2318 363584
San Potito Ultra AV 20 1558 365142

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
19 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
40 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Casoria (77642 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)
46 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)
50 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
56 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
80 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 1.4 2019-12-16
10:52:17		 41.0748 14.7335 17 2020-02-28
16:42:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74710271
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-16 10:52:17 ± 0.18
Latitude 41.0748 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.7335 ± 0.0095
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74710271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 983
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 472
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 37
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06205
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48473
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74710271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-16 14:26:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IX.SNR3.HHE.02 2019-12-16T10:52:34.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 53.8017 99 0.39 44
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2019-12-16T10:52:32.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 132 48.8178 100 -0.63 42
IX.NSC3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T10:52:31.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 41.2254 102 0.01 48
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T10:52:31.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 118 42.3243 102 0.19 47
IV.MTMR.HNZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:28.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 127 28.4493 110 0.31 47
IX.SNR3.HHE.02 2019-12-16T10:52:27.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 134 53.8017 99 -0.23 69
IX.LGS3.HNZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:26.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 23.6541 116 -0.11 50
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:26.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 20.3685 121 0.28 48
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T10:52:25.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 118 42.3243 102 -0.16 72
IV.PAOL.HHN. 2019-12-16T10:52:25.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 251 14.6742 132 0.37 49
IX.NSC3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T10:52:25.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 41.2254 102 -0.29 70
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2019-12-16T10:52:25.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 132 48.8178 100 -0.48 66
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:24.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 324 14.7741 132 0.15 51
IV.MTMR.HNZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:23.37 0.6 undecidable manual P 127 28.4493 110 -0.05 50
IX.LGS3.HNZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:23.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 114 23.6541 116 0.3 71
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:22.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 20.3685 121 0.32 71
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2019-12-16T10:52:22.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 6.8931 154 -0.47 47
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-16T10:52:21.52 0.1 negative manual P 324 14.7741 132 -0.09 100
IV.PAOL.HHN. 2019-12-16T10:52:21.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 14.6742 132 0.27 74
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2019-12-16T10:52:20.81 0.6 undecidable manual P 28 6.8931 154 -0.05 51
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0002245 0.9 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:25.84
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00014050000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:26.26
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021050000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:26.47
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00017885845 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:26.52
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00015312215 0.3328 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:30.93
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000091310395 0.4224 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:33.45
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011477699999999999 0.3968 AML other m 2019-12-16T10:52:31.93
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