Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 27-09-1996 and time 16:48:08 (UTC) in region 1 km NE Gualdo (MC)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Gualdo (MC), on

  • 27-09-1996 16:48:08 (UTC)
  • 27-09-1996 18:48:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.0790, 13.3450 at 5 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Gualdo MC 1 815 815
San Ginesio MC 4 3498 4313
Sant'Angelo in Pontano MC 5 1436 5749
Sarnano MC 6 3264 9013
Penna San Giovanni MC 7 1108 10121
Ripe San Ginesio MC 8 852 10973
Cessapalombo MC 8 512 11485
Camporotondo di Fiastrone MC 9 563 12048
Monte San Martino MC 9 765 12813
Colmurano MC 10 1263 14076
Amandola FM 11 3629 17705
Falerone FM 11 3337 21042
Loro Piceno MC 11 2401 23443
Smerillo FM 12 365 23808
Caldarola MC 12 1823 25631
Montappone FM 12 1682 27313
Servigliano FM 12 2336 29649
Monte Vidon Corrado FM 12 731 30380
Belforte del Chienti MC 13 1886 32266
Bolognola MC 13 142 32408
Massa Fermana FM 13 963 33371
Urbisaglia MC 14 2628 35999
Montefalcone Appennino FM 14 424 36423
Santa Vittoria in Matenano FM 14 1330 37753
Comunanza AP 15 3166 40919
Acquacanina MC 15 121 41040
Montefortino FM 15 1178 42218
Tolentino MC 15 20069 62287
Monteleone di Fermo FM 15 395 62682
Belmonte Piceno FM 16 646 63328
Fiastra MC 16 559 63887
Mogliano MC 16 4696 68583
Serrapetrona MC 17 966 69549
Montegiorgio FM 17 6851 76400
Montelparo FM 17 778 77178
Monsampietro Morico FM 17 659 77837
Force AP 18 1354 79191
Petriolo MC 19 1998 81189
Montottone FM 20 979 82168
Montemonaco AP 20 604 82772

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
81 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Pesaro (94582 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 2.4
ML-VAX 1.7
1996-09-27
16:48:08
43.079 13.345 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 252829
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-09-27 16:48:08 ± 0.51
Latitude 43.0790 ± 0.0126
Longitude 13.3450 ± 0.0447
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 252829

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) 3887.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 249
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) 0.00453
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01028
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:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 252829
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:59:16

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 252829
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
--.CRE.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:48.76 10.0 undecidable manual SN 298 1.1433 0.83 0.1
--.MNS.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:39.13 10.0 undecidable manual SG 214 0.8436 0.25 0.4
--.FB9.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:34.73 10.0 undecidable manual SG 325 0.7326 -0.63 0.2
--.CRE.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:32.73 10.0 undecidable manual PN 298 1.1433 1.35 0
--.ARV.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:27.73 10.0 undecidable manual SG 324 0.4995 -0.33 0.4
--.ASS.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:27.95 10.0 undecidable manual SG 267 0.4995 0.05 0.5
--.MNS.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:25.93 10.0 negative manual PG 214 0.8436 -0.22 2.2
--.FB9.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:23.91 10.0 undecidable manual PG 325 0.7326 -0.21 1.2
--.ASS.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:19.55 10.0 negative manual PG 267 0.4995 -0.27 2.3
--.ARV.Z. 1996-09-27T16:48:19.79 10.0 positive manual PG 324 0.4995 -0.12 2.5
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