Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 03-04-1996 and time 01:04:36 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Boscotrecase (NA)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Boscotrecase (NA), on

  • 02-04-1996 23:04:36 (UTC)
  • 03-04-1996 01:04:36 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7890, 14.4460 at 19 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Boscotrecase NA 2 10363 10363
Trecase NA 2 9097 19460
Boscoreale NA 3 28072 47532
Torre Annunziata NA 3 42789 90321
Terzigno NA 5 18968 109289
Pompei NA 6 25358 134647
Torre del Greco NA 7 86275 220922
Ottaviano NA 7 23860 244782
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 7 30657 275439
Scafati SA 8 50787 326226
Poggiomarino NA 8 21976 348202
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 9 9196 357398
Portici NA 9 55274 412672
Massa di Somma NA 9 5444 418116
Ercolano NA 9 53709 471825
Somma Vesuviana NA 9 35233 507058
Santa Maria la Carità NA 9 11722 518780
Sant'Anastasia NA 10 27671 546451
Pollena Trocchia NA 10 13562 560013
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 10 45557 605570
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 11 11966 617536
Cercola NA 11 18267 635803
Castellammare di Stabia NA 11 66466 702269
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 11 19743 722012
Striano NA 12 8397 730409
Angri SA 12 34002 764411
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 12 10442 774853
Lettere NA 13 6188 781041
Casola di Napoli NA 13 3898 784939
Gragnano NA 13 29136 814075
Palma Campania NA 13 15978 830053
Volla NA 13 23755 853808
San Valentino Torio SA 13 10947 864755
Vico Equense NA 14 20969 885724
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 14 39922 925646
Pimonte NA 14 5980 931626
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 14 8909 940535
Corbara SA 14 2545 943080
Castello di Cisterna NA 15 7869 950949
Saviano NA 15 15982 966931
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 969360
Scisciano NA 15 5994 975354
Sarno SA 15 31529 1006883
Brusciano NA 15 16466 1023349
Marigliano NA 15 30157 1053506
San Vitaliano NA 15 6461 1059967
Mariglianella NA 15 7787 1067754
Pagani SA 16 35834 1103588
Domicella AV 16 1862 1105450
Meta NA 16 8015 1113465
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 16 49855 1163320
Liveri NA 16 1607 1164927
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 16 3513 1168440
Nola NA 17 34431 1202871
Marzano di Nola AV 17 1727 1204598
Nocera Inferiore SA 17 46043 1250641
Piano di Sorrento NA 17 13109 1263750
Napoli NA 17 974074 2237824
Sant'Agnello NA 18 9122 2246946
Positano SA 18 3955 2250901
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 18 1830 2252731
Cimitile NA 18 7280 2260011
Casamarciano NA 19 3289 2263300
Casoria NA 19 77642 2340942
Acerra NA 19 59573 2400515
Sorrento NA 19 16679 2417194
Agerola NA 19 7673 2424867
Lauro AV 19 3509 2428376
Afragola NA 19 65057 2493433
Quindici AV 19 1938 2495371
Casavatore NA 19 18661 2514032
Taurano AV 19 1546 2515578
Visciano NA 19 4454 2520032
Tramonti SA 19 4171 2524203
Nocera Superiore SA 20 24263 2548466
Camposano NA 20 5333 2553799

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
8 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
9 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
9 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
11 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
17 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
19 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
19 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
19 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
24 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
25 Km SE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
26 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
29 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
29 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
31 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
33 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.5
1996-04-02
23:04:36
40.789 14.446 19 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 243189
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-04-02 23:04:36 ± 0.538
Latitude 40.7890 ± 0.0693
Longitude 14.4460 ± 0.0592
Depth (km) 19 ± 7 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 243189

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 9176.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 198
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00397
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00955
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 243189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:50:10

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 243189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.RFI.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:59.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 326 0.6105 0.62 0.3
--.MGR.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:56.12 10.0 undecidable manual PN 127 1.0656 -0.04 1.1
--.MU9.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:53.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 92 0.777 1.04 0.2
--.CI9.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:52.25 10.0 undecidable manual SG 80 0.444 -0.73 0.1
--.SGO.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:50.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 109 0.6882 -0.05 1.3
--.RFI.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:49.80 10.0 negative manual PG 326 0.6105 -0.12 2.6
--.CI9.Z. 1996-04-02T23:04:46.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 80 0.444 -0.02 1.4
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