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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 16-01-2016 and time 23:05:03 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Vinchiaturo (CB)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Vinchiaturo (CB), on

  • 16-01-2016 22:05:03 (UTC)
  • 16-01-2016 23:05:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5070, 14.5990 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
Vinchiaturo CB 2 3324 3324
Baranello CB 4 2673 5997
Busso CB 6 1273 7270
Mirabello Sannitico CB 6 2180 9450
Colle d'Anchise CB 7 807 10257
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 7 1029 11286
Ferrazzano CB 7 3344 14630
Campobasso CB 8 49431 64061
Cercepiccola CB 8 681 64742
Oratino CB 9 1641 66383
Guardiaregia CB 9 801 67184
Campochiaro CB 10 646 67830
San Polo Matese CB 10 470 68300
Spinete CB 10 1320 69620
Casalciprano CB 10 564 70184
Bojano CB 11 8058 78242
Sepino CB 11 1964 80206
Cercemaggiore CB 12 3777 83983
Gildone CB 12 809 84792
Ripalimosani CB 13 3114 87906
Castropignano CB 13 947 88853
Sant'Elena Sannita IS 13 275 89128
Campodipietra CB 14 2570 91698
Matrice CB 15 1115 92813
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 15 580 93393
Sassinoro BN 16 618 94011
San Massimo CB 16 855 94866
Toro CB 16 1391 96257
Torella del Sannio CB 16 795 97052
Frosolone IS 16 3170 100222
Molise CB 16 167 100389
Jelsi CB 17 1781 102170
Montagano CB 17 1086 103256
Macchiagodena IS 17 1854 105110
Cantalupo nel Sannio IS 17 739 105849
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 17 927 106776
Pietraroja BN 18 545 107321
Limosano CB 19 768 108089
Fossalto CB 19 1345 109434
Morcone BN 19 4932 114366
Santa Maria del Molise IS 20 665 115031

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
53 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
65 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
68 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
85 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
93 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.0 2016-01-16
22:05:03		 41.5073 14.5987 10 2016-05-17
13:16:23		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23746901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-16 22:05:03 ± 0.14
Latitude 41.5073 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.5987 ± 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 23746901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1093
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 888
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) 1090.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03867
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44337
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:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23746901
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-07 09:33:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MELA.HNN. 2016-01-16T22:05:18.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 63 49.0176 50 -0.46 43
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:14.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 298 32.2455 50 0.4 44
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:14.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 352 29.0487 50 0.71 40
IV.CERA.HNN. 2016-01-16T22:05:12.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 49.2174 50 -0.36 65
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:11.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 42.9237 50 -0.15 92
IV.MELA.HNN. 2016-01-16T22:05:11.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 63 49.0176 50 -0.73 38
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:10.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 36.0417 50 -0.15 70
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2016-01-16T22:05:10.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 36.1416 50 0.36 67
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:09.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 298 32.2455 50 -0.19 93
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:09.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 352 29.0487 50 -0.12 71
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:09.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 88 25.8519 50 0.58 64
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:09.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 31.9458 50 0.15 70
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:07.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 4.2957 157 0.2 49
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2016-01-16T22:05:05.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 4.2957 157 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GATE.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0004505 0.42 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:15.14
IV.GATE.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0005605 0.62 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:15.70
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000388 1.46 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:15.87
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002595 1.22 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:17.71
IV.PTRJ.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0010635 0.12 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:12.92
IV.PTRJ.HNE. ML:2.2 0.001231 0.62 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:12.92
IV.PTRJ.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0014100000000000002 0.36 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:12.80
IV.PTRJ.HNN. ML:2.2 0.001293 0.34 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:12.98
IV.TRIV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005620000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:15.03
IV.TRIV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00029700000000000006 1.58 AML other m 2016-01-16T22:05:23.67
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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