Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 23-04-1996 and time 01:34:44 (Italy) in region 5 km S Cagnano Amiterno (AQ)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Cagnano Amiterno (AQ), on

  • 22-04-1996 23:34:44 (UTC)
  • 23-04-1996 01:34:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.4160, 13.2080 at 8 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
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 5 1369 1369
Scoppito AQ 6 3727 5096
Barete AQ 7 737 5833
Pizzoli AQ 8 4326 10159
Antrodoco RI 10 2588 12747
Borgo Velino RI 12 972 13719
Borbona RI 12 617 14336
Montereale AQ 13 2581 16917
Micigliano RI 13 127 17044
Capitignano AQ 14 665 17709
Castel Sant'Angelo RI 15 1308 19017
Posta RI 15 694 19711
Tornimparte AQ 16 3187 22898
L'Aquila AQ 17 69753 92651
Lucoli AQ 18 1011 93662
Petrella Salto RI 18 1197 94859
Fiamignano RI 18 1413 96272

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
17 Km W of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
49 Km SW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Viterbo (67173 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
Md 2.3
ML-VAX 1.5
1996-04-22
23:34:44
42.416 13.208 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 244829
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-04-22 23:34:44 ± 0.317
Latitude 42.4160 ± 0.0290
Longitude 13.2080 ± 0.0280
Depth (km) 8 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 244829

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) 3959.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00138
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00988
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 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 244829
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:51:41

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 244829
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
--.ARV.Z. 1996-04-22T23:35:20.92 10.0 undecidable manual SN 350 1.0989 -1.11 0
--.SDI.Z. 1996-04-22T23:35:15.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 147 0.8214 1.3 0
--.ARV.Z. 1996-04-22T23:35:06.96 10.0 undecidable manual PN 350 1.0989 0.64 0.6
--.SDI.Z. 1996-04-22T23:35:01.66 10.0 undecidable manual PG 147 0.8214 -0.02 1.5
--.PQ9.Z. 1996-04-22T23:35:00.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 160 0.4107 -0.59 0.4
--.MNS.Z. 1996-04-22T23:34:59.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 265 0.3885 0.1 0.7
--.MNS.Z. 1996-04-22T23:34:53.48 10.0 positive manual PG 265 0.3885 0.05 3.5
--.PQ9.Z. 1996-04-22T23:34:53.46 10.0 undecidable manual PG 160 0.4107 -0.48 1.1
--.AQU.Z. 1996-04-22T23:34:51.74 10.0 undecidable manual SG 113 0.1554 0.27 0.6
--.AQU.Z. 1996-04-22T23:34:48.44 10.0 undecidable manual PG 113 0.1554 -0.23 1.6
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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