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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-12-2019 and time 14:31:42 (Italy) in region 2 km SW San Leucio del Sannio (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW San Leucio del Sannio (BN), on

  • 16-12-2019 13:31:42 (UTC)
  • 16-12-2019 14:31:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.0640, 14.7380 at 11 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
Ceppaloni BN 3 3415 6521
Arpaise BN 4 761 7282
Apollosa BN 4 2658 9940
Chianche AV 5 475 10415
Roccabascerana AV 5 2354 12769
Sant'Angelo a Cupolo BN 6 4325 17094
Petruro Irpino AV 6 349 17443
Pannarano BN 7 2130 19573
Altavilla Irpina AV 7 4196 23769
Torrioni AV 7 549 24318
San Nicola Manfredi BN 7 3722 28040
San Martino Valle Caudina AV 7 4884 32924
Pietrastornina AV 8 1553 34477
Montesarchio BN 8 13500 47977
San Martino Sannita BN 8 1230 49207
Benevento BN 8 60091 109298
Castelpoto BN 9 1254 110552
Tufo AV 9 889 111441
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 10 730 112171
San Giorgio del Sannio BN 10 10022 122193
Bonea BN 10 1448 123641
San Nazzaro BN 10 884 124525
Santa Paolina AV 10 1256 125781
Montefusco AV 10 1338 127119
Campoli del Monte Taburno BN 11 1546 128665
Grottolella AV 11 1869 130534
Calvi BN 11 2682 133216
Cervinara AV 11 9658 142874
Tocco Caudio BN 11 1508 144382
Foglianise BN 12 3385 147767
Prata di Principato Ultra AV 12 2944 150711
Rotondi AV 12 3591 154302
Capriglia Irpina AV 12 2398 156700
Summonte AV 13 1583 158283
Cautano BN 13 2044 160327
Pratola Serra AV 13 3764 164091
Montefredane AV 13 2297 166388
Pietradefusi AV 13 2348 168736
Paolisi BN 14 2072 170808
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 14 2145 172953
Bucciano BN 14 2100 175053
Vitulano BN 14 2944 177997
Torrecuso BN 14 3407 181404
Airola BN 15 8195 189599
Venticano AV 15 2537 192136
Quadrelle AV 15 1865 194001
Montemiletto AV 15 5313 199314
Torre Le Nocelle AV 16 1324 200638
Sirignano AV 16 2933 203571
Arpaia BN 16 1992 205563
Mercogliano AV 16 12267 217830
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 16 5373 223203
Baiano AV 16 4718 227921
Paupisi BN 16 1633 229554
Moiano BN 16 4094 233648
Avella AV 16 7890 241538
Manocalzati AV 17 3160 244698
Montefalcione AV 17 3359 248057
Sperone AV 17 3706 251763
Ponte BN 17 2580 254343
Forchia BN 17 1235 255578
Paduli BN 17 3978 259556
Avellino AV 17 54857 314413
Apice BN 17 5686 320099
Pietrelcina BN 18 3114 323213
Candida AV 18 1147 324360
Roccarainola NA 18 7082 331442
Atripalda AV 18 11020 342462
Tufino NA 19 3776 346238
San Potito Ultra AV 19 1558 347796
Parolise AV 19 663 348459
Monteforte Irpino AV 19 11467 359926
Taurasi AV 20 2377 362303
Cicciano NA 20 12906 375209
Lapio AV 20 1572 376781
Sant'Agata de' Goti BN 20 11216 387997
Comiziano NA 20 1814 389811
Visciano NA 20 4454 394265
Pesco Sannita BN 20 1972 396237

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
17 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
43 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
46 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
46 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)
55 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
88 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 1.5 2019-12-16
13:31:42		 41.0642 14.738 11 2020-02-28
16:42:14		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74716201
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-16 13:31:42 ± 0.07
Latitude 41.0642 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7380 ± 0.0060
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74716201

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 811
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 445
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 10
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 810.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
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) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.13220
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51621
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74716201
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-23 12:14:12
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2019-12-16T13:31:57.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 47.7189 50 0.15 47
IX.LIO3.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:56.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 41.4252 50 0.01 49
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T13:31:54.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 33.744 50 0.32 47
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:52.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 57.2982 50 0.17 71
IV.MTMR.HNN. 2019-12-16T13:31:52.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 126 27.4503 50 0.2 49
IX.SNR3.HHE.02 2019-12-16T13:31:51.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 134 52.7028 50 0.02 72
IX.LGS3.HNE.01 2019-12-16T13:31:50.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 22.8549 50 -0.28 49
IX.LIO3.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:50.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 116 41.4252 50 -0.02 99
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2019-12-16T13:31:50.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 47.7189 50 -0.34 92
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:50.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 71 20.2686 118 0.22 49
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:48.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 14.6742 126 -0.03 52
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:48.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 326 15.9729 124 -0.25 49
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2019-12-16T13:31:48.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 33.744 50 -0.22 96
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:47.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 71 20.2686 118 0.58 66
IV.MTMR.HNN. 2019-12-16T13:31:47.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 27.4503 50 -0.1 100
IX.LGS3.HNE.01 2019-12-16T13:31:47.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 112 22.8549 50 -0.07 76
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:46.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 14.6742 126 0.37 96
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-16T13:31:45.94 0.1 negative manual P 326 15.9729 124 -0.27 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00021205469999999998 0.3008 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:50.64
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005115 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:50.47
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00019631635 0.3008 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:51.94
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00019267524999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:51.94
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000439 1.82 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:52.97
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00031504834999999997 0.7616 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:53.17
IX.MNT3.HHN.02 ML:1.5 0.0001215 1.18 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:55.14
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000258 0.36 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:55.33
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00024748500000000003 0.4608 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:55.32
IX.MNT3.HHE.02 ML:1.4 0.00010225 0.76 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:56.69
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002925 1.3 AML other m 2019-12-16T13:31:57.17
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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