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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 17-01-2016 and time 11:06:20 (UTC) in region 2 km E Baranello (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Baranello (CB), on

  • 17-01-2016 11:06:20 (UTC)
  • 17-01-2016 12:06:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5220, 14.5870 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
Baranello CB 2 2673 2673
Vinchiaturo CB 3 3324 5997
Busso CB 4 1273 7270
Colle d'Anchise CB 6 807 8077
Ferrazzano CB 7 3344 11421
Mirabello Sannitico CB 7 2180 13601
Oratino CB 7 1641 15242
Campobasso CB 7 49431 64673
Casalciprano CB 8 564 65237
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 9 1029 66266
Spinete CB 9 1320 67586
Cercepiccola CB 10 681 68267
San Polo Matese CB 10 470 68737
Guardiaregia CB 10 801 69538
Bojano CB 11 8058 77596
Campochiaro CB 11 646 78242
Castropignano CB 11 947 79189
Sant'Elena Sannita IS 11 275 79464
Ripalimosani CB 12 3114 82578
Gildone CB 13 809 83387
Sepino CB 13 1964 85351
Cercemaggiore CB 13 3777 89128
Campodipietra CB 14 2570 91698
Torella del Sannio CB 14 795 92493
Molise CB 14 167 92660
Frosolone IS 15 3170 95830
Matrice CB 15 1115 96945
San Massimo CB 15 855 97800
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 15 580 98380
Macchiagodena IS 16 1854 100234
Montagano CB 16 1086 101320
Toro CB 16 1391 102711
Cantalupo nel Sannio IS 16 739 103450
Fossalto CB 17 1345 104795
Sassinoro BN 18 618 105413
Limosano CB 18 768 106181
Jelsi CB 18 1781 107962
Santa Maria del Molise IS 18 665 108627
Duronia CB 19 405 109032
Pietracupa CB 19 215 109247
Sant'Angelo Limosano CB 19 352 109599
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 19 927 110526
Pietraroja BN 20 545 111071
Campolieto CB 20 839 111910

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
54 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
69 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
84 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
86 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Chieti (51815 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 1.6 2016-01-17
11:06:20		 41.5222 14.5873 10 2016-05-17
13:16:22		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 23345531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2016-01-17
11:06:20		 41.5223 14.6048 11 2016-01-17
11:16:40		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23123651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-01-17 11:06:20 ± 0.11
Latitude 41.5222 ± 0.0081
Longitude 14.5873 ± 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 23345531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 894
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 604
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 176
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 890.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 55
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.00634
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23345531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-02-03 09:24:28

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 23123651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-01-17 11:16:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSAG.HNE. 2016-01-17T11:06:39.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 79 111.6993 50 0.01 42
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:36.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 49.3173 50 0.09 46
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2016-01-17T11:06:36.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 142 84.0492 50 2.17 14
IV.MELA.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:35.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 65 49.2174 50 -0.74 40
IV.RNI2.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:34.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 41.3253 50 0.51 43
IV.MODR.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:34.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 235 72.372 50 1.36 27
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:31.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 296 30.6471 50 0.41 45
IV.VAGA.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:31.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 31.6461 50 -0.1 49
IV.GATE.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:30.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 26.8509 110 0.07 48
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:29.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 224 49.3173 50 -0.17 46
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.99 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.17 0
IV.CERA.HNN. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 48.0186 50 -0.28 68
IV.RNI2.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 41.3253 50 -0.08 71
IV.PAOL.HHN. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.35 1.0 undecidable manual P 182 54.501 50 -1.84 11
IV.MELA.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.56 0.6 undecidable manual P 65 49.2174 50 -0.81 38
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:28.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 229 22.9548 113 -0.65 41
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2016-01-17T11:06:27.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 38.0286 50 -0.01 72
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:27.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 16.9719 120 0.1 50
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:27.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 175 37.7289 50 -0.4 45
IV.VAGA.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:26.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 248 31.6461 50 -0.08 73
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:26.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 296 30.6471 50 -0.19 71
IV.GATE.HHE. 2016-01-17T11:06:26.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 92 26.8509 110 0.93 55
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:25.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 354 27.2505 50 -0.1 73
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:25.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 22.9548 113 0.13 74
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:24.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 2.6973 164 0.28 50
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:24.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 16.9719 120 0.02 75
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2016-01-17T11:06:22.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 2.6973 164 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00206 0.3 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:24.21
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0007435 0.3 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:24.21
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00165 0.3 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:24.22
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0007915000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:24.22
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001525 1.52 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:37.58
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017299999999999998 1.44 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:37.77
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002445 0.82 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:31.50
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016549999999999998 1.16 AML other m 2016-01-17T11:06:33.48
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