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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-03-2020 and time 21:21:37 (Italy) in region 3 km E Morcone (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Morcone (BN), on

  • 14-03-2020 20:21:37 (UTC)
  • 14-03-2020 21:21:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.3380, 14.7060 at 10 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
Morcone BN 4 4932 4932
Pontelandolfo BN 6 2167 7099
Sassinoro BN 6 618 7717
Campolattaro BN 6 1072 8789
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 6 927 9716
Casalduni BN 9 1378 11094
Circello BN 9 2388 13482
San Lupo BN 10 801 14283
Sepino CB 11 1964 16247
Reino BN 11 1210 17457
Colle Sannita BN 11 2431 19888
Fragneto l'Abate BN 11 1049 20937
Fragneto Monforte BN 11 1840 22777
Castelpagano BN 11 1483 24260
San Lorenzo Maggiore BN 12 2154 26414
Guardia Sanframondi BN 13 5078 31492
Pietraroja BN 13 545 32037
Cerreto Sannita BN 14 3940 35977
Cercemaggiore CB 14 3777 39754
Ponte BN 14 2580 42334
Cercepiccola CB 14 681 43015
Pesco Sannita BN 14 1972 44987
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 14 1029 46016
San Marco dei Cavoti BN 15 3371 49387
San Lorenzello BN 15 2227 51614
Paupisi BN 16 1633 53247
Cusano Mutri BN 16 4091 57338
Torrecuso BN 17 3407 60745
Pago Veiano BN 17 2406 63151
Castelvenere BN 17 2562 65713
Guardiaregia CB 18 801 66514
Molinara BN 18 1618 68132
Vitulano BN 19 2944 71076
San Giorgio La Molara BN 19 2994 74070
Gildone CB 19 809 74879
Telese Terme BN 20 7486 82365
Pietrelcina BN 20 3114 85479
Riccia CB 20 5262 90741
Faicchio BN 20 3634 94375
Vinchiaturo CB 20 3324 97699
Mirabello Sannitico CB 20 2180 99879

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
48 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
73 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Battipaglia (50786 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 2020-03-14
20:21:37		 41.3378 14.7063 10 2020-07-18
21:08:40		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80215231
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2020-03-14
20:21:37		 41.3272 14.6982 10 2020-03-14
20:32:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77257911
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-14 20:21:37 ± 0.12
Latitude 41.3378 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.7063 ± 0.0108
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80215231

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 975
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 462
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 238
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 970.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36243
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77257911
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-14 20:32:57

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80215231
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-15 22:04:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:49.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 137 32.3454 50 0.24 49
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:47.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 24.9528 112 0.62 45
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:47.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 27.75 50 0.1 51
IV.CIGN.HHN. 2020-03-14T20:21:45.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 38.7279 50 0.1 100
IV.VITU.HNE. 2020-03-14T20:21:45.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 200 18.2706 119 0.95 40
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:45.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 40.2264 50 0.24 73
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2020-03-14T20:21:44.42 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 15.3735 123 0.43 49
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:43.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 15.0738 124 -0.05 53
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:43.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 32.3454 50 -0.58 68
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:43.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 281 27.75 50 0.23 75
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:43.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 25.752 50 0.18 76
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:42.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 359 6.5934 147 0.47 73
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:42.61 0.1 negative manual P 338 24.9528 112 -0.4 96
IV.VITU.HNE. 2020-03-14T20:21:41.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 200 18.2706 119 -0.17 51
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2020-03-14T20:21:40.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 15.3735 123 -0.39 74
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:40.64 0.1 positive manual P 281 15.0738 124 -0.61 92
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-03-14T20:21:39.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 6.5934 147 -0.32 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00006427543499999999 0.704 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:54.78
IV.SACR.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0004891761500000001 0.5248 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:43.74
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00050643245 0.5248 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:43.74
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00044724980000000004 0.192 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:43.48
IV.SACR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00043980745 0.3456 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:42.91
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:1.1 0.000078861605 0.896 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:58.14
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000069727855 0.8064 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:55.01
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006485103000000001 0.4096 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:49.31
IV.GATE.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00016952275 0.8704 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:57.50
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006584314000000001 0.6272 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:57.48
IV.GATE.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00009943132 0.448 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:57.78
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00016563395 0.3968 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:22:01.47
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001107476 0.4992 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:59.22
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009975062999999999 0.6912 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:53.21
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00018269249999999999 0.6656 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:54.41
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00010005065 0.3712 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:53.02
IV.SGG.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000206533285 0.9984 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:48.18
IV.SGG.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002306541 0.5888 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:53.18
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013037480000000002 0.3968 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:53.17
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00010224913 0.2816 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:22:01.15
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000052038105 0.384 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:21:56.79
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000102404575 0.2816 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:22:01.15
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000055039144999999996 0.6528 AML other m 2020-03-14T20:22:03.87
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