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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 19-09-2020 and time 15:33:57 (Italy) in region 2 km S Scapoli (IS)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km S Scapoli (IS), on

  • 19-09-2020 13:33:57 (UTC)
  • 19-09-2020 15:33:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5940, 14.0600 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
Scapoli IS 2 680 680
Colli a Volturno IS 4 1349 2029
Rocchetta a Volturno IS 4 1113 3142
Filignano IS 5 648 3790
Montaquila IS 6 2456 6246
Castel San Vincenzo IS 7 516 6762
Fornelli IS 7 1909 8671
Cerro al Volturno IS 8 1281 9952
Pizzone IS 8 329 10281
Pozzilli IS 9 2380 12661
Macchia d'Isernia IS 10 1035 13696
Acquafondata FR 11 263 13959
Viticuso FR 11 353 14312
San Biagio Saracinisco FR 11 349 14661
Acquaviva d'Isernia IS 12 425 15086
Conca Casale IS 12 200 15286
Venafro IS 12 11280 26566
Monteroduni IS 13 2264 28830
Vallerotonda FR 13 1581 30411
Montenero Val Cocchiara IS 14 538 30949
Isernia IS 14 21842 52791
Sant'Agapito IS 15 1496 54287
Rionero Sannitico IS 15 1118 55405
Forlì del Sannio IS 15 675 56080
Capriati a Volturno CE 16 1541 57621
Alfedena AQ 16 864 58485
Miranda IS 17 1047 59532
Scontrone AQ 17 574 60106
Picinisco FR 17 1218 61324
Sant'Elia Fiumerapido FR 17 6166 67490
Longano IS 17 690 68180
San Vittore del Lazio FR 18 2636 70816
Cervaro FR 18 8109 78925
Ciorlano CE 18 426 79351
Pettoranello del Molise IS 18 460 79811
Fontegreca CE 18 811 80622
San Pietro Infine CE 19 944 81566
Roccasicura IS 19 550 82116
Pesche IS 19 1661 83777
Villa Latina FR 19 1241 85018
Barrea AQ 19 726 85744
Sesto Campano IS 19 2388 88132
Settefrati FR 19 728 88860
Gallo Matese CE 20 579 89439

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km NW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Latina (125985 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
98 Km S of Pescara (121014 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 1.5 2020-09-19
13:33:57		 41.5943 14.0603 10 2021-02-26
14:56:01		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84158871
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-09-19
13:33:57		 41.6358 14.2095 24 2020-09-19
13:58:44		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83030431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-19 13:33:57 ± 0.1
Latitude 41.5943 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.0603 ± 0.0084
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 84158871

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 927
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 671
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 355
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 930.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03148
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46135
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84158871
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-26 15:18:51

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83030431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-19 13:58:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LPEL.HHE. 2020-09-19T13:34:07.76 1.0 undecidable manual P 11 51.2154 50 0.54 22
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:07.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 144 24.5532 50 0.19 74
IV.MCI.EHE. 2020-09-19T13:34:07.08 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 23.5542 50 0.37 71
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:06.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 48.0186 50 -0.59 64
IV.BSSO.HHE. 2020-09-19T13:34:06.99 1.0 undecidable manual P 97 44.622 50 0.79 20
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:04.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 32 14.2746 126 0.49 71
IV.SGG.HHN. 2020-09-19T13:34:04.56 1.0 undecidable manual P 131 35.1426 50 -0.18 24
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:04.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 16.872 122 -0.28 74
IV.POFI.HNE. 2020-09-19T13:34:03.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 31.9458 50 -0.32 47
IV.MCI.EHE. 2020-09-19T13:34:02.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 23.5542 50 -0.04 76
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:02.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 24.5532 50 -0.29 72
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:01.57 0.1 positive manual P 32 14.2746 126 0.21 100
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2020-09-19T13:34:01.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 16.872 122 -0.2 75
IV.CERA.HNN. 2020-09-19T13:34:01.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 3.4965 161 -0.1 78
IV.CERA.HNN. 2020-09-19T13:34:00.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 3.4965 161 0.02 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.RNI2.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0002403938 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:04.89
IV.RNI2.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00027150765 0.224 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.68
IV.RNI2.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00028309735 0.224 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.68
IV.RNI2.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00025923200000000003 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:04.89
IV.MIDA.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00030890675 0.3008 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.24
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00031932059999999993 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.14
IV.MIDA.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00032535925 0.1024 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.16
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00034171399999999996 0.1792 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:05.58
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00018075135 0.3648 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:11.13
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000134092 0.224 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:09.29
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00012223519999999998 0.2432 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:09.29
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001660339 0.256 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:09.18
IV.INTR.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0001369499 0.5312 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:17.41
IV.INTR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009107263 0.2176 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:14.42
IV.INTR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006883726499999999 0.2176 AML other m 2020-09-19T13:34:15.07
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