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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 12-10-2020 and time 23:07:09 (Italy) in region Busso (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Busso (CB), on

  • 12-10-2020 21:07:09 (UTC)
  • 12-10-2020 23:07:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5600, 14.5640 at 15 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
Busso CB 1 1273 1273
Oratino CB 4 1641 2914
Baranello CB 4 2673 5587
Casalciprano CB 4 564 6151
Spinete CB 7 1320 7471
Colle d'Anchise CB 7 807 8278
Castropignano CB 7 947 9225
Vinchiaturo CB 8 3324 12549
Sant'Elena Sannita IS 8 275 12824
Campobasso CB 8 49431 62255
Ferrazzano CB 10 3344 65599
Torella del Sannio CB 10 795 66394
Molise CB 10 167 66561
Ripalimosani CB 10 3114 69675
Mirabello Sannitico CB 10 2180 71855
Frosolone IS 11 3170 75025
Bojano CB 11 8058 83083
San Polo Matese CB 13 470 83553
Fossalto CB 13 1345 84898
Campochiaro CB 13 646 85544
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 13 1029 86573
Macchiagodena IS 13 1854 88427
Montagano CB 13 1086 89513
Matrice CB 14 1115 90628
Guardiaregia CB 14 801 91429
Limosano CB 14 768 92197
Cercepiccola CB 14 681 92878
Duronia CB 14 405 93283
Pietracupa CB 14 215 93498
San Massimo CB 15 855 94353
Cantalupo nel Sannio IS 15 739 95092
Sant'Angelo Limosano CB 15 352 95444
Campodipietra CB 15 2570 98014
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 16 580 98594
Gildone CB 16 809 99403
Santa Maria del Molise IS 16 665 100068
Toro CB 17 1391 101459
Cercemaggiore CB 17 3777 105236
San Biase CB 18 189 105425
Sepino CB 18 1964 107389
Civitanova del Sannio IS 18 945 108334
Castelpetroso IS 18 1680 110014
Petrella Tifernina CB 18 1170 111184
Bagnoli del Trigno IS 18 735 111919
Campolieto CB 19 839 112758
Roccamandolfi IS 19 938 113696
Chiauci IS 20 233 113929
Jelsi CB 20 1781 115710

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
69 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
96 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.9 2020-10-12
21:07:09		 41.5598 14.564 15 2021-02-26
14:56:06		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 84841141
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2020-10-12
21:07:10		 41.5523 14.5478 13 2020-10-12
21:14:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83739851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-10-12 21:07:09 ± 0.06
Latitude 41.5598 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.5640 ± 0.0048
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 84841141

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 420
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 22
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 22
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) 50
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66730
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84841141
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-19 08:34:11

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83739851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-12 21:14:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LAV9.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:58.12 3.0 undecidable manual S 3.42 0
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2020-10-12T21:07:35.37 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.73 0
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:22.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 313 74.0703 93 -0.22 42
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:22.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 37.629 98 0.1 46
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:20.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 30.1476 102 -0.18 69
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:20.44 0.6 undecidable manual P 330 62.493 94 -0.3 43
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:19.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 100 29.2485 102 -0.2 69
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:19.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 27.2505 104 -0.06 71
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:18.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 357 22.9548 108 0.08 72
IV.PIGN.HNZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:18.66 0.6 undecidable manual P 219 51.1155 96 -0.34 43
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:18.73 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 24.5532 106 -0.11 71
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:18.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 71 49.4172 96 -0.38 85
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:17.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 21.5673 110 -0.26 69
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:17.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 151 42.624 97 0.24 45
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:17.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 172 42.1245 97 0.14 46
IT.LRNO.HNZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:17.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 40.2264 98 0.06 70
IV.CERA.HNZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:17.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 275 45.5211 96 -0.26 44
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:16.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 100 29.2485 102 0.39 89
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:16.11 0.6 positive manual P 70 30.1476 102 0.32 45
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:16.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 37.629 98 0.04 94
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:16.21 0.6 positive manual P 240 31.746 101 0.18 46
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:15.10 0.1 positive manual P 219 24.5532 106 0.14 94
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:15.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 27.2505 104 -0.01 72
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:14.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 21.5673 110 0.37 68
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:14.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 22.9548 108 0.17 70
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:14.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 122 2.8971 167 0.03 100
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-10-12T21:07:12.37 0.1 negative manual P 122 2.8971 167 -0.14 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.TRIV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000889 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:19.80
IV.TRIV.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0008399999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:19.80
IV.TRIV.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000732 0.26 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:19.69
IV.TRIV.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0007005000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:19.69
IV.CIGN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002605 0.22 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:20.79
IV.CIGN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000185 1.06 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:20.82
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003905 1.62 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:20.83
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00027100000000000003 0.32 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:21.34
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003185 1.5 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:21.98
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003105 1.5 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:23.90
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000319 1.3 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:23.89
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000308 1.3 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:23.89
IV.RNI2.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00027049999999999996 0.16 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:24.12
IV.RNI2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00028500000000000004 0.16 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:24.04
IV.RNI2.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002945 1.64 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:25.13
IV.RNI2.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00028500000000000004 1.62 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:25.14
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001855 0.86 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:25.86
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0004445 0.36 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:26.34
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004605 0.34 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:26.33
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002035 1.62 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:29.99
IV.LPEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00014000000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:30.94
IV.LPEL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001315 0.14 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:31.15
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00021650000000000003 0.3 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:31.69
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001995 0.46 AML other m 2020-10-12T21:07:34.40
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